The World Of Wallace And Gromit

Wallace and Gromitthe eccentric, cheese-loving inventor and his faithful, long-suffering dogstarted life in 1985 in Nick Parks A Grand Day Out, a film he had started while attending Britains National Film and Television school. Gromit actually began as a cat in another story and initially Wallace didnt have a name, but since then the pair have been catapulted to international fame and captured the hearts of millions, along with a cast of characters that includes the adorable Shaun the Sheep, the dastardly penguin Fingers and the long-suffering lady friend Wendolene. From an idea doodled in a sketchbook to three fully realized feature films, the secrets of the model-making shop, the set-design shop and the animation studios are all revealed here for the very first time. Including previously unseen original concept artwork from Nick Park and insights into stop-motion animation, this book looks at the establishment of the characters as global property through innovative marketing, major advertising campaigns and must-have merchandise. The World of Wallace & Gromit will explore the way in which two animated characters from Bristol were taken to the heart of the British public and became a much-loved global phenomenon.

With concept art, character models, set designs, stills, plus interviews with all the leading talent and an introduction by Nick Park, this is an illustrated guide to the movie "Curse of the Were-rabbit," produced by Multi-Oscar winning Aardman Animation. This book discovers the film's behind-the-scenes secrets.

Can Wallace and Gromit save the Giant Vegetable Competition of their town from fiendishly hungry rabbits?

Poor Gromit is worn out! After a busy day looking after Wallace, he's just about ready for bed. But just as he settles down to sleep he's woken up by Wallace watching television, full blast. Then it's BANG, BANG! as Wallace hammers away at one of his inventions. Will Gromit ever get to sleep?

Join Wallace and his dog Gromit on their adventures. These adaptations of the world-famous animated film characters feature a cleaver story line combined with ingenious humor and brilliant characterization.

Wallace and Gromit's summer holiday is cut short when the Albatross appears… a great white seabird that seems hell bent on driving them out of their caravan. How can they explain this frightening and unwelcome presence? Will the duo ever be able shake the Albatross off and savour the delights of Bleakly-by-Sea in peace?

Wallace and Gromit enter a local fishing contest only to find that their competitor, ten-times trophy-winner Albert Plunger, has a scheme to win the contest which involves Wallace's newest invention, the Tubmarine.