George pal

George Pal (February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980), born Gyorgy Pál Marczincsak, was a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer, principally associated with the science fiction genre. He became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe. He was nominated for Academy Awards (in the category Best short subjects, Cartoon) no less than seven consecutive years (1942–1948) and received an honorary award in 1944.

George went through a period of creating what you call 'Puppetoons'. Now the stop-motion technique used for these animations were what set him apart from other animators, for example, in this short film, George carved and sculpted many different heads which conveyed different facial expressions. This would make the final picture look more natural than if he were to use dolls or other malleable objects. Just imagine the amount of time it must have taken just to construct this 1 minute long short!

Obviously this technique is beyond my current capabilities, but i find it very unusual and captivating. Such an innovative idea for the time period of invention (1940's)!