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    The Art of Aardman: The Makers of Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and More
    The Art of Aardman: The Makers of Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and More
    The Art of Aardman: The Makers of Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and More
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    The Art of Aardman: The Makers of Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and More

    By Peter Lord and David Sproxton

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    See the iconic, energetic art of Aardman Animations like never before! The Art of Aardman takes readers on an unforgettable, behind-the-scenes journey through the studio's archives. This collection features original character sketches and never-before-seen concept art, offering a unique look inside the studio that created Chicken Run, Morph, and, of course, Wallace & Gromit. Kicking things off with forewords from founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton, this celebration of all-things Aardman is a must-have for all animation fans.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChronicle Books Digital
    Release dateAug 29, 2017
    ISBN9781452166575
    The Art of Aardman: The Makers of Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and More

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      This is a large coffee table style book that takes a brief, though thoroughly engaging look at 200 very different women. By asking them a series of questions, it gets to the heart of what is important to them, and in many cases, what is also important to the reader. This book is beautiful, well photographed, and features a large diverse, multicultural group of women; every reader can find someone to identify with, and to learn from. In a year of a variety of books about groups of women who are rebellious or daring or forgotten, this is the one that stands out to me as the modern reader. These are 200 modern women that we can look up to, ones that are living in the world. While a few may be considered objectionable since this book came out - certainly no one is saint - you don't make history by being passive.
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      This is a visually beautiful coffee table book in which 200 accomplished women from around the world are asked the same 5 questions:--What Really Matters to You?--What Brings You Happiness?--What Do You Regard as the Lowest Depths of Misery?What Would You Change If You Could?--With What Single Word Do You Identify?The answers are as varied as the women what are asked the questions. Some replies are short and sweet, some funny, some heart breakingly tragic and some profound. But all will have meaning to someone reading this book.This is a physically big book & not something that one reads curled up in an easy chair. This is a book to dip into when the mood strikes and to savor the thoughts of the women featured inside.
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    The Art of Aardman - Peter Lord

    INTRODUCTION BY

    PETER LORD

    Welcome to this celebration of Aardman and the amazing artists who have led the creative charge here over the past 40 years.

    Almost every film that we bring to the screen has been developed through words and in pictures. And though I’m a big fan of the written word, there’s no denying that pictures make for a much more beautiful book. So here we’ve tried to capture for you the magic, the fun and of course the beauty of the visual side of the process.

    We’ll take you right through the filmmaking and development process – everything from the first sketch to the finished frame. It all begins in that mysterious time when nothing has been settled, and all possibilities are open. As an artist or an ideas person this is probably the most exciting time you’ll have on a new film and I hope that we’ve managed to communicate some of that energy and sense of adventure. Though some of the pictures you’ll see were created a long time ago, this is definitely not an exercise in nostalgia. The same creative process continues here every day as new projects and stories are born. And the work that’s being done, by artists old and new, is just as exciting, and just as varied as it’s ever been. Many of the people whose work you’ll see in this fabulous book are still working away today in sketchbooks or on tablets (or, as in my case, on the back of the agenda for a meeting that isn’t really holding my attention). Meanwhile new artists are constantly adding to the story, working out their own personal vision.

    I love to dig out the stories within stories and hidden histories buried under the surface. Before any of our finished films are brought to the screen, plenty of words have been written, believe me – countless pages of scripts, notes and analysis. But equally there are hundreds, if not thousands, of images – everything from the faintest pencil sketch to a beautiful digital painting. Through those images, stories are born, characters evolve, jokes are planned and whole worlds are created from scratch. If there’s an answer to the old, old question, where do your ideas come from? then for me – and for many of us at Aardman – the answer is to be found right here in this book. Ideas come from inside your head, and as often as not, they tumble straight out as drawings and into sketchbooks.

    I love to look at

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