| DEC 2020 WEIRDOUGHMATIONFILMS ONLINE-STORE  ENTER THE SHOP Now online: Weirdoughmationfilms Online-Store ! Help us fund our next Project: Crappy Christmas - 24 Ways To Kill Yourself MAR 2020 STOP-MOTION-SUMMER-CAMP 2020  STOP-MOTION SUMMER-CAMP JUNE/JULY 2020 ! Seminars 2020: All workshops are being held in our studio in Gelnhausen, Germany, close to Frankfurt. Participants can bring a tent and camp in the studio garden ! ALLE STOP-MOTION-SUMMER-CAMP INFOS & DATES FEB 2020 FIRST AWARDS FOR DEATHCEMBER  DEATHCEMBER WINS "BEST ANTHOLOGY FEATURE" @ SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST 2019 AWARD WEBSITE DEATHCEMBER WINS "MOST SHOCKING FILM" @ HEXPLOITATION FILM FEST Hexploitation wrote us: "Crappy Christmas played a big part in that" Festivaldirector Aaron Allen wrote: "CRAPPY CHRISTMAS is the most shocking, disturbing, and mind-blowing short I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot. I can't wait to unleash it upon our audience as part of DEATHCEMBER." AWARD WEBSITE UPCOMING DEATHCEMBER SCREENINGS Mar 13 20 Genre Nacht im Delphin Palast Wolfsburg + Q&A with Producers, Directors, Filmmakers ! + Free Poster Giveaway + Free Xmas Cookies GENRE NACHT IM DELPHIN PALAST WEBSITE Mar 27 20 Russian International Horror Film Festival, Moscow, Russia (Vol1+2) Mar 29 20 Russian International Horror Film Festival, Moscow, Russia (Vol1+2) Apr 18 20 BIFFF in Brussels, Belgium OCT 2019 DEATHCEMBER / CC3 GERMANY-PREMIERE @ FANTASYFILMFEST Dates for all 7 citys: München 10.-12.01.2020 Berlin / Hamburg / Nürnberg 11.-12.01.2010 Frankfurt / Köln / Stuttgart 18.-19.01.2010 Screeningdates are tba. FANTASY FILMFEST Website NOV 2019 DEATHCEMBER / CC3 IN AUSTRIA  AUSTRIA Premiere 19.12.2019 (VOL.1&2) in VIENNA @ /SLASH - Festival des fantastischen Films (/SLASH X-MAS) KINO Website NOV 2019 DEATHCEMBER / CC3 SOUTH-AMERICA PREMIERE  Next Stop on the DC Worldtour: Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre film festival, Argentina Screening dates: Nov 31 2019 & Dec 1 2019 - 2x VOL 1&2 . ROJO SANGRE Website NOV 2019 DEATHCEMBER / CC3 IN SERBIA  DEATHCEMBER will screen at the 5th edition of Dead Lake Horror & Wine Festival in Palic / Subotica on November 16 zur DEADLAKE Website OCT 2019 DEATHCEMBER / CC3 HITS SCANDINAVIA  Next Stop on the DC Worldtour: NIGHTVISIONS, Helsinki, Finnland, November 20.-24. DC Screening Date: TBA. NIGHTVISIONS Website OCT 2019 DEATHCEMBER / CC3 WELT-PREMIERE @ SAN SEBASTIAN, SPANIEN  After the planned Worldpremiere in Dublin did not happen due to a crazy power blackout the premiere moves to the next upcoming screening in Spain this Week @ the 30th Horror and Fantasy Film Fest in San Sebastian Deathcember Screens Halloween Night 2019 San Sebastian Festival Website OCT 2019 DEATHCEMBER / CC3 HIT NORTH AMERICA @ ANOMALYFILMFEST, NY  3rd Stop on the DC Worldtour with hitting the 3rd Continent is @ Anomaly Filmfest in Rochester, NY. November 8-10 - Watch their Website for Screening Times. Official ANOMALYFILMFEST Website OCT 2019 DEATHCEMBER / CC3 SCREENS @ HORRORFEST in SOUTH AFRICA  Deathcember premiers in Africa at the Labia Theatre, 68 Orange St, Gardens, Cape Town as part of the South African Horrorfest: Mon Nov. 4th, 2019. Official South African Horrorfest Website OCT 2019 DEATHCEMBER / CRAPPY CHRISTMAS 3 WORLD PREMIERE  The Deathcember World Tour starts Friday October 25th 22:45 with the very first public screening @ Horrorthon 2019 in Dublin, Ireland. Official HORRORTHON Website MAY 2019 CRAPPY CHRISTMAS WRAPPED  It´s a Wrap! Shooting is complete Our Film is currently in Postproduktion. Check out the Making of Images @ INSTAGRAM und FACEBOOK DEC 2018 DEATHCEMBER - 24 DOORS TO HELL  Weirdoughmationfilms is producing CRAPPY CHRISTMAS 3 for Deathcember. Deathcember is a Horror Adventscalendar with 24+ shortfilms by international Filmemakers. Shooting starts in Febuary. DEATHCEMBER HOMEPAGE FEB 2017 STOP-MOTION-SUMMER-CAMP 2017 Summer 2017: 5 Workshops, camping, BBQ and lots of fun at our Studio. The Workshops are covering following Topics: Moldmaking, Silicon casting, Resin casting, Sculpting, Armature Puppetfabrication, Animation and Lip Sync. MORE INFOS MAY 2014 BENDED REALITIES TRAILER 2014 Here´s our most recent work: BENDED REALITIES TRAILER 2014 Compositing & Sound: Oliver Martinovic, Camera & Animation: Juergen Kling The Festival is an DIY Event covering many topics from Gaming, Modding, Circuit Bending to Electronic-Music, offers several Talks and Discussions as well as a Cryptoparty and starts FR 23.5. until SUN 25.5.2014 Check out the Programm We will attend the Festival to present our 2D Videogame Multiplayer Madness: TERRORBUS MAY 2014 CUBAN FILMFEST ANIMATION SPECIAL - Film Event for Animation fans in the Rhein Main Area Cortos Animados – Kurze Animationsfilme Tuesday May 27th 20:30 CET Filmforum Höchst / Frankfurt Director Barbaro Joel Ortiz will attend the screening FEB 2014 STOP-MOTION-SUMMER-CAMP 2014: new Workshopdates We´re offering new Workshops this Summer with 2 new topics, participants will have the chance to bring a tent and camp close by the studio and again we´re going to have Breakfast & BBQ together. The workshops are: MOLDMAKING & CASTING Date: 18. - 20. JUL 2014 PUPPETMAKING FOR STOP-MOTION-ANIMATION Date: 25. - 27. JUL 2014 STOP-MOTION-ANIMATION Date: 1. - 3. AUG 2014 LIP-SYNC Date: 5. & 6. AUG 2014 MORE INFOS (in german only) MAY 2013 MOTION CONTROL - Macro Motion-Blur Test Video We motorized several new DSLR lenses. Here´s a quick focus test using a NIKKOR MICRO 55mm P.C. The shot was exposed "Moving Step" to create a real motionblur. Next on the to-do-list is to hook up some zoom lenses to the system which asks for some small changes on the Rig. We also added several Light Barrier Sensors to the Rig for exact repeatable AUTO-ZERO-ing and doubled the number of Dragonframe controlled DMX Channels for computer controlled Light dimming. VIDEO ON YOUTUBE VIDEO ON VIMEO MAY 2013 MAKING OF MINIMALISM - Album Online Livingroom Pictures postet a making of album of the MINImalism-shooting WATCH ALBUM MAY 2013 DOGONAUTS @ Kickstarter Shel & Justin Rasch started a Kickstarter campaign to fund the postproduction of their DOGONAUT projects. SUPPORT DOGONAUTS MAY 2013 CRAPPY CHRISTMAS 3 - New Images Online The progress with CC3 is very slow, but there is progress. more images coming up CHECK ALBUM APR 2013 UPCOMING WORKSHOP-DATES - german spoken PUPPETMAKING FOR STOP-MOTION-ANIMATION from Armature to final Character basic techniques for efficient puppets Next Date: 23.-25. August 2013 MORE INFO STOP-MOTION-ANIMATION animating 3D characters Next Date: 16.-18. August 2013 MORE INFO FEB 2013 CRAPPY CHRISTMAS 3 Back to the Roots: a few weeks ago we started to work on Crappy Christmas 3. We are looking forward to work with real Clay-Characters again and to combine our Oldschool Weirdough-Style with all the new possibilities our current equipment offers us. We created an Album with Making of images for all of you who want to follow the resurrection of our 1999 classic. The few images that are up so far already give an impression where we are coming from and where the project is heading. The Album will be updated as we go on. CHECK ALBUM FEB 2013 WEIRDOUGHMATION @ WEB 2.0 we created a page on Facebook so you can like and comment all News, Images and Videos The Site is still lacking some content but will be filled within the next week. It´s a public page so you can access all content wether you´re on FB or not. We think about starting a blog as well. looking forward to read from you ! CHECK PAGE MAY 2012 NYDENION FRENCH TRAILER In France Nydenion runs under the title "STAR CRUISER" This trailer contains several so far unpublished scenes including Miniature Moco shots we created. WATCH TRAILER ON YOUTUBE APR 2012 Daniela Jahn´s "Metamorphose" Daniela is a Motion Design Student at DHBW Ravensburg and shot her first Stop-Motion Projekt in our Studio in January. The Result is now online. Metamorphose is Danielas first approach to Stop-Motion. WATCH Metamorphose on VIMEO New Link: Kathrin Burget - Puppet and Costumes artist Kathrin Burget creates Muppets, Handpuppets, Walkacts, and lots of other Puppet and Costume pieces. Check out her Website Oldenburger Kurzfilmtage zwergWERK Shortfilmfestival in Oldenburg, Germany from November 22. to 25. Submissions are open til August 15. Visit Website MAR 2012 ASP LINETEST FOOTAGE Our ASP "ME" Video reached over 1,3 Million Clicks on youtube. As a little Special we published the original Line Test Material from some selected scenes. Watch Linetest Footage JAN 2012 NYDENION JAPAN TRAILER This new action packed Trailer is used for the Japan release of Nydenion and is features lots of great new scenes incl. several Motion Control shots we produced. WATCH TRAILER ON YOUTUBE OKT 2011 NYDENION DVD RELEASE  Nydenion is scheduled to be released on DVD and BluRay in Germany October 2011 First Review AUG 2011 Fantasy Filmfest Trailer 2011  The 25th Fantasy Filmfest already started it´s tour thru 7 major cities in germany. On board: the new trailer that we actually shot last year but was put on hold. The trailer features a new female Character which was sculpted and casted (full body silicone cast) by Susanna Jerger. Since the Spot was planned for 2010 we picked MEDUSA as a tribute to Stop-Motion Legend Ray Harryhausen who celebrated his 90th Birthday last year. September 2010 AND EVEN MORE AWARDS FOR MINIMALISM ! ADS OF THE WORLD: SILVER CLIO AWARDS: BRONZE NEW YORK FESTIVALS: SILVER ADC AWARD: PINK September 2010 NYDENION TRAILER 2010 ONLINE ! Fresh from the renderfarm: brandnew Trailer for Nydenion - a Science Fiction Feature Film - made in Germany ! All Motion Control Miniature Modelshots for the production of nydenion where shot here at weirdoughmationfilms. watch Trailer Nydenion Homepage September 2010 ASP "ME" ON DVD After the original ASP Horror Vacuii Special Edition bhas been sold out for quite some time here´s a new chance for everybody who wants to own a DVD copy of the clip. The ASP "ME" Video as well as the making of are part of the DVD shortfilm compilation"Fantasy Filmfest Shorts" more Infos Dez. 1. 2009 MORE AWARDS FOR MINIMALISM LONDON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS: BRONZE EPICA AWARDS: SILVER ONLINESTAR-AWARDS: GOLD Minimalism was also featured in STASH MAGAZINE 62 Sep 23. 2009 MINIMALISM WINS AUTOVISION OTTOCAR GOLD AWARDS MINIMALISM was awarded with Gold in Category 24 Streaming/Web-Only Films/Web-TV and with Gold in Category 41 Best Animation, Graphics and Special Effects ! On top of all Minimalism won the Autovision GRAND PRIX ! AutoVision is the international festival for films, commercials, websites, and interactive productions in the automotive industry. The ceremony was held during the International Motorshow (IAA) in Frankfurt. more info @ auto-vision.org August 21. 2009 FANTASY FILMFEST TRAILER 2009 ONLINE The Trailer - 2D & stereoskopische 3D version - is now online. watch trailer ! August 19. 2009 COMING UP: WORKSHOP STOP-MOTION ANIMATION We are currently preparing the upcoming workshop: Stop-Motion-Animation - animating 3D characters. We are going to use completely new Hardware (Computers and Cameras) We are going to work in small HD -> 1280X720 Puppets or Armatures will be provided First Date is planned for Jan / Feb 2010 Further infos can soon be found here or in our Newsletter July 9. 2009 10 YEARS OF WEIRDOUGHMATION 10 Years ago we bought a AMD K6 400Mhz system, a FAST AV Master Video-capture-card and grabbed a old Canon Hi8 camcorder to start our first stop-motion tests directly followed by our first (and never really finished) flick RABIES. See how it all began in 1999 ! July 9. 2009 MINIMALISM EXTENDED VERSION ONLINE The original version of the mini Viral with a running time of 90 Seconds - it´s 30 seconds longer than the official version on youtube - features more takes and moco shots WATCH IT July 8. 2009 FANTASY FILMFEST MONSTER TRAILER 2009 IN 3D STEREO ! Weirdoughmationfilms just finished shooting the Stop-Motion-Footage for the Trailer. It was shot in stereoskopic 3D using a custom sliding rig (incl. convergence). which was mounted on our Flair controlled Motion-control-system. The footage is currently in Postproduction @ Magnamana Production and should be released withing the next 2 - 3 weeks ! June 20. 2009 MAKING OF MINIMALISM ONLINE Behind the scene material of the whole production of minimalism in this entertaining Making of by Living Room Pictures WATCH IT June 4. 2009 MELODY FOR A MENDICANT ONLINE "an arabic mendicant explores his deepest desires because of a wonderful melody of a flute" a 2D cutout Film by Dunja Abbas and Chloe Aubert Chloe and Dunja are studying communication design @ FH Mainz and shot the Stop-Motion Footage @ Weirdoughmationfilms WATCH IT May 20. 2009 MINIMALISM ONLINE Web-commercial for MINI / BMW AG Weirdoughmationfilms produced the stop-motion-footage and handled all motion control shots for this project. Production: Living Room Pictures Agency: Webguerillas WATCH IT May 19. 2009 IN PRODUCTION: FANTASY FILMFEST MONSTERS ROUND 3 Weirdoughmationfilms is working on a new Trailer for this years Fantasy Filmfest. And....it might become something really special....stay tuned ! April 20. 2009 FREAX DVD RELEASE Finally -> The FREAX are back !! With a brandnew DVD plus their latest smasher "Die 2 Fragezeichen Teil 4" - for which Weirdoughmationfilms produced a short Stop-Motion-Sequence - you can meet the two uncrowned kings of trash here: 25.4.09 FRANKFURT, Raum 121, Mörfelder Landstrasse 121, Start 20:00 CET 16.5.09 KÖLN, Filmklub 813, Hahnenstrasse 6, Start 20:00 CET get a taste of what is waiting for you here: Making Of Trailer" 16. April 2009 ASP "ME" @ INDEPENDENT DAYS 9 ASP "ME" screens Friday 24.4.2009 at the "Adult Animation" Block at Independend Days 9 in Karlsruhe The Festival at which previous Weirdoughmationfilms-productions where screened before is highly recommended - especially with this years ANIMATION-PROGRAMM 16. März 2009 MOTION-CONTROL UPGRADE Weirdoughmationfilms now works with Mark Roberts Motion Control Software "FLAIR" The Software from the market-leader is offering us several powerfull features like Target Tracking and Follow Focus and giving us new possibilities in the area of Motion-Control-Photography 16.Januar 2009 ASP "ME" BEST MUSICVIDEO ASP "ME" was voted best Music video at the readerschoice awards from ORKUS-MAGAZINE ! November 6. 2008 ASP "ME" @ SHORT CUTS COLOGNE ASP "ME" is running in the international competition at short cuts cologne 2008 and will be screened on December 6th, 16:00 CET (int. competition BLOCK7) Filmhaus Kino Köln. November 6. 2008 ASP "ME" NOMINATED FOR MKN AWARD ASP "ME" was nominated for the MKN-AWARD 2008. The Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on November 20th in Mainz. October 1. 2008 MAKING OF ASP "ME" ONLINE now online: 7 minute making of ASP "ME" WATCH IT 10. September 2008 FANTASY FILMFEST MONSTER-BUMPER ONLINE  All bumpers are now online. Check them out on YOUTUBE or in quicktime format in the REEL SECTION 21. August 2008 ASP "ME" AT VISIONFEST 2008 NYC ASP "ME" will be screened at VISIONFEST 2008 (Tribeca Cinemas and the Tribeca Grand Hotel, in NYC, September 17-21, 2008) Although the Festival is for US-Productions only, the Jury liked the film so much it will be screened out of competition as a special screening at the opening night 11. August 2008 FANTASY FILMFEST START The 22nd Fantasy Filmfest opens tomorrow night in Berlin and wanders then thru 7 additional cities in Germany. On Board: 3 brandnew Stop-Motion-Monster-Bumper 4. Juli 2008 IN PRODUCTION: BUMPER FFF 2008 Weirdoughmationfilms is currently working on 3 bumpers for this years Fantasy Filmfest. The production of the clips featuring all 20 Monsters from last years trailer is another cooperation between Magna Mana Production, Solid Ground Entertainment and Weirdoughmationfilms. 4. Juli 2008 ASP "ME" MAKING OF ARTICLE DIGITAL PRODUCTION The current Issue of Digital Production includes a 6 page Making-Of Article covering the production of ASP "ME". 4. Juli 2008 ASP "ME" MERCHANDISE you can now find a T-Shirt and a Girlie-shirt with images of the puppets from the ASP "ME" Clip at the official ASP online-shop. Besides this there´s a official Filmposter as well as the first issue of ASP-Magazine "Papilion" with a making of ASP-Me article incl. an Interview with Director Thomas Klieber and Editor Jack Moik. March 12. 2008 ASP "ME" SCREENING ASP "ME" will be screened as a supporting film for DOOMSDAY at the Fantasy Filmfest nights 2008. For the screening the Clip was transfered to 35mm incl. new Dolby 5.1 sound. Everyone who wants to see the clip on the big Screen can catch it here: March 1. 2008 ASP MAKING OF SLIDESHOW We posted a flash-slideshow with some making of images from the weirdoughmationstudio watch slideshow current flash plug in is required - more making of material is on the way Februar 22. 2008 ASP "ME" VIDEO ONLINE  December 16. 2007 ASP "ME" - IN THE CAN The Clip will be available together with a 7min "making of" on a special Edition of the upcoming ASP Album "Horror Vacui" which will be in stores on Feb 22nd 2008. More Infos about the Release incl. Infos about several special goodies (full HD-version, original 35mm snipets) can be found at the ASP-Homepage November 23. 2007 MONSTERPARTY WINS MKN AWARD 2007 Director Frank Vogt from Magna Mana Production and Jürgen Kling from Weirdoughmationfilms received the MKN AWARD 2007 in the animation category for their Trailerproduction "Monsterparty" on November 22. 2007. Around 200 professionals from the Rhein Main Area joined the award ceremony which was part of the anual MEKOM-event in Mainz. The trailer was produced in close cooperation with Solid Ground Entertainment to promote the 21. Fantasy Filmfest which took place in 8 major cities all over Germany in summer 2007 November 21. 2007 ASP "ME" - FIRST IMAGES ONLINE The first stills from our current project are online check them out November 20. 2007 ASP TRAILER ONLINE Check out the first finished scenes from our current production which are featured in a short Trailer to promote ASPs upcoming release "horror Vacui" watch Trailer english versions can be found under the links to youtube and myspace ! The Project is produced in cooperation with Magna Mana Production and Solid Ground Entertainment and directed by Thomas Klieber. Characterdesigns and concept-arts by Monozelle October 28. 2007 FANTASY FILMFEST BUMPER 2007 online The Bumper is online - Watch Bumper October 24. 2007 IN PRODUCTION: ASP VIDEOCLIP "ME" We are currently working on a Musicvideo for the Gothic-Band ASP October 10. 2007 FANTASY FILMFEST TRAILER 2007 NOMINATED FOR MKN AWARD "MONSTERPARTY" the trailer Weirdoughmationfilms produced in cooperation with Magna Mana Production for this years Fantasy Filmfest was nominated for the MKN AWARD 2007 July 3. 2007 FANTASY FILMFEST TRAILER 2007 online The Trailer is finished and online - Watch it here June 5. 2007 WEIRDOUGHMATIONFILMS CO-PRODUCES FANTASY FILMFEST TRAILER 2007 In Co-operation with our Partners Magna Mana Production , Solid Ground Entertainment and Susanna Jerger, Weirdoughmationfilms is working on the Festival Trailer for Fantasy Filmfest 2007 April 26. 2007 ROACH ON TV AGAIN our short ROACH (Imgagefilm produced for Biotec-Klute) airs saturday april 28th 19:00 CET as part of the "Best of TALK TALK TALK "show at PRO 7 January 20. 2007 NEW ADOBE PHOTOKINA CHARACTER IMAGES check them out. INTERVIEW / SHOWCASE AT WWW.STOPMOSHORTS.COM Interview with Jürgen Kling at www.stopmoshorts.com read Interview www.stopmoshorts.com mainsite January 6. 2007 ROACH SLIDESHOW WITH IMAGES FROM THE RECENT PHOTOSHOOTING current flash plugin needed December 2. 2006 CRAPPY CHRISTMAS FILMS ON GERMAN TV Both episodes of Crappy Christmas are going to air at PRO 7 as part of the TALK TALK TALK FUN Show Dec 24th 19:00 CET EVOLUTION SCREENING IN LONDON -> tomorrow !! This info comes a little late but we´re still waiting for a confirmation of the event. (Seems like) A compilation of several Episodes from our underground series Evolution will be shown as part of a "best of" program from the 2006 "Geld spielt keine Rolle" Short Film Festival. Date: Sunday 3rd December Location: Lime House Town Hall more Information November 18. 2006 ROACH WINS MKN AWARD 2006 IN ANIMATION CATEGORY ! WATCH ROACH SEE THE WINNER PICTURE |
