Terry Gilliam was the animator behind the Monty Python animations (along with being a writer, actor, director and all around talented guy).This video from 1974 on Bob Godfrey’s Do-It-Yourself Animation Show, has Gilliam explaining the secrets of the Monty Python animations by demonstrating his own cutout animation method in DIY fashion.
“The whole point of animation to me is to tell a story, make a joke, express an idea. The technique itself doesn’t really matter. Whatever works is the thing to use.”
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