Cheese, Gromit!
British animation studio Aardman Animations is one of the reasons stop-motion is still a valid cinematic technique today. Their new film, Early Man is due out next year and is being directed by stop-motion auteur Nick Park. Park directed all four Wallace and Gromit short films and Creature Comforts, as well as the features Chicken Run and The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
Sadly, Peter Sallis – the voice actor who gave the character Wallace such personality and life – passed away this year. Here’s a look back at some of Aardman’s early work, the trailer for the upcoming feature, and a behind-the-scenes chat with some of the studio’s model makers.