Jan Švankmajer

There are many other people who are famous for their work in stop motion, because of the unique and entertaining films they have created. These filmmakers all have their unique styles of stop motion animation.

The first filmmaker that I am going to mention is Jan Švankmajer. He is a Czech film maker who specialises in creating films with dark atmosphere that combine live action with various types of animation, primarily stop motion animation. He uses a variety of styles of stop motion, however he mainly uses Claymation.

Švankmajer has created many stop motion films, most famously Alice and Faust. Alice is a retelling of the story Alice in Wonderland, however it creates a much darker atmosphere than in the original, while remaining faithful to the original plot.

Faust is an adaptation of the Faustus legend, a German legend. Although the film Faust is not accurate to the original legend, it is praised for its unique visual style and original story. The story is a very good adaptation of it, since it manages to combine the dark magic elements of the original legend with comedic elements.