Production maquettes and puppets from Tim Burton's Frankenweenie on display...

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Hot on the heels of ParaNorman comes another spooky stop-motion animated tale just in time for Halloween, Frankenweenie. This time it's courtesy of the unique vision of Tim Burton and those clever folks at Disney.
Original maquettes and puppets featured in Frankenweenie on display
This fantastic exhibit of original production maquettes, concept artwork and puppets featured in the movie, which is a remake of Tim Burton's 1984 short of the same name, were photographed on display at ArcLight Sherman Oaks cinema on September 27, 2012.
Frankenweenie movie billboardIn an homage and parody of the classic horror movie featuring Frankenstein's monster, Frankenweenie is the tale of a boy who brings his dog 'Sparky' back to life with science after his pet is killed by a car.

Frankenweenie's Sparky stop-motion puppetHere's 10-year old 'Victor Frankenstein' and his faithful re-animated bull terrier, plus his mega-competitive classmate nemesis 'Toshiaki'.

Original stop-motion puppets from FrankenweenieThe fat boy is called 'Bob', who's described as a momma's boy and the brawn to Toshiaki's brains.
Frankenweenie movie posterAs always I'm in awe of the work and detail that goes into creating these animation puppets and bringing them to life on the big screen.

 Frankenweenie stop-motion dog puppetsIn the movie the black poodle 'Persephone' is attracted to Sparky and appears to be designed as a tribute to the Bride of Frankenstein. She is the pet of another character, 'Elsa Van Helsing'.

Frankenweenie movie posterMeanwhile this were-rat monster seems to be a creation of another classmate of Victor's, the misfit 'Edgar "E" Gore'.

Were-rat stop-motion puppet from FrankenweenieIf you like these movie models, be sure to also check out these other stop-motion puppets and sets from ParaNorman.

Frankenweenie movie posterGo further behind-the-scenes with this official book: Frankenweenie: The Visual Companion (Featuring the motion picture directed by Tim Burton)

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