Coraline (film)
A young girl discovers a dark alternate universe behind a secret door.
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Coraline is a stop-motion animated film based on Neil Gaiman's novella, directed by Henry Selick.[1] The film was the first stop-motion feature to be made in 3-D.[2]
Making and release
Director Henry Selick met author Neil Gaiman as Gaiman was finishing the novella, which was published in 2002.[1] Selick expanded the screenplay, creating the character Wybie to avoid Coraline talking to herself.[1] Uesugi said the project was supposed to be a few weeks but he worked on it for over a year, designing sets and backgrounds.[3][1] The film was staged in a 140,000 sqft warehouse in Hillsboro, Oregon, divided into 50 lots with nearly 150 sets.[4]
The puppets could exhibit over 208,000 facial expressions.[5] The most elaborate set built for the production was the one used in The Amazing Garden scene.[4] The 18-month principal photography period involved up to 450 people at its busiest point.[6]
What the cited sources add
In an interview, Selick stated he did not want to "punch people in the eyes with the 3-D" but to draw them into the Other World.[7] Selick said the film pays tribute to Joe and Jerome Ranft, with the Ranft brothers modeled as the "Ranft Moving Inc." movers.[2][8] The band's John Linnell provides the singing voice for the Other Father.[9] A video game based on the film was released on January 27, 2009, developed by Papaya Studio and Art Co.[10][11]
Bruno Coulais composed the soundtrack, and They Might Be Giants contributed one song to it.[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "Coraline (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Making of Coraline", Coraline DVD; Desowitz, "Tadahiro Uesugi Talks 'Coraline' Design", Animation World Network, January 23, 2009 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Selick Talks 'Coraline': The Electricity of Life", Awn.com. facts only, no text reused. awn.com
- Desowitz, "Tadahiro Uesugi Talks 'Coraline' Design", Animation World Network, January 23, 2009. facts only, no text reused. awn.com
- Wikipedia, "Coraline (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McNichol, "Hollywood Knights", February 2009; Mesh, "Suspended Animation", Willamette Week, February 4, 2009; "Backstage view (19th of 21 backlot production photos)", Los Angeles Times, August 7, 2008; McNichol, "Hollywood Knights", February 2009; Mesh, "Suspended Animation", Willamette Week, February 4, 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Coraline (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Objet Geometries' 3-D Printers Play Starring Role in New Animated Film Coraline", Objet Geometries, February 5, 2009; "The Making of Coraline", Coraline DVD; "Objet Geometries' 3-D Printers Play Starring Role in New Animated Film Coraline", Objet Geometries, February 5, 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Coraline (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McNichol, "Hollywood Knights", February 2009; Mesh, "Suspended Animation", Willamette Week, February 4, 2009; McNichol, "Hollywood Knights", February 2009; Mesh, "Suspended Animation", Willamette Week, February 4, 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Capone, "Capone Talks with Coraline Director and Wizard Master Henry Selick", Ain't It Cool News, February 2, 2009. facts only, no text reused. aintitcool.com
- Wikipedia, "Coraline (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Selick Talks 'Coraline': The Electricity of Life", Awn.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Coraline (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Martin, "They Might Be Giants (Almost) Entirely Cut Out Of 'Coraline'?", The Playlist, 16 January 2009; Capone, "Capone Talks with Coraline Director and Wizard Master Henry Selick", Ain't It Cool News, February 2, 2009; Capone, "Capone Talks with Coraline Director and Wizard Master Henry Selick", Ain't It Cool News, February 2, 2009 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Coraline (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "13th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners", Webby Awards (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Coraline (film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Remo, "D3 Announces Coraline And Shaun The Sheep Adaptations", Gamasutra, June 16, 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Coraline (film) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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