Aardman talked to Screen in Annecy about future projects - including the Eddie Redmayne-voiced Early Man - BFI support and learning curves.
Aardman Animations is the most successful animation company in British film history; its films have generated worldwide box office revenue of close to $1 billion and it is a cherished international brand.
Despite its global success, however, Aardman still considers itself to be a niche player in the ultra competitive Us animation market.
The contrast was acknowledged by Aardman founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton in an interview with Screen at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival last week.
Sproxton and Lord were in Annecy to give a keynote address, Aardman At 40, and to collect a “personality of the year award” from the festival.
Us giants
The company, which has worked closely with DreamWorks and Sony in the past, now finances its films in Europe, often on smaller budgets than those commanded by the Us...
Aardman Animations is the most successful animation company in British film history; its films have generated worldwide box office revenue of close to $1 billion and it is a cherished international brand.
Despite its global success, however, Aardman still considers itself to be a niche player in the ultra competitive Us animation market.
The contrast was acknowledged by Aardman founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton in an interview with Screen at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival last week.
Sproxton and Lord were in Annecy to give a keynote address, Aardman At 40, and to collect a “personality of the year award” from the festival.
Us giants
The company, which has worked closely with DreamWorks and Sony in the past, now finances its films in Europe, often on smaller budgets than those commanded by the Us...
- 6/23/2016
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Morph is jumping out of his box and returning to our TV screens next month with a new series for Cbbc.
The new episodes follow a Kickstarter campaign in late 2013 that raised over £110,000 and part-funded 15 brand new one-minute instalments.
An official YouTube channel showing the episodes was launched in July 2014.
Aardman Animations is behind the return of its own 1977 creation, who first appeared on television as part of BBC children's art programme Take Hart alongside the now-late artist Tony Hart.
Viewers can expect a smoother movement of the figures than in the past, following advances used on recent Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep projects from Aardman.
Peter Lord, Aardman co-founder and co-creator of Morph, said: "Both Morph and I are equally delighted that his latest adventures are back on the BBC. Although he's been away for a while, I'm delighted to report that he's as lively and full-of-fun as...
The new episodes follow a Kickstarter campaign in late 2013 that raised over £110,000 and part-funded 15 brand new one-minute instalments.
An official YouTube channel showing the episodes was launched in July 2014.
Aardman Animations is behind the return of its own 1977 creation, who first appeared on television as part of BBC children's art programme Take Hart alongside the now-late artist Tony Hart.
Viewers can expect a smoother movement of the figures than in the past, following advances used on recent Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep projects from Aardman.
Peter Lord, Aardman co-founder and co-creator of Morph, said: "Both Morph and I are equally delighted that his latest adventures are back on the BBC. Although he's been away for a while, I'm delighted to report that he's as lively and full-of-fun as...
- 5/21/2015
- Digital Spy
Tony Hart, who died at the age of 83 back in 2009, inexplicably trended this morning on social media.
Many fans mistakenly believed that Hart had only recently died, but his former co-star Morph set the record straight on Twitter.
Over the past 24 hrs, many people on Twitter have reported that Tony Hart has recently died. Tony sadly died in 2009. pic.twitter.com/PLHkjraxdw
— Morph (@AmazingMorph) February 16, 2015
"Over the past 24 hrs, many people on Twitter have reported that Tony Hart has recently died. Tony sadly died in 2009," read a post from Aardman's Morph Twitter feed.
"Here's the final Morph episode in the brand new series which features our tribute to #TonyHart."
Hart first appeared on TV during Saturday Special in 1952 after impressing a BBC TV producer with his art skills.
He later presented his own shows, including Vision On, Take Hart, Hart Beat and Smart Hart, before finally retiring in 2001.
Aardman Animations...
Many fans mistakenly believed that Hart had only recently died, but his former co-star Morph set the record straight on Twitter.
Over the past 24 hrs, many people on Twitter have reported that Tony Hart has recently died. Tony sadly died in 2009. pic.twitter.com/PLHkjraxdw
— Morph (@AmazingMorph) February 16, 2015
"Over the past 24 hrs, many people on Twitter have reported that Tony Hart has recently died. Tony sadly died in 2009," read a post from Aardman's Morph Twitter feed.
"Here's the final Morph episode in the brand new series which features our tribute to #TonyHart."
Hart first appeared on TV during Saturday Special in 1952 after impressing a BBC TV producer with his art skills.
He later presented his own shows, including Vision On, Take Hart, Hart Beat and Smart Hart, before finally retiring in 2001.
Aardman Animations...
- 2/16/2015
- Digital Spy
The art world. As far as popular culture goes, its one of the most expressive and individual areas in the pantheon. It's also one of the most subjective. While you could frame a beautiful pastel drawing of a Cornish beach at sunset, you could also frame a scrunched up milk bottle top and call it art.
Despite all this flim-flam over what actually constitutes good or bad art, Doctor Who has seen a good number of stories venture into the world of artistic showmanship. The Doctor has met a number of budding artists from the man himself, Vincent Van Gogh through to Chloe Webber. While he's found fake paintings of The Mona Lisa he's also found genuine article paintings – specifically from his home planet which declared that Gallifrey Falls No More. Meanwhile, in Flatline, he encountered a brand new race called The Boneless. The Boneless had a somewhat unconventional take on art,...
Despite all this flim-flam over what actually constitutes good or bad art, Doctor Who has seen a good number of stories venture into the world of artistic showmanship. The Doctor has met a number of budding artists from the man himself, Vincent Van Gogh through to Chloe Webber. While he's found fake paintings of The Mona Lisa he's also found genuine article paintings – specifically from his home planet which declared that Gallifrey Falls No More. Meanwhile, in Flatline, he encountered a brand new race called The Boneless. The Boneless had a somewhat unconventional take on art,...
- 10/26/2014
- Shadowlocked
Aardman Animations has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new series of Morph.
The Wallace and Gromit filmmakers hope to bring back their first creation in a new series of shorts.
The clay model character first appeared on TV back in 1977 in Tony Hart's show Take Hart, but has not regularly appeared on screen since the late 1990s.
Aardman's Peter Lord is seeking £75,000 on the crowdfunding website to fund 12 new one-minute online episodes.
Lord said: "I'm amazed and humbled that even though it has been over 30 years since his birth, the little guy still has such a passionate following on Facebook and YouTube.
"We've had so many people asking for him to make a comeback that I thought it's about time we start hatching a plan."
He added: "I love the idea that Kickstarter can give us the creative freedom to fundraise and work directly with our audience. After...
The Wallace and Gromit filmmakers hope to bring back their first creation in a new series of shorts.
The clay model character first appeared on TV back in 1977 in Tony Hart's show Take Hart, but has not regularly appeared on screen since the late 1990s.
Aardman's Peter Lord is seeking £75,000 on the crowdfunding website to fund 12 new one-minute online episodes.
Lord said: "I'm amazed and humbled that even though it has been over 30 years since his birth, the little guy still has such a passionate following on Facebook and YouTube.
"We've had so many people asking for him to make a comeback that I thought it's about time we start hatching a plan."
He added: "I love the idea that Kickstarter can give us the creative freedom to fundraise and work directly with our audience. After...
- 10/31/2013
- Digital Spy
Simon Brew Dean Shepherd Oct 18, 2016
As The Adventure Game arrives at the BBC Store, we revisit an 80s children's TV classic that spawned countless imitators...
Four of the original six episodes of The Adventure Game are now finally available to buy at the BBC Store.
See related Arrow season 5 exclusive: Kevin Smith talks Onomatopoeia Arrow season 4 episode 23 review: Schism Legends Of Tomorrow: exploring season 1’s cliffhanger ending Supergirl: Melissa Benoist talks season 1 cliffhanger, impending crossovers
Take three 80s TV stars, a generous dash of Dungeons & Dragons and a healthy sprinkling of brain-numbing tasks and you have a game show recipe that left guests mystified, mortified and all-too-often vaporised, thanks to transmorphic dragons, green cheese rolls and the Vortex. Yep, we've finally got around to talking about The Adventure Game.
It’s funny how you never seemed to question TV concepts when you were little, especially if it was the BBC.
As The Adventure Game arrives at the BBC Store, we revisit an 80s children's TV classic that spawned countless imitators...
Four of the original six episodes of The Adventure Game are now finally available to buy at the BBC Store.
See related Arrow season 5 exclusive: Kevin Smith talks Onomatopoeia Arrow season 4 episode 23 review: Schism Legends Of Tomorrow: exploring season 1’s cliffhanger ending Supergirl: Melissa Benoist talks season 1 cliffhanger, impending crossovers
Take three 80s TV stars, a generous dash of Dungeons & Dragons and a healthy sprinkling of brain-numbing tasks and you have a game show recipe that left guests mystified, mortified and all-too-often vaporised, thanks to transmorphic dragons, green cheese rolls and the Vortex. Yep, we've finally got around to talking about The Adventure Game.
It’s funny how you never seemed to question TV concepts when you were little, especially if it was the BBC.
- 3/6/2013
- Den of Geek
Feature Simon Brew Dean Shepherd 7 Mar 2013 - 07:00
Set phasers to nostalgia as we revisit eighties children's TV classic, The Adventure Game...
Take three 80s TV stars, a generous dash of Dungeons & Dragons and a healthy sprinkling of brain-numbing tasks and you have a game show recipe that left guests mystified, mortified and all-too-often vaporised, thanks to transmorphic dragons, green cheese rolls and the Vortex. Yep, we've finally got around to talking about The Adventure Game.
It’s funny how you never seemed to question TV concepts when you were little, especially if it was the BBC. That’s why, from mid-way through 1980 up until 1986, no one asked why the likes of Keith Chegwin, Sarah Greene, and Noel Edmonds would suddenly become celebrity time travellers, heading ‘many light years away to the far side of the galaxy’ to pay an unwelcome visit to the dragon-like Argons, the polite but mischievous inhabitants of the planet Arg.
Set phasers to nostalgia as we revisit eighties children's TV classic, The Adventure Game...
Take three 80s TV stars, a generous dash of Dungeons & Dragons and a healthy sprinkling of brain-numbing tasks and you have a game show recipe that left guests mystified, mortified and all-too-often vaporised, thanks to transmorphic dragons, green cheese rolls and the Vortex. Yep, we've finally got around to talking about The Adventure Game.
It’s funny how you never seemed to question TV concepts when you were little, especially if it was the BBC. That’s why, from mid-way through 1980 up until 1986, no one asked why the likes of Keith Chegwin, Sarah Greene, and Noel Edmonds would suddenly become celebrity time travellers, heading ‘many light years away to the far side of the galaxy’ to pay an unwelcome visit to the dragon-like Argons, the polite but mischievous inhabitants of the planet Arg.
- 3/6/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Former children's TV presenter Tony Hart has died at the age of 83. The broadcaster, best remembered for hosting art shows Vision On, Take Hart, Hart Beat and Smart Hart, had suffered from health problems for a number of years but passed away peacefully. In September last year, Hart told a magazine that he was no longer able to draw after suffering two strokes. Speaking at the time, he explained: "It has been my lifetime passion, but I endeavour to stay (more)...
- 1/18/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Former children's TV presenter Tony Hart has died at the age of 83. The broadcaster, best remembered for hosting art shows Vision On, Take Hart, Hart Beat and Smart Hart, had suffered from health problems for a number of years but passed away peacefully. In September last year, Hart told a magazine that he was no longer able to draw after suffering two strokes. Speaking at the time, he explained: "It has been my lifetime passion, but I endeavour to stay (more)...
- 1/18/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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