Gallery: The Man Who Brought Stop-Motion Animation Into the 21st Century

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    Some 13 model builders, 12 carpenters, nine scenic painters, eight set dressers, and four greens artists crafted 79 sets for the *The Boxtrolls.*
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    Winnie Portley Rind will be voiced by Elle Fanning.
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    Curt Enderle, art director, working on Cheesebridge houses.
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    Tory Bryant helped make the characters look beautiful and realistic. Her title says it all: 3-D color development texture lead.
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    Rigging supervisor Oliver Jones made the light-on-water effect on this set with the help of a shower door.
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    Georgina Hayns, creative supervisor, puppet fabrication, with the entire cast of *The Boxtrolls. *
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    Diane Lopez, set fabrication coordinator.
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