Category Archives: Technique

Cracking Movie Lad! The Making of Wallace and Gromit reviewed

Director of Photography, Tristan Oliver, demonstrated the secrets behind Aardman’s animated Wallace and Gromit movie “The Curse of the Wererabbit” to a group of 11 year olds in a video clip on the BAFTA website. Continue reading

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Plasticine animation – a beginner’s guide

Maybe you have been inspired by the adventures of Wallace and Gromit and would like to produce your own animated plasticine films. If you are wondering where to start here is a complete beginner’s guide to plasticine animation (also known as Claymation). Continue reading

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Classic cartoon animation techniques are timeless

The basics of classic film animation remain the same whether you are creating a flick book or computer animation. Much can be learned by studying cartoon films frame by frame. Things to look out for are: Continue reading

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