2 posts tagged ‘plasticine’

• Aardman Animations Is Running Out of Its Iconic Clay

  Gizmodo, Nov 19, 2023

  Aardman Animations has been defined by its clay animation techniques. Known as Newplast plasticine, it’s been used since the studio’s inception back in 1972, in all its productions, from the Wallace & Gromit shorts to more recent fare like Star Wars Visions and Shaun the Sheep. You know you’re watching an Aardman… Read more...

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• Chicken Run studio Aardman is apparently running out of clay

  AV Club, Nov 19, 2023

  In news that could spell disaster for cheese-obsessed animated inventors the world over, long-running British animation studio Aardman Animations—famous for the Wallace & Gromit films, Shaun The Sheep, and, currently, the upcoming Chicken Run sequel, Dawn Of The Nugget—is apparently running out of clay. This is per a… Read more...

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