Search form   In the second excerpt from chapter one of The
Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation, Ken A. Priebe extends his
history of stop-motion features to international releases.  Buy
The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation by  Elsewhere in the
world, stop-motion features continued to make appearances and
impacts on the medium. The first full-length puppet feature to
come out of Israel was Joseph the Dreamer (Figure 1.12) in 1961,
based on the biblical story from Genesis about Joseph and his
brothers. The film was directed by Yoram Gross, who began making
experimental films based on Joseph’s dream sequences, and the
results inspired him to make a feature version. He issued a
press release announcing his intentions for the project, which
drew the attention of puppet-maker John Byle and illustrator
John Burningham. They agreed to collaborate and fashioned
stylized puppets out of rubber with wire armatures. Actors from
Israel’s Habima National Theatre provided the voices, and the
film was primarily photog