Aardman Animations

I am now going to talk about Aardman Animations, who are an animation company that are famous for their series of Claymation movies, the Wallace and Gromit movies. When most people think of Claymation, or stop motion in general, the first thing that usually comes to mind are Wallace and Gromit, which goes to show how famous they are. Wallace and Gromit is great at combining both impressive and unique animation with humour, since there are usually a lot of ridiculous stunts which look unique, since there are so few Claymations on TV.

Although Aardman Animations are primarily known for Wallace and Gromit, and to a somewhat lesser extent, the Wallace and Gromit spinoff, Shaun the Sheep, they also created an unrelated film, which was a brilliant success, Chicken Run. Chicken Run was  also a Claymation movie, which had similarities with Wallace and Gromit, however it was a full length movie, as opposed to the (at the time) only 20 minute long Wallace and Gromit movies, which allowed Chicken Run to have a longer, more complex story. Chicken Run pushed the limitations of the Claymation style even further and was one of the first Claymation Movies to be released to cinemas (though there were a few, like Nightmare Before Christmas released first). It played a part in making Stop Motion more recognised.