Stop motion
Stop-motion
Aardman Animation
Aardman Animations began in 1972 as a small team created by Peter Lord and David Sproxton. Together they produced shows for BBC like 'The Amazing Adventures of Morph'.
In 1985, they meet Nick Park while he was making 'A Grand Day Out' at the National Film and Television School. Now a trio, they developed their distinctive style for their loveable character's with both design and humour. With this new design and humour, they created 'Creature Comforts', 'Pet Hates', 'Sport', and 'Feeding Time'.
They moved in 1997 to began work on feature films with 'Chicken Run' (2000) with Dreamworks.
Then came 'Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit' with won Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Other works include 'Flushed Away' (3D animation), 'The Pirated! Band of Misfits', and 'Shaun the Sheep Movie'.
Bruce Bickford
(1947-2019)
An American animator, Bickford started experimenting with Claymation when he got a camera as a teenager. His most known work is for his collaboration with American musician Frank Zappa. He is also known for an energetic style of animating with clay. His works include 'Cas'I (2015), 'Art Zone' interview, 'Prometheus Garden' (1988). His Frank Zappa collaborations include 'Inca Roads (A Token of His Extreme)' (1975) and 'Baby Snakes' (1979).
In 1985, they meet Nick Park while he was making 'A Grand Day Out' at the National Film and Television School. Now a trio, they developed their distinctive style for their loveable character's with both design and humour. With this new design and humour, they created 'Creature Comforts', 'Pet Hates', 'Sport', and 'Feeding Time'.
They moved in 1997 to began work on feature films with 'Chicken Run' (2000) with Dreamworks.
Then came 'Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit' with won Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Other works include 'Flushed Away' (3D animation), 'The Pirated! Band of Misfits', and 'Shaun the Sheep Movie'.
Bruce Bickford
(1947-2019)
An American animator, Bickford started experimenting with Claymation when he got a camera as a teenager. His most known work is for his collaboration with American musician Frank Zappa. He is also known for an energetic style of animating with clay. His works include 'Cas'I (2015), 'Art Zone' interview, 'Prometheus Garden' (1988). His Frank Zappa collaborations include 'Inca Roads (A Token of His Extreme)' (1975) and 'Baby Snakes' (1979).
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