(BOOK Aardman: An Epic Journey: Taken One Frame at a Time ↔ Peter Lord)
Aardman: An Epic Journey: Taken One Frame at a Time
Aardman: An Epic Journey: Taken One Frame at a Time For over 40 years, Aardman has entertained and charmed the world, creating memorable stories and timeless animated characters that have gone on to become household names including Wallace and Gromit,
For over 40 years, Aardman has entertained and charmed the world, creating memorable stories and timeless animated characters that have gone on to become household names including Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Morph But how did two teenagers experimenting with animation on an old kitchen table go on to create a world class studio that conquered Hollywood This For over 40 years, Aardman has entertained and charmed the world, creating memorable stories and timeless animated characters that have gone on to become household names including Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Morph But how did two teenagers experimenting with animation on an old kitchen table go on to create a world class studio that conquered Hollywood This is an intimate, revealing and funny behind the scenes story of Aardman, told in their own words by co founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton and featuring Nick Park The colourful account follows Peter and David s extraordinary journey from their humble beginnings as penniless students, teaching themselves the craft of animation, and recounts the key moments that defined their careers and shaped Aardman into the British success story it is today Get A Copy Kindle Store Online StoresAudibleBarnes NobleWalmart eBooksApple BooksGoogle PlayAbebooksBook DepositoryIndigoAlibrisBetter World BooksIndieBoundLibraries Or buy for ebook, 352 pages Published November 2017 by Simon Schuster UK More Details ISBN 1471164764 ISBN13 9781471164767 Edition Language English URL Other Editions 5 All Editions Add a New Edition Combine Less Detail edit details Win a Copy of This Book A Grand Success The People and Characters Who Created Aardman by Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Nick Park Release date Jan 15, 2019 Enter for a chance to win one of 30 copies of A Grand Success The Aardman Journey, One Frame at a Time by Peter Lord and David Sproxton Aardma Enter for a chance to win one of 30 copies of A Grand Success The Aardman Journey, One Frame at a Time by Peter Lord and David Sproxton Aardman Animations was founded in 1972 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton Joined by animator Nick Park in 1985, Aardman pioneered a quirky, lovable style of stop motion animation and is behind a string of unforgettable award winning hits including Chicken Run, the highest grossing stop animated film of all time, and the Wallace Gromit series.With A Grand Success , Lord, Sproxton, and Park tell the inside story of the over 40 year history of Aardman From their first short films, made on a lark on their kitchen table, to advertisements and music videos, A Grand Success recounts the adventures and challenges of developing their own unique style, growing their business, working with famous actors, and working with Hollywood, all while animating at 24 painstaking moves per second This is a charming and insightful must read for all fans of animation Enter Giveaway Format Print book Giveaway ends in a 0 if false time_left days_left else time_left days_left days and if false time_left Math.floor hours_left%24 10 time_left Math.floor hours_left%24 %10 else time_left Math.floor hours_left%24 time_left Math.floor minutes_left%60 10 time_left Math.floor minutes_left%10 time_left Math.floor secs_left%60 10 time_left Math.floor secs_left%10 documenttElementById timer_288290nerHTML time_left timer_288290_updateTimer var timer_288290_updater setInterval timer_288290_updateTimer, 100 Availability 30 copies available, 586 people requesting Giveaway dates Jan 13 Feb 05, 2019 Countries available U.S View details Friend Reviews To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up Reader QA To ask other readers questions about Aardman, please sign up
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