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New Wallace and Gromit Shorts

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-to-get dept.

disco_stu00 writes "Aardman Animations has produced 10 new one-minute Wallace and Gromit shorts entitled Cracking Contraptions in preparation and training for the upcoming feature length film. BBC News has the first short available for download."

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  1. Re:I'm looking forward to the movie... by Pike65 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That's the thing, isn't it?

    Wallace and Gromit should have been stale when it first came out (regional English accents and dogs that are smarter than their owners?), but the sheer quality of the animation and clever direction made all three some of the most loved short films ever.

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  2. NO CGI! by scrod98 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So glad they are producing the feature in the same medium and not moving to the computerized version of W & G. Stop motion animation has such a great feel to it.

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    1. Re:NO CGI! by doi · · Score: 5, Insightful
      So glad they are producing the feature in the same medium and not moving to the computerized version of W & G. Stop motion animation has such a great feel to it.

      I totally agree! I think George Lucas needs to sit down with Nick Park and learn from Nick how to infuse an animated character with personality and performance in a way that engages the audience. Simply using CGI to show off the latest whiz-bang Flame/Maya/Photoshop plugin that renders Yoda's hair with the appropriate translucency is not a substitute for character...especially considering that Frank Oz made the "old technology" Yoda puppet far more convincing than the CGI version was.

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    2. Re:NO CGI! by gaudior · · Score: 5, Insightful

      CGI, in and of itself, is not the problem. The problem is George Lucas, and his lack of artistic taste. There are good examples of CG characters that do engage an audience, and display life and personality. Pixar and Big Idea come to mind. CG is just a tool.

  3. Re:Ooooh, Aaaaahhh!!! by JimPooley · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think "Crime and Punishment by Fido Dogstoyevsky" is a good runner up in the best book category...
    (It's the book Grommit is reading in prison in "A Close Shave")

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