Wallace and Gromit is a British stop-motion comedy animation series created by Nick Park of Aardman Animations. The series is based on a man (Wallace) and his strangely clever dog (Gromit). The genre is comedy and the audience is large going from kids to adults. The work created aims to entertain the audience in a very humorous, sometimes unrealistic way. The projects aren't released every day, in fact the audience have to wait for another production literally years due to how long it takes to create, design and produce the films. This is because even a few seconds will take a couple of days for the crew. The use of close ups and shots that don't show the feet allow the team to show the viewers a more natural feel when watching the production as only the top half of most characters are animated in frames. The characters are made from plasticine modelling clay. The rare movies are shot one frame at a time, moving the models of the characters slightly aids in giving the impression of movement to the audience. In common with other animation techniques, the stop motion animation used in Wallace and Gromit may duplicate frames if there is little motion. Some effects like fire, smoke, and flying rabbits in well known production of The Curse of the Were-Rabbit were impossible to do in stop motion and had to be rendered on computer. The feature-length The Curse of the Were-Rabbit took 15 months to make. It's important for people to be extra cautious with the cameras, the characters and the lighting for continuity purposes. There's a whole team who work together to ensure the set is exactly the same the next filming day. The crew would take pictures from every angle to ensure all is the same as they continue production. Seeing the footage in context allows the production team to determine whether a certain scene or sequence works effectively or if and how it can be improved.
