Ardman

 

Aardmen is  most probably the most well stop motion film company in the world, they have created such animation legends such as Wallace and Gromit and Morph. The animation company has been nominated for ten Oscars and won four and have clearly felt the effects of success. However Aardman have also been responsible for such movies as "Chicken Run" and "Pirates adventure with scientists". Aardman are also responsible for shows like "Creature comforts" and Morph which have all been extremely successful.

Where it all started  

Aardmen's creators Peter Lord and David Spoxten first started their careers when they formed a partnership in 1972 they then finished their education in 1976 where they created the children's TV show Morph which was a reoccurring show for the daytime TV show "Take Hart".  Funnily enough the two animators original goal was not to make children's programming, they actually set out to create adult programing using Claymation. As a result they then created "Conversation Pieces" in 1982. The idea was simple create real life situations using Claymation puppets that adult's could relate with. Aardmen then went on to create their first film "Early Bird", they then realised that putting their characters in real life situations created a sense of humour for their audiences because it was so relatable. The team then added a new member to Aardmen Nick Park at a national film school who was working on a film of his own at the time "A Grand Day Out" he then joined Aardmen in 1985.

Later career  

In 1986 Aardmen was to work with Stephen Johnston suggested by Peter Gabriel they also were to collaborate with legendary animators the "Brothers Quay" to produce the music Video Sledgehammer which collected a lot of awards that year. However Aardem were to achieve their greatest feat when they produced "Wallace and Gomit's the wrong trousers" the film was awarded over thirty awards and was acclaimed the best animated film of all time and still stands today as one of the best out their. Since then Aardem have made some of the most ground breaking film's such as "Chicken Run" the Wallace and Gromit series and "Flushed away".      

         
References
http://www.aardman.com/about-us/history/

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