Wallace and Gromit Essays

  • The Wrong Trousers and the Appeal of Claymation

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    scriptwriters to tell the story of how Wallace and Gromit conquer 'The Wrong Trousers' using communication. Nick Park created Wallace and Gromit as clay figures which enables them to seem more realistic than cartoons but also makes them comical. The text appeals to a wide audience as a result of the type of humour used. Adult and child humour are used for comedy to satisfy any viewer. 'The Wrong Trousers' is set in Yorkshire, England. The machines that Wallace invents suggest that the film is

  • Analysis of The Wrong Trousers

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    Analysis of The Wrong Trousers “The Wrong Trousers” is a Clay Animation Production (where all characters are made out of clay). Created by Nick Park (a famous Animator) in 1993, “The Wrong Trousers” stars Wallace and Gromit in their second animated adventure (they were first introduced to British Viewers in 1990 in another Nick Park production “A Grand Day Out”.) In this particular adventure we see how bad things can get when technology gets into the wrong hands… “The Wrong Trousers”

  • Film Analysis: Analysis Of Adam's 'Claymator'

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    AUTEURS THEORY He is a true auteur, as he himself calls the same. His movies are generally based loosely on his family and friends (e.g.-Uncle, Cousin and Brother. He says he love telling stories and biographies about his family and friends, which is why he came up with the word ‘clayography’ He never felt comfortable calling himself an 'animator’ or ‘claymator’. He thought he makes clay biographies. Therefore Adam calls each of his works a "Clayography" - Clay animated biography. All his movies

  • Statement of Written Intentions

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    Statement of Written Intentions My main goal for the production is to successfully produce a short film which combines stop motion animation and live action film. The narrative will be focused around the attempted escape of objects that are normally lifeless. I want to experiment with lighting to create the atmosphere. The lighting will be dark and the only source of light will be unnatural; either from the mobile phone of side lamp. I hope this will achieve a slightly sinister feel to

  • The Boxtrolls by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable Will Take Animation to a New Level

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    Here is the movie trailer to Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable’s movie, ‘The Boxtrolls’ (YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfm4uPESCoI). If the trailer is any indication of what is to come, the film ‘Boxtrolls’ will take stop motion animation to a new level of artistry. Set for a September 2014 release the trailer is giving its audience a first glimpse of the countless hours, even years, which have been dedicated to the production of this film. ‘BoxTrolls’ takes place in a Victorian-era

  • Stop Motion Ebjective Motion

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    objects and puppets. In this time this was the only way that that could bring immovable objects to life on screen. More full length films that are made using the stop motion effect - • Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005) • Chicken Run (2000) • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) • Coraline (2009) Cel Animation – Cel animation can be said to be a method of using sheets of paper to draw cartoon frames. These sheets of paper are transparent so that you are able to lay them over one

  • What Is Animation Essay

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    Vinton is considered the pioneer of claymation. The word claymation was first coined by Will Vinton himself. One of the most famous claymation companies is a British company called Aardman Animations. They created many movies and shows such as Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, and Chicken Run. And they are all very popular claymations. Claymation is very popular all over the world. Some people think animation is a relatively new idea, but it’s really not. People have been animating for hundreds

  • Essay On 3d Animation

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    CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction Animations is one of the most developed fields in multimedia and design, used in many areas of industry, most especial in the film industry, advertising and promotion, education and also in the game industry where they creates a lot of game using 3D animation. 3D animation consists of varying properties of a 3 dimensional scene defined in numerical quantities. A 3D model can change properties such as position, rotation, shape and surface style. An animated

  • Annotated Bibliography: The Animation Bible

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    Annotated Bibliography (approx. 1750 words) Books  Furniss, M., 2008. In: The Animation Bible. New York: Abrams. In this book, Furniss assists the reader in understanding different forms of animation while also explaining clearly the different techniques which can be used in order to create stop motion and digital animations. She also supplies useful examples to display each technique. This helps to gain a greater understanding of animation as a whole.  Furniss, M., 2007. In: Art in Motion

  • Animation Film Analysis

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    The use of techniques and strategies in animation is significant as it greatly emphasizes the overall message of the film, and most importantly it allows the audience to understand and identify the film in their own individual perspective. All techniques used in animation films have potential in their own distinctive ways. Films such as ‘200,000 Phantoms/ Nijuman No Borei’ (2007), ‘Philips Broadcast of 1938’ (1938), ‘Uncle’ (1996), ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ (1940), ‘Felix in Hollywood’ (1923),