As a bonus, while I was there, Sun and Moon was given some free tickets by Aardman to the Shaun the Sheep "Family and Friends" screening of the Shaun the Sheep movie at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol. I've never been up to Cribbs before, so even the journey there was an experience, but it was great sitting down to watch the best British stop-motion studio do what it does best. Having watched it, it's quite interesting to go back and look at previous Aardman films and see just how different the influence of Hollywood makes it. I think partnering with StudioCanal rather than an American firm helped them keep it very down-to-Earth and British, and to the best of my knowledge, nearly no CG animation at all. Definitely a fun film, and I highly recommend it to people who like stop-motion animation, cute things, and British comedy. And hey, maybe the kids'll enjoy it too!
I had a really good time at Sun and Moon for the week and a bit I was there. I was able to animate using their Flash character assets and start to get a real feel for the atmosphere of the studio. I helped out on their current project for the BBC - a series of animated shorts helping to teach some basics of KS3 Maths. I look forward to the next opportunity I can get to work with them again.
As a bonus, while I was there, Sun and Moon was given some free tickets by Aardman to the Shaun the Sheep "Family and Friends" screening of the Shaun the Sheep movie at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol. I've never been up to Cribbs before, so even the journey there was an experience, but it was great sitting down to watch the best British stop-motion studio do what it does best. Having watched it, it's quite interesting to go back and look at previous Aardman films and see just how different the influence of Hollywood makes it. I think partnering with StudioCanal rather than an American firm helped them keep it very down-to-Earth and British, and to the best of my knowledge, nearly no CG animation at all. Definitely a fun film, and I highly recommend it to people who like stop-motion animation, cute things, and British comedy. And hey, maybe the kids'll enjoy it too! |
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