So how on earth do you follow earning a place in the Guinness Book of Records for the smallest stop-motion animation character in a film with Dot? You get the band back together – Aardman Animation & Sumo Science (Will Studd and Ed Patterson) – and do the exact opposite, by creating Gulp; The world’s largest stop-motion animation (the largest scene stretched over 11,000 square feet!), again shot on a Nokia N8.
Wonder what record they’re going to smash next time? The deepest ocean animation? Animating whilst falling from a plane?
Gulp. The world’s largest stop-motion animation shot on a Nokia N8. from Nokia HD on Vimeo.
And the Making of:
Gulp. The making of. from Nokia HD on Vimeo.
MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the latest incarnation of this disorder and so much cheaper than film school. Twitter: @MarBelle
This is truly amazing! I’m actually stunned at the creativity and artistry that went into this.
I know, the talented bastards!
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