Stop-Motion Ace YouTubes Himself to Hollywood
Equipped with little more than a video camera and a piece of green cardboard, Montreal filmmaker Patrick Boivin earns a comfortable living by setting up action figures on his kitchen table and moving the limbs in tiny increments to produce weirdly funny slugfests. The creative shorts have propelled this self-taught stop-motion auteur from YouTube sensation to Hollywood hopeful in a matter of months.
Patrick Boivin’s warped sense of humor comes through in his amazing videos.
Image courtesy Patrick Boivin
In March, Boivin, 35, heads west to pitch projects on the strength of his videogame-inspired hit