The World of Wallace and Gromit

About this book

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.