Karel Zeman (November 3, 1910, Ostroměř near Nová Paka, then Austria-Hungary - April 5, 1989, Zlín, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech animator and filmmaker. He is considered the co-founder of the Czech animated film. (Wikipedia)
Inspirace (Inspiration, 1948) was created from blown-glass figurines that were re-heated & re-heated to reposition for the stop-motion cameras. (Wild Realm Reviews)