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Directing the next Wallace & Gromit film. Private pilot for fun.
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Super proud to be directing the next W&G adventure with Nick.
Exciting news! Wallace & Gromit will return for a new film in 2024, directed by creator Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham.
Read more:
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The brilliant Chuck Jones took a complex explanation of where mammals have similarities in joint structures and made it simple to understand with trainers and socks. Genius.
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Very excited to share this first sneak peek clip of the film I am directing with Nick Park.
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Hot news! This is what I have been working on for the last few years but have not been able to say anything about. Very proud to be able to share this.
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We unveiled the brand new Wallace & Gromit statue and bench in Preston market this morning. It’s ace but you do get a cold bum on the metal bench.
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Update on
@earlymanmovie
We are up to 37 shooting units.
Nick's in London recording dialogue with
@twhiddleston
Animation looking awesome!
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The cat is out of the bag!
Great, big news at
@aardman
as the studio becomes employee owned. I am so proud to be a part of it. Huge thanks to
@PeteLordAardman
&
@SproxtonAardman
for making this very generous decision.
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This is most of the animation team on
@earlymanmovie
at
@aardman
they made the characters live and breath. An awesome group of very talented artists.
Hmm...
What is the collective noun for a group of animators.... a frame of animators perhaps?
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Worthy farm will soon be the Glastonbury festival
@GlastoFest
This huge site will be stuffed to the gunnels with people. Awesome to see from the air, the pyramid stage bathing in the sun.
#Glastonbury2019
#worthyfarm
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Tom Hiddleston doing his thing on the carpet for the premiere of
@earlymanmovie
five min countdown until we see the movie.
#TomHiddleston
#EarlyMan
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Today Nick Park was late for a
@earlymanmovie
meeting with
@will_becher
and I
His excuse?
He was on the phone to Tom Hiddlston.
Fair enough.
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Now this is exciting! At long last it’s world premiere time for
@earlymanmovie
#NickPark
#EddieRedmayne
#Maisie_Williams
#TomHiddleston
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It’s rare to see
@PeteLordAardman
and
@AmazingMorph
in the same image. But here they are warming up for the
#BAFTAkids
@BAFTA
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Well
@AmazingMorph
didn’t win the
#BAFTAkids
@BAFTA
but we are very proud to be nominated.
In conciliation Morph is tucking into a chocolate bafta mask.
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I thoroughly enjoyed the
@Ray_Harryhausen
exhibition at the
@NatGalleriesSco
Modern two.
I was lucky to have worked with the great man in 1997.
If you are a fan of cinema then you must see this magnificent collection.
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Our last stop before we head home was to visit
@donttrythis
from
@testedcom
in his cave to thank him for spilling the beans on how we made
@Earlymanmovie
@EarlyManUS
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Went to the Morph de-brief yesterday. Had no idea Morph even had underwear.
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It is the last day of filming on
@earlymanmovie
today so to celebrate with our immensely talented crew we all had pizza and prosecco for lunch. After very brief speeches
@will_becher
and I managed to spray ourselves and the boss with bubbly.
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Been so busy forgot to shout out loud and proud that I am directing (and voicing) the new Epic Adventures of Morph. We are pushing the boat out creating 15 five minute episodes, taking Morph and his pals on epic adventures on the desktop and beyond.
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Up early for the first flight of the
@thegrandappeal
hot air balloon operated by
@XBallooning
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The trio of Wallace and Gromit 50p coins I helped create with the
@RoyalMintUK
to celebrate 30 years of Wallace and Gromit.
Solid gold, silver and nickel. All legal tender.
These are very special, and I'm very proud.
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Found an old Polaroid from 1996 when I animated a commercial under
@Ray_Harryhausen
This is what we made. All shot as Ray did his movies, stop motion, back projected set, double exposed and no video assist. It was intense.
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Our most productive week so far on
@earlymanmovie
& with only 3 weeks left until we wrap the whole crew is working flat out.
It looks fab.
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The latest
@aardman
feature film
@earlymanmovie
is out TODAY in the U.K. and the rest of the world very soon.
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Lush looking cupcakes for a special
#EarlyMan
event
@YouTubeSpaceLon
Almost too good to eat, only almost. Nom nom nom.
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It’s Friday and the end of our first week filming a new series of
@AmazingMorph
In the studio we have an amazing team creating wonderful work.
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I find I have been nominated for an
@BAFTA
children’s award for the series of
@AmazingMorph
I made last year. Yipeee!!!!!!
The nominees for Short Form are
#CNBuddyNetwork
, The Happos Famliy, Morph & Share a Story 2016 👌
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We finished filming the new series of
@AmazingMorph
today. The Epic Adventures of Morph. So proud of the fantastic
@aardman
crew for their fab work on this show.
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Very proud to have been a part of this movie. Today I got my hands on the ultra 4k & blue-ray of
@earlymanmovie
from
@aardman
and
@StudiocanalUK
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Tonight the whole crew at
@aardman
are celebrating the company moving into employee ownership. With great music from the
@TheUkes
#OurAardman
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It was this fantastic bunch
@aardman
that made
@earlymanmovie
They are all amazing!!!!!
See their fantastic work in UK cinemas now.
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Time is flying on the
@earlymanmovie
We’re shooting action that needs slo-mo reference, I’ll take any excuse to film a face plant.
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Mr
@will_becher
at the schedule boards. It's been an epic journey but now only ten weeks to go on
@earlymanmovie
principal photography.
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We are in the famous Abbey Road Studio recording the music for
@earlymanmovie
Utterly amazing.
#music
#orchestra
#abbeyroad
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Modelling clay replacement sculpts for Morph and Chas run cycles. Saves sculpting the action through which is perfectly feasible but makes a slow process even slower.
#animation
#stopmotion
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Very excited to be at a test screening of
@earlymanmovie
with
@will_becher
and a massive audience of real people who will be quizzed once they have seen the film.
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Exhausted and thoroughly entertained seeing
@JonathanPieNews
live at
@TheForumBath
with
@trickfilm99
A powerhouse of a show featuring an hour and a half of one man rapid fire monologue. Quite shouty, often sweary, very funny.
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There are some great new
@earlymanmovie
GiF's for you to share.
Click on the GIF button in twitter and search for earlyman or aardman.
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Our last Animator’s meeting on
@earlymanmovie
so many talented people.
Usually we review the weeks work, today we watched a few completed sequences.
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Next week I start as Animation Director alongside
@will_becher
on the next
@aardman
feature. EARLY MAN.
#animation
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I’m on the other side of the world in Beverly Hills and who do I bump into ? None other than
@AmazingMorph
striking a pose in the Californian sunset.
#smallworld
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One of the many wonderful moments in this film that I am very proud to have been a part of.
Watch Tom Hiddleston getting a massage in order to deliver a better voice performance
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Last night I was super proud to be at the premier of the 30th anniversary tour of Wallace and Gromit's Musical Marvels, hosted by the
@NFTSFilmTV
where Nick created W&G.
Its now touring around the UK until 9th June, find out more here
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See how we make things at
@aardman
on
@earlymanmovie
in a more intimate and thorough way than usual with Mr
@donttrythis
doing his thing.
In anticipation of
@earlymanmovie
's release, here's the first of NINE videos from my FASCINATING visit to
@aardman
last summer with
@testedcom
. What a process!
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We had another crew screening of recently completed
@earlymanmovie
shots that this lovely lot helped craft. It's looking fab!
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My life for the last two years was focused on making
@earlymanmovie
In London today for the world premiere. Seeing the billboards on the way there was awesome. I can’t wait for the general release.
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On stage with
@AnnaEHiggs
and Nick at
@annecyfestival
sharing some special sneak peeks of Wallace & Gromit - Vengeance Most Fowl.
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#annecyfestival
#vengeancemostfowl
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I had a wonderful morning visit to Montacute House in Somerset, the inspiration for Tottington Hall in Wallace & Gromit curse of the Were-Rabbit. They have the actual Tottington Hall model on display. It’s a unique opportunity to see. It’ll be there all summer.
@NTSouthWest
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We had a work in progress crew screening of
@earlymanmovie
at
@aardman
features today.
It's looking amazing.
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I’m sad to learn that
@RWAnimator
has passed away. I am honoured to have been a part of his time at
@aardman
where he had studio space fitted out with his original Disney animation desk. Always with a story to tell he was relentless in his passion for animation. Dick, may you RiP
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Getting ready for an interview on set of
@earlymanmovie
with
@will_becher
Cup ‘o tea - check
Makeup- check
Sense of humour- check
Roll camera.
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Been busy...
What on I hear you ask.....
Well, amongst other things.....
THIS!
We're thrilled to announce that the brand new, action-packed series The Epic Adventures of Morph will debut on
@SkyKidsOfficial
this November!
Read more:
@AmazingMorph
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Just landed after my first flight solo since becoming a private pilot. I’m grinning from ear to ear!
Flew over Avebury, which was nice.
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Sent my son out to buy two bottles of oil, the idiot brought me back one oil and a chicken.
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Well this is a lovely surprise. A little something I rustled up for
@Joulesclothing
is doing rather well it seems.
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My Boxing Day project, make a hazel gate harvested from our garden.
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Cleaning a draw out I found this lone W&G stamp from 2010. It was the first big project I worked when I became W&G creative director in 2009.
#Stamps
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I've been to Annecy many times, but always on summer holiday to paraglide, never to the famous animation festival..... Well now I get to go.
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Next level zoetrope!
A zoetrope is one of several pre-film animation devices that produce the illusion of motion []. This is a 3D printed part created by Akinori Goto, which allows a light to project a simple, essential animation [source and more: ]
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I took the final skills test for my private pilots license ..... and PASSED!!!!!!
Huge thanks to the ace team at
@flywithfreedom
for making it such fun.
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Working hard with
@will_becher
on the roof of the new Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills.
Margarita on the left, cucumber martini on the right.
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I had the honour of 'directing' Peter Sallis many times over the years. He never stopped teaching me.
May you rest in peace Peter.
"He was always my first and only choice for Wallace." - Nick Park on the passing of legendary actor Peter Sallis
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What a crazy ten days with
@will_becher
and Nick Park. Talks at
@DisneyPixar
@googletalks
@cartoonart
to name a few, endless interviews and a visit to
@donttrythis
all for
@EarlyManUS
@earlymanmovie
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Just a little peek at the gallery in the
@Aardman
atrium from a selection of our super talented folk.
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Snowing?
I don’t think so, this is L.A.!!!!!!
@will_becher
and I have hit Santa Monica briefly before work starts.
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Getting the right eye lid shape is critical for expression. On
@earlymanmovie
the animators hand sculpt to the requirements of the shot.
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We went to see my Oh Bollards Feathers McGraw with all the 66 other
@GromitUnleashed
designs in the Greatest Dog Shoe on Earth exhibition at
@mallcribbs
Oh Bollards is gate keeper and even has his own charity merch, get a ticket and go and to see for yourself. 15-30 Sept.
#GU2
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The red carpet action at today’s
@earlymanmovie
world premiere will be streaming live on face ache from 1.15pm (UK time)
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Well done to the
@earlymanmovie
team
@aardman
for their
@AnnieAwards
nominations.
- Best Animated Feature
- Animated Effects
- Character Animation
- Directing
- Music
- Production Design
- Voice Acting
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Mr
@will_becher
and I were honorary members of the
@earlymanmovie
production team. It was this bunch of fabulous darlings that got all the production ducks in a row and waddling to the same tune.
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The
@AmazingMorph
has been at the
@pieminister
pies again. Who can blame him!
http://t.co/UsjmFd1WfV
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Time to travel again.
I’m waiting for my plane to take me off to North America to help spread the word about
@earlymanmovie
New York first then I’ll join
@will_becher
and Nick Park in L. A.
East coast - west coast.
#Airport
#flying
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This has been a top secret project I have been working on for such a long time (the best part of two years) I am super excited to now be able to share.....
An official set of 50 pence commemorative coins featuring Wallace and Gromit.
@aardman
@RoyalMintUK
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I took my boys flying today. Thier first time in a light aircraft and also my first passengers since I qualified.
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Chicken Run is on U.K. tv this evening. ITV2 at 15.55. So proud to have been a part of this movie.
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A big day for me. I flew an aeroplane SOLO for the first time. Big thanks to Chris my instructor at
@flywithfreedom
I was shaking with adrenaline afterwards, apparently it’s normal.
@CotswoldAirport
#flyingsolo
#flying
#studentpilot
#freedom
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Spectacular embarrassment caused to my teenage sons this morning during my Fathers day breakfast when my wife thanked me for having such high quality sperm.
#FathersDay
#fathersday2020
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Pedal to the metal in the
@aardman
studio for the
@earlymanmovie
with our tortoise powered scissor lift. 🐢
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