I thought I’d show something a bit different this Sunday. I came across an interesting little video called Gulp which bills itself as the world’s largest stop-motion animation. Plus it’s shot entirely on a Nokia N8 cellphone. It’s a short film depicting a fisherman and a difefrent sort of day on the ocean. It was produced on a beach in South Wales by Sumo Science, a branch of Aardman Animations, the folks responsible for the great Wallace and Gromit films. They are masters of stop-motion and if you’re thinking of stop-motion in terms of it being like the Gumby and Pokey films of years ago, you’re in for a big surprise.
I watched this film and found it entertaining but it wasn’t until I watched the video showing how it was made that I was really impressed. In that film, you get a sense of the scale as well as the immense work that went into making this little charmer. I’ve included both below. And if you aren’t impressed with the largest stop-motion shot entirely on a cellphone, they are also repsonsible for the worlds smallest stop-motion, Dot, also shot on a cellphone. It is a sweet little film and I mean little. I’ll throw that on here as well. Have a great Sunday!
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