Alisa Stern, Animation Artist

Hullo! I'm Alisa. (Uh-Lee-Suh.) I'm an animation artist living and working in New York City. My specialties include stop motion, After Effects, and Photoshop. I also build puppets, props and sets. In the past few years I've worked on many high profile projects in a variety of capacities. I've animated for Nick Jr's “Team Umizoomi,” designed backgrounds for Nick Jr's "The Wonder Pets," directed a marionette puppet music video that was short-listed for a Grammy, and created a nerdy stop motion sensation. Thanks for dropping by!

4/12/13	I've gotten some truly flattering press following the premiere of the latest two Doctor Puppet films. Here are a few articles and interviews. The Huffington Post The Nerdist BBC America USA Today Tor io9
3/29/13	I've partnered with The Nerdist Network to make more stop motion animated episodes of The Doctor Puppet! I am beyond thrilled about this project. The first two episodes were released to coincide with the premiere of the new season of Doctor Who. More episodes to come! Episode 1 Episode 2
1/6/13	Inspired by the success of my Doctor Puppet Tumblr blog, I made a stop motion Christmas special in the spirit of both the 1960s Rankin/Bass specials, and the modern Doctor Who specials. I started working on the video weeks before the BBC revealed anything about the real 2012 Doctor Who Christmas special, yet I managed to make a mini version of nearly the same story, only set in New York and with a kinder snowman. The similarities are eery. Here is the some of the press I got from other blogs: giantfreakinrobot.com tor.com io9.com gothamist.com themarysue.com
5/26/12	My Tumblr blog starring the Doctor Puppet has gone viral! It's been fun answering fanmail for a puppet. Here are a few nice articles about us: tor.com io9.com themarysue.com vulture.com gothamist.com buzzfeed.com
9/8/11	I updated my animation reel in preparation for my annual pilgrimage to the Ottawa International Animation Festival. See ya there!
8/11/11	I directed, designed, and animated this promo for the new Violight SLIM toothbrush, which will be available at a store near you soon! I took photos of the toothbrushes from many angles then composited and animated them in AfterEffects. The music was composed by John Pahmer.
6/8/11	I animated about half of this music video for Vetiver. I also assisted with the photo shoot all over scenic Brooklyn. The video was directed by London Squared. Check it out at the Ottawa International Animation Festival where it will be in competition in September.
8/15/10	Just wrapped this spot for Best Western after a wonderfully insane time working on it. It's a combination of hand-drawn, stop-motion and cut-outs composited in AfterEffects. It was produced for Nick@Nite.
3/14/10	"Come Back Down," the J.Viewz music video I directed with help from Peter Ahern, Matt Witham and Jeff Wallenhorst recently premiered at Spinner.com. We made all the sets and puppets from scratch in a week and a half!