stop motion animation: a tribute

The following short was envisioned and created by Paul Berry, (who also worked on The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach with Tim Burton,) Colin Batty, and Ian Mackinnon.
Stop motion animation is one of the most difficult, and time consuming forms of film to put together; calling for high attention to detail, and an even higher endurance for frustration-- but the artistic results are well worth the effort.

Paul Berry's The Sandman (nominated for Best Animated Short at the Academy Awards in 1992):