AlanHo Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 I dragged a reluctant wife to the cinema this afternoon to see Nick Park's latest plasticine stop motion film Early Man. Those who enjoyed Wallace and Grommit, Shaun the Sheep etc will love it. It's the first time we have been to the cinema for a few months. I thoroughly enjoyed it and so did Libby. I was struck by the amount of work that is invested in the medium of stop motion - where they move plasticine models a millimetre at a time and take a still photo, then put all the stills together to produce moving images. Frankly - it's awesome. Especially in this film where there are huge football crowds being animated If you ever want to take your mind off today's miseries, Corbyn, brexit, crime etc - go and lose yourself in this 90 minutes of undiluted clever and hilarious nonsense. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/26/early-man-review-nick-park-aardman-animation-eddie-redmayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 I've not seen latest Aardman/Nick Park masterpiece but I have seen a TV ad for furniture or something of that ilk based on the same or similar characters that are in this film. I fully appreciate that Park started out using Plasticine for his model making but he did convert to computer animation for that not-so-good film Chicken Run. What I think he's doing now is computer animation using much-improved software that can give the "Plasticine" look. That's most likely the only way he can get the crowds animated in the way he now does. Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoy Aardman animations and the work that goes into them and I particularly enjoy the way that Aardman have embraced the latest technology to make excellent imitations of their early masterpieces. On a different note, I wonder if there will be any more Wallace & Grommit following the demise of Peter Sallis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted January 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 There was a documentary on TV a few months ago that took you into the Bristol Studio and showed you how they do the animations. They still use plasticine stop motion as the basic medium which is tweaked by animation software to minimise the number of actual photos required per second. Hence the process is less laborious than the original method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 I haven't seen it yet but I am looking forward to it as I like Nick Parks work. I've seen the others, Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep and loved them. I will look forward to seeing Early Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, -pops- said: he did convert to computer animation for that not-so-good film Chicken Run. If I remember rightly chicken run was still stop motion, but rather than plasticine they used foam rubber bendy toy type figures, the CGI film was Flushed Away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 46 minutes ago, Belatucadrus said: If I remember rightly chicken run was still stop motion, but rather than plasticine they used foam rubber bendy toy type figures, the CGI film was Flushed Away. I am happy to be corrected on that - both films were less than their usual standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 We used to be regulars at the cinema but just cannot stand the volume in the local cinema. It is so bad that I complained to the local council in Tamworth about it. The inspector asked them to turn it down, and they did I for a few weeks, but it got just as bad. They have lost us as regular customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted January 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 44 minutes ago, andsome said: We used to be regulars at the cinema but just cannot stand the volume in the local cinema. It is so bad that I complained to the local council in Tamworth about it. The inspector asked them to turn it down, and they did I for a few weeks, but it got just as bad. They have lost us as regular customers. I would agree with you - but I am fortunate because I can turn my hearing aids down with my remote control to an acceptable level. It's one of the few occasions that I use HA's to make things quieter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 My hearing aids won’t go low enough. If I remove them it is still too loud,and the bass is terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 "My hearing aids won’t go low enough." They are supposed to be used with your ears, not some organ bellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted January 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 4 hours ago, andsome said: My hearing aids won’t go low enough. If I remove them it is still too loud,and the bass is terrible. With mine - if I adjust the volume to minimum - they don't amplify the sound at all - but then serve as ear plugs. It's not perfect, but works well enough. Better than hearing the racket without the HA's in - especially the boof boof bass without them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 4 hours ago, catgate said: They are supposed to be used with your ears, not some organ bellow.bcabc It's a special second option for the really really hard of hearing who think they want to listen to people like Donald Trump who habitually talk through the arse. The microphone fitting depends a lot on the user, people with spectacularly hairy buttocks can often get away with a strip of Velcro, less hirsute types may require the thigh band and elasticated super duper suspension harness . This is very effective but looks rather like a beige mankini with a garter and has been known to cause catastrophic loss of circulation to the naughty bits if pulled too tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 9 hours ago, Belatucadrus said: It's a special second option for the really really hard of hearing who think they want to listen to people like Donald Trump who habitually talk through the arse. The microphone fitting depends a lot on the user, people with spectacularly hairy buttocks can often get away with a strip of Velcro, less hirsute types may require the thigh band and elasticated super duper suspension harness . This is very effective but looks rather like a beige mankini with a garter and has been known to cause catastrophic loss of circulation to the naughty bits if pulled too tight. Now we know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted January 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 here is part of an article from The Daily Mail saturday magazine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 My flabber is well and truly gasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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