“Why can’t we go backwards? For once… backwards… really fast… as fast as we can… really put the pedal to the metal, you know?”
James Halliday – Ready Player One
In Ready Player One, James Halliday asks, “Why can’t we go backwards?”
That pretty much sums up what we’re doing at Lost Marble. While AI-generated content is taking over, we’re hitting rewind—back to a time when animation had texture, craftsmanship, and a human touch.
We’re looking to specialise in stop motion, LEGO animation, frame-by-frame, and collage-style animation—breathing life back into handmade visuals. Technology may make things faster and more automated, but it often loses something in the process: originality, soul, and that real magic you get when something is built by hand, frame by frame.
Traditional animation takes patience, skill, and a deep love for the craft. The little imperfections, the hands-on creativity, the way real materials move—it all adds up to something truly unique, something that can’t be replicated.
Of course, we’ll still create animated explainer videos and offer 2D animation services. We’re not starting over—we’re expanding, blending modern techniques with vintage animation styles.
We’re not resisting the AI wave—I even used ChatGPT to tidy up this post! We’re celebrating what makes animation truly special. If you’re looking for animation with warmth, personality, and a timeless feel, we’ll have you covered. Just give us a minute to get things sorted.
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Lee Hall
“I’m the one who does most of the production work, designing, animating and rendering. I’m a husband to an awesome wife and father to two amazingly mad boys. I work from my home office in a house full of books, musical instruments and Lego with a noisy black cat named Jake.”
Animator & Project manager
