What Stop Motion Animators Are Saying About the LunchBox
Chris
Finnegan, Animator on Robot Chicken
"The
Lunchbox Sync worked out great on Robot Chicken. We did a lot of
cycles and the Lunchbox makes it so easy to set your "in"
and "out" points on the fly. The capacity is great too-- we
took advantage of the multiple reels so animators could reference
other shots in a long sequence. Perfect tool for stop-motion... Fun
at parties too!"
Anthony
Scott, Nightmare Before Christmas,
James &
the Giant Peach
"The
Video Lunchbox is the best tool for the Stop-Motion Animator."
Brian
Duchscherer, National Film Board of Canada
"I
have been animating puppets for 25 years, and my first few minutes
working with the Video Lunchbox was almost a religious experience."
Art
Clokey, creator of Gumby
"It's
indispensable for quality.
. . wouldn't
think of animating without them."
Mark
Osborne, 1999 Academy Award
nominated film, More
"It's
perfect for what I'm doing, a lot of subtle animation to dialog,
which I wouldn't have attempted in the past. I wouldn't consider
animating without the LunchBox at this point." and,
"Notice the video lunchbox frame grabber next to the monitor - the best tool ever created for the stop-motion animator."
Axel
Herreman, Stop motion animator
"I'd
like to take this opportunity to say the LunchBox is probably one of
the best inventions I've ever seen. I kid you not- to the Animation
community you guys are heroes"
Webster
Colcord, Pacific Data Images
"a
terrific tool for stop motion and cel animators"
Susannah
Shaw, Author of
Stop motion, Craft skills for Model Animation, Focal Press
"To
get right away from the nightmare of which animation software or
video capture card to choose there is the extremely straight-forward
Lunchbox. This is the simplest set-up of all and it is a great
learning tool... Many
animators are finding this a very friendly way to work"
Sarah
Meyer, Robot Chicken
"I
couldn't survive without a Lunchbox... my animation has improved
greatly... It also helps to produce the animation faster, which is
key for our really hectic schedule"
Mark
Gustafson, PJs at Will Vinton Studios
"We
can't imagine animating without them.
. .
It has helped us to increase our speed and efficiency without
sacrificing any quality."
Peter
Sluszka, Animator, Curious Pictures
"a
liberating tool...Animators now have the luxury of taking bigger
risks & exploring ideas without jeopardizing their shot."
Nick
Donkin, Flying Gherkin
"My
shots are getting funnier & more outlandish because I can see
beyond the limitations & seize opportunities that I couldn't
previously see."
Animation
Magazine, Feb. 1999 article
"Animation
Toolworks' Video LunchBox... has created a revolution in the way
stop-motion animation is done."
Jerold
Howard, ACB
Animators
"[the
LunchBox has] definitely saved stop motion, especially in commercial
work. The process is much more streamlined now."
Stephen
Chiodo, Chiodo
Brothers
"That
tool resurrected animation. It made a feature length animated film feasible."
Marc
Lougee, Celebrity DeathMatch at MTV Animation
"It
now takes 2/3-3/4 of time it was taking before the Video LunchBox.
Before, the animations were conservative, stiff. With the LunchBox
they are huge, big, adventurous shots... [it] speeds up the whole
production. It works great."
Tom
Franks, About.com, Feb. 2001 review
"the
most direct method of animation I have tried. Instead of thinking of
about menus, paths, script commands . . . my attention was completely
focused on the figure."
John
Logue, PJs at Will Vinton Studios
"It's
one of the greatest tools available... It's a big help towards
improving the quality of the animation... I'm sure we wouldn't be
able to do this weekly series without [it]."
Michael
Wolfe, Celebrity DeathMatch at MTV Animation
"You
think differently with the Video LunchBox. You experiment a lot. The
Video LunchBox instills confidence."
Brendan
G., on the Claymation
Group
"I
gotta tell ya, If you'd ever use one, you'd know what the fuss is
about. I have a small computer network, a PAR, and have even tested
out the software solutions... there is no comparison. ..
the
ability to step onto a dark set, real tired, focus your camera, fire
up the VLB and smile to yourself thinking, "Look Ma! no stinking
computer !" is pure gold. From a fellow with a long computer
history, it just feels so unibombery good to do the work without a computer"
Cameron
Grey, PJs at Will Vinton Studios
"It's
an invaluable tool, I couldn't get the weekly schedule done, with
this quality level, without it. I wouldn't work without one... It's
the greatest thing in the world"
Edward
Schofield, The Neverhood
"It's
an animators dream. It does everything that I've always wanted a
frame grabbing system to do."
Scott
Nordlund, Animator on Nickelodeon's
Joey's Lunch
"the
greatest invention ever"
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