Fire at Aardman (wallace & gromit) studios.

[MrsPepper]

It's kind of ironic too that nothing from the new movie was destroyed. Only sets, props, etc. from their old productions.

And I hate to say it but you've been beat to the punch on this one.
http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showthread.php?t=22511

 

[erniebert1234ss]

hey mdu, got the same story. Pretty sad, huh? Is there any way that one can get into stop-motion animation? I'm liking the W&G stuff, Chicken Run, etc.

BJ

 

[muppetsforever]

does it matter?

well, it seems to me this is a better area for this information

It is a sad, sad event to happen to this company

 

[Muppetsdownunder]

hey mdu, got the same story. Pretty sad, huh? Is there any way that one can get into stop-motion animation? I'm liking the W&G stuff, Chicken Run, etc.

BJ

If I knew that I'd be into it myself! Anyone can make their own films at home tho using the same thing. I've even done it with a simple digital camera and clay before.

 

[anythingmuppet]

Hmm, thats too bad. At least the stuff's ok..

 

[Buck-Beaver]

hey mdu, got the same story. Pretty sad, huh? Is there any way that one can get into stop-motion animation? I'm liking the W&G stuff, Chicken Run, etc.

Here are some resources to check out BJ:

- http://www.stopmotionanimation.com
- http://www.stopmotionworks.com
- http://www.animateclay.com

I'd also highly recommend this video and the book "Cracking Animation" from Aardman. The Making of Chicken Run is a good book too and you can find it in discount bookstores for less than $10 sometimes.

Good software to start with is Anasazi Stop Motion Animator. It's free and all you need to get started is a webcam.

 

[Buck-Beaver]

Chad Kerychuk has posted more details about the Aardman fire on his personal blog...apparently it's not quite as bad as thought. The company's film negatives were not in the fire and some props - like the rocket Nick Park built himself for "A Grand Day Out" weren't in the warehouse.

http://digitaldreammachine.blogspot.com/2005/10/fire-destroys-wallace-and-gromit.html

 

[Kimp the Shrimp]

IT WAS 30 YEARS OF COLLECTING BUT THE MAIN STUFF WAS LUCKLY NOT THERE.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4953050

 

[Kimp the Shrimp]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4953050

NPR STORY ON THE FORE

 

[Fozzie Bear]

I've merged the two threads together since they were about the same topic.

It's sad, isn't it?