Laura Howie

Stopmotioncinematographer.com I made a website. it explores the history, techniques and artistry that goes into lighting stop motion’s perfectly imperfect worlds through interviews with some of the top cinematographers in stop motion. #cinematography #stopmotion #animation #film

@michelamado Haha, thanks Michel, back at you :-)

@LawH Congrats, you are great, Howie!

And that's a wrap. After 15 months of working with these amazingly talented people I am finished on Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. Looking forward to you all getting to see it #stopmotionanimation #stopmotioncinematographer #cinematography #aardman #chickenrun #lightingcamera

@MasterCyconide @pinocchiomovie Thank you :-)

A sequences I lit for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. It’s Pinocchio’s first appearance as a living wooden boy. I love being able to light sequences like this. Shafts of light allow you to create so much drama. #stopmotion #film #cinematography @pinocchiomovie

@theRealWedgeA @RealGDT @pinocchiomovie Thank you :-)

@LawH @RealGDT @pinocchiomovie Perfection

@Why2Bee @RealGDT @pinocchiomovie Thank you :-)

@LawH @RealGDT @pinocchiomovie This whole movie is a master craft in artistry. Well done.

@RustyApper @hplbot @pinocchiomovie Thank you :-) it was an amazing project to work on.

@LawH @hplbot @pinocchiomovie Wow! Some really great work there. I was going to say I’m jealous ! I’d love to work with the master but he’s only as good as his company, major props!

@ArkadinImage Thanks :-)

This is how I light my sets. Photo by @ptszk #pinocchio #stopmotionanimation #stopmotioncinematographer #cinematography #film #lightingcamera

@oolongcreama @pinocchiomovie @RealGDT Haha yes it makes a big difference to the look of the puppet but also how much set you need. I like to choose the lens creatively but sometimes you have to work with the set you’ve got :-)

@LawH @pinocchiomovie @RealGDT thank you for sharing, this is so helpful and interesting! I've been learning to light for stop motion recently and I didn't realize how much of a difference the lens can make until I was running out of stage area with a 10mm lens haha

I took some behind the scenes pictures of Volpe to demonstrate what each of the lenses do to the characters and to the space around them. #pinocchio #stopmotionanimation #stopmotioncinematographer #cinematography #film #lenschoice @pinocchiomovie @RealGDT

@otherhappyplace @pinocchiomovie @RealGDT Thank you. Our characters in stop motion tend to have exaggerated features so the lenses can really enhance this.

@LawH @pinocchiomovie @RealGDT i find this utterly fascinating! it's such a cool element i never thought about with stop motion!! i knew about it for live action!! but i never considered of course! stop motion too!

@NosyDr @RealGDT @pinocchiomovie Thank you :-)

This is why I travelled to the other side of the world and got to meet so many amazingly creative people. Can’t wait for you all to see it :-) pinnochio #stopmotion #lightingcamera #cinematography vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022…

I was recently interviewed by Director of Photography Neil Oseman for an article on Dynamic Lighting. The article is out now in issue 103 of the British Cinematographer Magazine #cinematography #lighting #stopmotion #animation #DirectorofPhotography #lightingcamera #Aardman

The January 2021 issue of British Cinematographer is now here! You can find out more about just some of the exclusive interviews and articles you can expect to find inside our bumper 103rd edition at bit.ly/39HGjH4 #film #cinematography #production #filmmaking #magazine

This is why I'm now on the other side of the world. #guillermodeltoro #pinocchio #cinematography #stopmotion #lightingcamera Cate Blanchett, Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton & More Round Out Cast For Guillermo del Toro Netflix ‘Pinocchio’ Movie deadline.com/2020/08/guille… via @Deadline

Last year I worked on a new series of Shaun the Sheep. One of the episodes i worked on won a BAA :-)

Congratulations to A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, winner of Best Long Form Animation #BAA2020