ratan pramanik: hello
May 4, 2012 9:03AM
Carolyn Thomas: Hi Nick:
If your father's name is Leland Hilligoss. I am your third cousin. My mother was Helen Louise (Hudson) Alston. She talked about Leland a lot. She seemed to remember him fondly. I know that he moved to Tazmania to be near his son Nick. So I think I've found you.
Carolyn Alston Thomas
August 31, 2010 8:46AM
Edmond: Great site. Love the sets and models, in particular, Kong. Just written an article on "40 Great Stop-motion Animation Clips (Shorts, Music Videos, Films, TV Ads) in case you or anyone else is interested. Edmond, UK.
forum.spotlightideas.co.uk/2010/01/40-top-stop-motion-clips-shorts-music-videos-films-tv-ads/
January 27, 2010 11:41AM
crystaldawn: Hello,
I came across your name while reading your forum posts on stopmotionanimation.com. Your work is most impressive.
December 28, 2008 1:19PM
Deborah Rogers: Greetings, Nick-
I am thinking that you are my cousin- son of Leland Hilligoss, nephew of my (late) mother, Alta Marie Hilligoss.
If this is who you are, please be in touch. You spent several summers with us on Long Island, and we visited you in St.Louis and saw your very early film work.
It has been a very long time- please e-mail back.
Debe Rogers
September 1, 2008 7:06PM
: yo sup man mUSTARD ROX
June 29, 2008 1:36PM
POOH_IS_MY_FRIEND: yo sup man mUSTARD ROX
June 29, 2008 1:36PM
Leon van de graaff: Hi Nick,
Leon here, Paul Howell's friend. Thank you so much for our conversation on Sunday at ACMI. It was very helpful and interesting, and your work is fabulous!
The short animated films with life-size, found-object characters that Paul Livingston voiced one of were made by John E Hughes. Do you know of him? The animation is rather crude but the concepts are brilliant, a real transition between Dada-surrealist sculpture and animation. I will happily send you a copy of them, if you like.
Thanks again for your time and enthusiasm.
Leon
October 1, 2007 8:36PM
Ron Cole: I was about half way through animating a short film in which a wizard puppeteers a marionette (in the fall of gravity) when I found Stopmoshorts.com. The first film I watched was Nicks' 'L'Animateur' and all I could think was, "Oh no." We had chosen to shoot very similar subjects and Nicks' animation is nothing short of AMAZING!! I've gotten to know him a little since then and have found his personal charm to be such, that I am honored to work in his shadow. Good luck with getting your new workspace built, I can't wait to see more work from you. Cheers! a.k.a. Myserious Ron
August 28, 2007 7:45PM
Brian lemin: Re History of animation
If you want to share your postal address with me I will send you the DVD.
I see it is 10 minutes plus. I am not sure that this is accpetable on the net.
Please advise
June 22, 2006 2:28AM
Chris McDonnell: Hi,
We've spoken before on matters of digital capture.
I'm running an animation workshop for students at the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull, UK.
You and your viewers can keep an eye on what we're doing at this blogg:
http://animationattheferens.blogspot.com/
Hope you don't mind me putting this on, I just thought it's always good to promote animation however possible.
Cheers,
Chris McDonnell
May 13, 2006 8:36AM
Chris McDonnell: Hi Nick,
I know you are a very busy man so I'll keep it short...
Do you shoot in ones to get the great fluidity in your amazing animations??
Also, I'm experimenting with digital still capture for stop motion. At the mo' i'm importing into flash and then exporting as quick time which goes into AVID for final production work. Please can you tell me what software you put your D70 files into to give you such good quality?
Many thanks and I look forward to seeing your latest piece.
Chris Mc
December 27, 2005 11:07AM
Frederick: Nick, i love you. Ive seen your work on Stopmoshorts, and fell in love with some your videos. i thought you might give me some criticism on my website. i have a character called Witherskin Warewolf, i wanted you to look at it. and my artwork.
www.fredtoons.8m.com
December 22, 2005 12:58PM
Brian Lemin: Great site. Thanks for piointing me to it.
December 15, 2005 4:32AM
heero: i have been Trying to do my first animation since the age of 10. I am 33 now :)). Recently i have been collecting important informations trying to get basic understanding of clay animation and i truly found your website very important. I will keep visiting you. God bless you.
Heero
September 7, 2005 10:53PM
yerz: hi there.
I uploaded our first attempt to classic and stop-motion animations (made 16 years ago).
ftp://ftp.filmshooting.com/upload/video/mp4/animation.mp4
Whole has been made in Super8 film format.
I hope to upload in short time our the newest stop-motion animation (also made in Super8).
Greetz,
Y
May 17, 2005 3:59AM
Chew Barker: Hi hilligossnic,
I was just wanting to thankyou for your website which has been more informing than most on latex model making.
I am very keen on becoming a great film maker, maybe one day we will meet. go Aussie
Sincerely
Chewbarker
April 19, 2005 4:46AM
Hammond Bentall: Hi Nick,
Found your web page at least i assume it's you.
Just off to UK to drop of some Bentall things for the museum of Industry including the family crest that you painted for my father
Hammond.
March 21, 2005 11:51AM
Carrot Kid: Wow! What a great site! It is truely a great resourse for Stop-Motion and creative filmmaking.
March 5, 2005 12:19PM
John Sanchez-Lloyd: Hello Nick,
A very brief greeting from me to you after many years...
Will be holidaying in Melbourne with my wife Vicki at the end of May, and would very much like to catch up with you for coffee/lunch and a chinwag...
Look forward to hearing back
John (Sanchez-) Lloyd
February 13, 2005 11:54PM
Marcio Moraes: You are the best.
Adorei o trabalho!
Marcio Moraes
Brasil
December 30, 2004 9:06AM
De Vos: Hi Nick, Saw your website on your profile after your kind advice to me at www.stopmotionanimation.com, and have to say your modelling and sets are amazing. It's great that such an experienced practitioner can spend some time educating others.
November 23, 2004 3:37PM
Mauri: Great site! I am a student of animation in Rotterdam and I am going to Prague to learn some stopmotion techniques, hopefully. Your site is inspiring. Thanks for sharing your tschniques.
May 30, 2004 7:40PM
Harry Walton: Hello Nick,
It was great visiting your website. It brought back many fond memories of my stop-motion past. Your work looks great and you seem to be very prolific.
I have heard of your name before but wasn't sure what you have done. Are you able to make a living on stop-motion these days in Australia?
I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Take care,
Harry
November 12, 2003 10:51AM
John Urabec: Thanks. What a great sight. John
July 27, 2003 6:43PM
rocknoise2: Awesome! Your tips are outstanding and useful. I found your info thru SMA site. Seems you might have been reading a few Cinemagics in your day. Keep up the great work.
June 28, 2003 10:10AM
Lenny: I really enjoyed this site. It is hugely informative for those of us who like to share their lives with similar cooky creatures. I have done some puppet making using these types of techniques and am always interested iearning more.
Thank you.
April 10, 2003 6:07PM
Webster Colcord: Very nice stuff, I wasn't familiar with your work and you're obviously extremely accomplished. Nice camera, too. I mean the Mitchell S-35R- do you own it? I've only ever worked with one once.
Webster
February 13, 2003 5:14PM
mad chedda: hey nic i have been into stop motion hadcore for about 2 years and i thought i was good at the clay making i think you`ve shown me clay isn`t the way! and you`ve shown me how much further i need to go! i was wandering if you make puppets for people. write me at toadpunter@hotmail.com. i have 2-3 in mind.
douglas rowland
July 29, 2002 7:25AM
aiosar: a very inspiring page, i must say you teach how to cast a puppet very well, all other sites confuse me so. again very well done
July 23, 2002 11:44AM
Edvin: Hi Nic!
I've seen some of your movies at Swedish television last month! (directly after Baby Blues, perfect!) Really nice work you've done there!
I'm doing some clay animation, but hasn't tried any serious stuff yet since I don't have a decent camera for this purpose (there's a lack of movie ideas too).
I have some puppets (and low-tech/low-qual/low-everything movies) at my webpage: http://www.edvin.nu/clayed
June 5, 2002 10:08AM
Amy: Hi Nick,
Thankyou co much for your step-by-step tutorial! I am so happy to find someone with experience in making effective, yet INEXPENSIVE armatures. Iīve been looking all over the web, and have only been able to find tutorials in making those expensive ball and sockett armatures, which I canīt afford. Your tutorial has been incredibly helpful! And your work is great! Thankyou so much! - Amy - ahorniak@hotmail.com
April 3, 2002 9:05AM
JD: Hi! I really enjoyed your pictures and 'guides', I'm just taking my first steps as Stopmotion animator (just as a hobby) (at 35 people might seem it nerdy, but hey it's great fun!)
March 17, 2002 8:26AM
Mike Weldon: Hi Nick, "great stuff", just thought I'd check out your work. I love the rat puppets, the miniature sets, and lighting are incredible. Keep up the good work, and e-mail me some time
Mike Weldon
October 13, 2001 5:24PM
Strider: G'day, Mate! I left a message on the SMA board for you, but it's a pretty inconspicuous one in an old topic, so I'll reiterate here....
A thousand times thank you for the Foam Latex tutorial, the most informative I've seen on the subject! And the shot for the beginning of Good Riddance (I think) possibly even rivals the similar shot from Pinnoccio.
Kudos!
Mike Brent
October 11, 2001 1:15AM
Nick Hilligoss: Hello Visitors! Thanks for your comments. These messages arrive to my email inbox, but the sender is shown as "webmin" (Picturetrail) and your email address is not displayed. So if you want a reply, please put your email address in the body of your message. Or email me at hilligoss.nick@abc.net.au if you don't want to publish your address. Or go to http://www.stopmotionanimation.com and get on the message board. You'll find lots of useful info there from site owner Anthony Scott (nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Monkeybone) and many other regulars including me. Find a message or reply posted by Nick H, click on the private mesage ikon, and you can get a message to me that way as well.
September 3, 2001 10:55PM
Taylor Umphenour: Hi--
My name is Taylor Umphenour. I too am a stop motion animator, and really enjoyed your site. I was wondering where i could find the 'flock glue' and the flock electromagnetic gun that you talk about in the puppet making section with the rats. I have been looking for a way to apply this kind of fur for a long time.
if you could email me back as soon as you get a chance, i would appreciate it.
once again, i really enjoyed your site. thank you for all of the information!
-Taylor Umphenour
September 3, 2001 6:29PM
Nick Hilligoss: Sean, thanks for your comments. You didn't put your email in either, and the message showed up in my email inbox as being from the picturetrail webmaster instead of from you, so I couldn't reply. So if you happen to look here again, I'm at hilligoss.nick@abc.net.au. Cheers, Nick.
September 3, 2001 2:54AM
Sean: Hi Nick,
Great site and picks and very informative. I wanted to contact you via email, but you don't have an email address on your site so that people can contact you. I was hoping that in signing this that you would be able to contact me by email first, I would like to talk to you about some work for you.
Regards
Sean
August 31, 2001 11:26PM
James Baker: Nick- great string of photos. I found them through the stopmotionanimation website. It's great that you have documented your work for people to learn from. Great looking models and sets. Is there anyway we could see your films in the states? Keep up the great work.
July 30, 2001 8:04PM
Roger Evans: Outstanding work, Nick! I hadn't been here in a while and your photos are just terrific. I would love to see the finished product. If it looks as good as the sample shots, then you should be very proud.
June 6, 2001 6:56PM
WIM GRUNDY!: ...made my first stopmo with the original G.I. Joe doing battle with Johnny West (Marx) and then a wire-armatured lizard man in 1964.
Keep on single framing! NEVER GIVE UP!
Thanks!
March 26, 2001 11:04AM
Vinny Sassa: Hi! Great site by the way!! I really find that Stop-Motion is one of the purest way to express one's imagination. You are dooing it remarquably. Youre sets and puppets are incredible!!!
Thank you for all the tips I picked up on the site.
Vinny
December 6, 2000 1:37PM
Ben: My name is ben and I'm a fellow aussie from Adelaide.
Your site is one of the best I've come accross. The making puppets section was realy helpful. Any tips on how to make a realistic human such as your Forest Nymph?
I was wondering what your answer to Pierre was, do you make puppets for other people?
And when is Good Ridance going to be shown on the ABC or has it already been shown?
my e-mail is bearcave182@hotmail.com
December 3, 2000 5:30PM
Pierre: Hi
My name is Pierre Hamon and i'm french canadian and my english is not very good...so excuse-me if is incomprehensible.
I saw your work in picture trail and i love it.
I want to know if your are intereting to make puppets for me.
I have some sketchs
I want to kwow if your are interesting and how much is it to cretate 5 differents caracters.
I can e-mail you my sketch if you want for evaluation.
my email is omarius@videotron.ca
thank you in advance
Pierre Hamon
October 21, 2000 11:45AM
Rob: I am currently in the earliest stages of preproduction for my first "real" stopmo film. As a student director/animator, I have found this to be one of the most helpful sites.
Thanks much for the help on the track!
June 12, 2000 8:12PM
Bippo: Nick
I like your puppets & photos.
We'd like to see a photo of the cell with the wall paintings and some monkeys from turtle world to show the kids at school. I like the other people's messages.
April 13, 2000 3:30AM
Anthony: Hi Nick...I added your Making Puppets Section to Stop-Motion Handbook
March 20, 2000 1:38PM
Tim Bee: Great photos Nick! I love the monitor lizard. Keep em comin
March 19, 2000 5:23PM
StopMoDan: You are very prolific all-around artist, Nick. I wish we could practice in the States what you're doing 'down under'....in the States we seem to be suffocating in only, CG demand by CG....I may want to move to Australia.
March 16, 2000 12:38AM
Anthony: Very Cool Kong photos Nick. I'll change your entry so that it explains your photos more accurately.
March 15, 2000 6:49PM
Nick Hilligoss: I've put a few shots here as a test. Later I'll add how to-make pics for stop motion animators. Stopmotionanimation.com is the place to go for information and discussion. Viva Stopmo!
March 13, 2000 8:28PM
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