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Wallace & Gromit do Cannes …
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After the press conference, the journalists all swarmed to write up their takes on the film and Allen’s wit. I passed down the hallway with my hoodie pulled over my head and heard “There’s Jon Roy trying to be all incognito.” It was a friend of mine from a PR firm in Los Angeles who reminded me of the sneak peek of the “Wallace & Gromit” feature film that I had RSVP’d for while still in the states. Embarrassed that I forgot, I scooped up the press kit and shuffled in the back door.
“Wallace & Gromit” creator and director Nick Park and Aardman production company co-founders presented clips from the upcoming feature film “Wallace & Gromit—The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” slated for nationwide release on October 7th.
The film was shot using plasticine models for characters (just as they did for “Chicken Run,”) and employing stop motion animation — in which a full day’s work yields about three seconds of screen time. The entire feature takes about two years to shoot. It was time well spent. The clips were hilarious. There’s nothing like a classically filmed chase sequence done claymation style.
After the screening, I was invited to a not-so-private private luncheon with the filmmakers at the American Pavilion on the beach. The full-scale sets from the film on display were so intricately detailed it was mind boggling. And I even got a Gromit t-shirt.
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By kathleen modenbach
May 13, 2005 9:51 AM | Link to this
Jon, I loved today,s piece as much as yesterday’s! Looking forward to many interviews. Now, on to the videos. Kathleen Modenbach