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” was created by a clever technique called Clay

Animation (Claymation). This technique requires the use of Plasticine

to create models for the entire animation cast, this being things such

as the Characters, Objects in the Room, etc. Every time a position is

set up it is photographed and then classified as a cell. After the

first cell is created, the animators will then make the slightest

changes to the characters, etc and then take another photograph in

order to produce another cell. Thousands of these cells are made and

then edited together to produce the animation, these are then voiced

over and undergo a final edit in which the Animation is complete. Nick

Park is one of the most influential people in the promotion of Clay

Animation as he has produced the Wallace and Gromit series as well as

others such as “Chicken Run” and “Creature Comforts”. He has used new

advances in technology to bring Clay Animation to new heights, an

example of this can be found in the high speed train chase in “The

Wrong Trousers”.

“The Wrong Trousers” is an all round comedy that is aimed at audiences

of all ages. It is able to do this as it combines various different

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will make you think, for example, the Penguin is put into a Zoo as a

punishment, perhaps implying that a Zoo is like a prison for an animal

and that perhaps it is wrong. Then also there is the overall moral of

Technology in the wrong Hands and what consequences these things can

have. Then we see the problems that perhaps can arise from a problem,

for example the seemingly unconditional loyalty between Wallace and

Gromit wavers during their period of financial disarray, eventually

leading to Gromit leaving the house to live on the streets! However,

Gromit eventually comes to his senses and helps come to the rescue,

giving us the underlying moral of the film. This being well emphasised

in the concluding dialogue with “Alls well that ends well, that’s what

I say Gromit” this allows a happy and satisfying ending.

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