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Aardman Animations Limited is a British animation studio based in Bristol. It is known for films and television series made using stop motion and clay animation techniques, particularly those featuring its plasticine characters from Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep, and Morph. After some experimental computer-animated short films during the late 1990s, beginning with Owzat (1997), Aardman entered the computer animation market with Flushed Away (2006). As of February 2020, it had earned $1.1 billion worldwide, with an average $135.6 million per film.

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  • Husky Wing Husky Wing
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    10 months ago
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    I resent the continued proliferation of the 2:1 aspect ratio, but I'm excited for another stop motion movie.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQqrBzJ5wIc
    25 December 2024 on BBC One. January 3, 2025 on Netflix.
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      Editing … my step grandad would have loved this. Wallace & Gromit was his life. Btw I don't get why 16:9 isn't the standard by now. Everyone's tv's are like that now. No reason for black bars unless you want to get really artsy.
      10 months ago
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      Editing … I think framing for a particular aspect ratio is valuable to the art, and not in a pretentiously "artsy" way. Wider frames are often excellent for epic landscapes, taller frames are often more intimate. I want various aspect ratios. Sort of like how not every painting should be made on the same type of canvas. But 2:1 isn't becoming more common because of its opportunities for creative expression, it's become common because streaming services see it as a compromise between 16:9 and wider aspect ratios, and they're worried wider frames won't look good on small phones. It's also a cheap way for Netflix productions to imitate the theatrical look of letterboxing, without alienating casual phone audiences. The aspect ratio was also initially proposed as the new standard for all film and TV productions, dismissing such an important part of the filmmakers' creative expression.
      10 months ago
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      Editing … "Wider frames are often excellent for epic landscapes, taller frames are often more intimate. " completely agree but to me 16:9 is widescreen enough for landscape and the drawback of lack boarders does not outweigh the benefit of more widescreen for me. What specific widescreen aspect ratio is best you can debate but the reality is that the screens people watch on are 16:9. Unless you have a really good reason to have black boarders I would just focus my attention elsewhere. If I were to make a film, I'd rather work with/around the display medium most people have. Or you can get really creative and make A split-screen movie side by side with either 2 portrait frames or 2 really wide landscapes. :-P
      9 months ago
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      Editing … Wooooo, more W&G! I'm not going to watch the trailer and go in blind, but I'm hyped.
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    • Husky Wing
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      Editing … There's no specific best widescreen aspect ratio. 2.39:1 is common, 2.76:1 is less common. 2.2:1 is a typical 70mm frame. There's no best aspect ratio, it just depends on the movie and its intended framing. If you were a filmmaker, you'd be too creative to limit your artistic expression because of the shape of a screen.
      9 months ago
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      Editing … I have yet to see a single Wallace and grommit. I think when Chicken Run was in theaters we were considering seeing it. That's the closest I ever got.
      9 months ago
    • Klemoib
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      Editing … "There's no specific best widescreen aspect ratio. 2.39:1 is common, 2.76:1 is less common. 2.2:1 is a typical 70mm frame. There's no best aspect ratio, it just depends on the movie and its intended framing. If you were a filmmaker, you'd be too creative to limit your artistic expression because of the shape of a screen." again, in theory I agree, but in reality there are very few films that actually warrant the difference between wide screen and ultra wide screen. I've seen some installations with panoramic video. And it's nice, but in the end most films are seen on 16:9. If everyone had beamers I would think differently. I just personally really dislike black boarders. it is a visual element that unintentionally becomes part of the viewing experience. It has annoyed me since I was little. It's not like the screen the film is seen on will change and resize itself because of the film. the screen is a fixed parameter until we get different viewing technologies. Don't get me wrong, I like really widescreen as a composition if it's done well, but most movies are really not that special in that way that they need it. Same for 4:3 and such. Maybe in some cases I'll appreciate it but in most cases most movies are best off using all of the screen real estate.
      9 months ago
    • Husky Wing
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      Editing … No they aren't! "One size fits almost all" is antithetical to artistic expression!
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    • Klemoib
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      Editing … There is no need to get emotional about the fact that I expressed my opinion. I didn't imply what you think I implied. I'm simply saying in most cases it's preferable to work with the shape of the screen than imposing your vision on the screen. I am an artist for what it's worth, so I would be the last to want to make "a one size fits all" rule to impose on everyone. In reality I said one size did NOT fit all, but most can make themself fit on 16:9 and I am of the opinion that if you can make your idea work on 16:9 that would be the preferable choice. What if every youtube video had a different size? Why even stop at aspect ratios then if the screen is of no consequence? Why not make a round film then? Why not triangular or oval? Why are all movies rectangular? Your vision isn't rectangular and light gathers as round patterns on film when it passes through the lens. The screen is not a creative limitation, the screen is the thing that lets you express something on it. If you make a painting on a canvas you are not able to resize the best option is to make a composition that fits the canvas you have.
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