BSA 206 W10 : Aardman and Claymation

We looked at Aardman animation, they started a small team in 1972, starting with a claymation show for BBC called The Amazing Adventures of Morph.:



Creature Comforts:

These man on the streets type interviews were combined with stop motion animals, the original short won an oscar for best animated short and the idea went on to become a TV series.



It tells of animals in a zoo and how they feel about their home.

Morph was definitely more specifically for a young audience, I feel like Comforts is something that anyone can enjoy, it's a clever concept and enjoyable to watch, especially with the cute designs and unique voices + mannerisms that give the short (and I suppose show) a lot of character.

I don't understand how the nationality of the animals makes sense but it is entertaining for sure.

They went on to make the massive British animated series Wallace and Gromit, which also won the studio an Oscar for their 2005 feature Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit:



This movie is great and deserves all the recognition that it has garnered, we watched it a lot as kids. The step up technically from their other work is amazing and the visuals on display here are a stunning juxtaposition to the likes of Creature Comforts, while somehow maintaining their unique hand crafted look.

The movie is extremely witty and a big prop I can give it is that its probably the best Werewolf movie I've seen, hitting all the essential beats and delivering the tone and atmosphere you would want in this type of film. To be fair I personally haven't seen many, but there aren't a lot of good Werewolf movies.



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Bruce Brickford is another artist we looked at, one much more obscure due to his less mainstream and experimental approahch to the medium: