Having worked in the art department on some of Hollywood's biggest movies, includes Pirates Of The Caribbean, The Hunger Games and a host of Tim Burton films, Dawn Brown has now hit the web with her very own directorial project – a stop motion horror-comedy animation series starring Christopher Lloyd (pictured), called 'House Of Monsters'.
With stop motion continuing to attract a devoted following, and her own quirky creation just the latest to showcase its charms, here – in her own words – Dawn reveals seven fascinating things she has learned in her filmmaking career so far.
"It is a painstaking process. I'm working from the moment I open my eyes to the moment I crawl into bed.
"A typical day might be 15 hours or so. The day's work depends on what stage of production we are in. I might be sewing costumes, making props or building sets one day, and animating a scene the next. Each day was so fun, it seemed to go by in a blink!
"A few years ago I was in Hawaii working on a Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Specifically, I was working on the re-design of the pirate ship. We converted Jack Sparrow's ship the Black Pearl into Blackbeard's ship, The Queen Anne's Revenge.
"His vision is so stylized. It is an extra treat for us in the art department. We get to design a lot of really cool and fun stuff!
"Having worked with JJ Abrams, David Fincher and Steven Spielberg, I would say that while they execute their passion for cinematic storytelling in different ways, all three of them are keenly aware of using picture, sound, music, digital effects, in-camera effects, editing, and all the crafts come together to serve the story.
7. If you can put Christopher Lloyd in your project – put Christopher Lloyd in your project!
"For House Of Monsters we always wanted to bring on a character who would serve as a guide or narrator through the monster adventures. Christopher Lloyd was our first choice.