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Coraline link roundup

CG Society has a long and very detailed article about the making of Coraline.

And a few more links:

1. Chris Turnham posted concept art from Coraline.

2. Coraline nail polish.

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Coraline link roundup

Go here for lots of photos of the Coraline puppet armatures. Via.


Coraline concept artist Stef Choi posted lots of ... concept art, including a photo of a rather adorable Coraline.

And a few more links:

1. Fan made Coraline box.

2. Work in progress button-eyed Coraline doll.

3. And a handy roundup of Coraline concept art links.

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Redesigned Coraline book cover

Redesigned Coraline book cover by Mike Baker. His site is full of delightful illustrations of fairy tale creatures.

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Phil Knight talks about the Coraline ad campaign

Phil Knight talked about Laika and Coraline with Advertising Age. He had some interesting comments about the ad campaign:

The original agreement was that Focus would do the advertising, but in some of the early meetings, it was clear that we had a difference of opinion on the advertising -- "target audience" being one. They were used to doing "data" advertising: They wanted to push this more as a kiddie film, because that's what the data told them. And Nike and Wieden & Kennedy together had grown up with what I call "emotional essence advertising" -- the essence of the product is its emotional core, and you push that. It was two very different approaches, and it kind of became clear in some of those early meetings that we had a very strong difference of opinion. And to Focus' credit, they said, "OK, why don't you guys try it? There's no use in fighting this thing. Let's negotiate a different way to market this thing."

I don't believe there's any mention of what the ad campaign will be like overseas.

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More Coraline concept art

Dan Krall has posted more Coraline concept art at his site, including a drawing of the "gravy train" and a jell-o lava lamp.

And in other Coraline news, here's some fan art by Tara Billinger featuring slugzilla.

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Coraline concept art by Katy Wu

Go here for Coraline concept art by Katy Wu, including the Other Mother in her final spidery form.

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Coraline giveaway at the Carmel Branch Library?

There's no commentary on the photos, but it appears that some place called the Carmel Branch Library had Coraline miniposters and t-shirts to give out.

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Coraline doll by Donna Pedaci

Cuddly Coraline doll made by Donna Pedaci. More photos at the link and here's Donna's Etsy shop.

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Coraline news roundup

I certainly didn't pay it any attention during the movie, but apparently the snow glove that plays a crucial part in Coraline features the Detroit Zoo's Horace H. Rackham Memorial Fountain. The zoo plans on selling snow globes in the near future to capitalize on the exposure. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Coraline made just about as much money in its second week of release as it did in its first.

2. Here's step-by-step instructions for making your own pair of Coraline's orange and green-striped gloves.

3. Go here to sign up for the Coraline mystery box swap.

4. Roundup of Coraline trivia.

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