Vengeance Most Fowl brought computer tricks to classic clay

Technology has always been something fun in the world of Wallace and Gromit—where Wallace’s outlandish inventions, from literal spaceships to remote-controlled robot pants, are combined with a classic lo-fi vision of Britain. That has also been the case for making Wallace and Gromit at Aardman too, as the studio’s traditional hand-animated features triumphed even as it dipped into CGI aids and fully 3D projects throughout its long history. With Aardman’s return to Wallace and Gromit for the first time in 16 years on the horizon with Revenge more birdYou can glimpse how the studio balanced the traditional and the contemporary in this small excerpt from the film’s new art book.

It will be released on December 31 from Titan Books, The Art of Wallace and Gromit: The Most Revenge Bird—written by Richard Hansom, the development producer of the previous Wallace and Gromit television movie A question of bread or death—takes you behind the scenes in the development process of Aardman’s long-awaited return to its most iconic creations, covering the return of wrong pants‘ beloved villain Feathers McGraw and more through a series of interviews with the cast and crew, and tons of looks behind the making of the film, from the initial concept art of Wallace and Gromit Creator Nick Park himself, to stills showing the legions of clay models created for the film.

You will also be able to see much more about how Revenge more bird saw Aardman incorporate more technology into its production line, such as 3D-printed rapid prototyping mockups, in our exclusive book spreads below (don’t forget to click to see them in full resolution!). But you’ll also get a glimpse of how Aardman still prioritizes the handmade feel of the film, even when he could use CG to achieve a shot, such as a moment when Wallace’s latest invention, Norbot the sentient gnome, is enjoying himself. of green tone Matrix-Esque code on a computer screen.

The Art of Wallace and Gromit: The Most Revenge Bird Exclusive preview

It’s an effect that the animators could have fully replicated in post-production VFX, but as you can see in the image above, animator Sean Gregory opted for an in-camera effect: a tiny scale model of a projector that illuminates the scene. to play an animated code graphic file that could be synchronized with the filming of the stop-motion elements. A fitting combination of computer and hand-drawn animation that would impress even Wallace!

The Art of Wallace and Gromit: The Most Revenge Bird will be released from Titan Books on December 31, after Revenge more bird airs in the UK and Ireland on Christmas Day, before its international release on Netflix on January 3.

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