Animations

wallace and gromit

Created by Nick Park of Aardman Animations, the series consists of four short films and a

feature-length film. The series centres on Wallace, an absent-minded inventor and cheese

enthusiast, along with his companion Gromit, a silent yet intelligent anthropomorphic dog.

Shaun the Sheep

Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated spin-off of the Wallace and Gromit

franchise, starring the sheep character of the same name from A Close Shave. The show

follows Shaun, now the leader of his flock, on madcap adventures around a small farm. It

first aired in the UK on CBBC in March 2007 and has been broadcast in 180 countries around

the world. It currently consists of 130 seven-minute episodes and is in its fifth series.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox is a 2009 American stop-motion animated comedy film based on the Roald

Dahl children's novel of the same name. The film is about a fox who steals food each night

from three mean and wealthy farmers. They are fed up with Mr. Fox's theft and try to kill

him, so they dig their way into the foxes' home, but the animals are able to outwit the

farmers and live underground.

ParaNorman

ParaNorman is a 2012 American 3D stop-motion animated horror comedy film[3] produced

by Laika, distributed by Focus Features and was released on August 17, 2012.[4] It stars the

voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher

Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Elaine Stritch, Bernard Hill, Jodelle Ferland, Tempestt

Bledsoe, Alex Borstein and John Goodman. It is the first stop-motion film to use a 3D color

printer to create character faces and only the second to be shot in 3D.

The Nightmare before Christmas

The Nightmare before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before

Christmas, is a 1993 American stop motion musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and

produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a being from

"Halloween Town" who opens a portal to "Christmas Town" and decides to celebrate the

holiday, with some dastardly and comical consequences. Danny Elfman wrote the film score

and provided the singing voice of Jack, as well as other minor characters. The remaining

principal voice cast includes Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page,

Paul Reubens and Glenn Shadix.

Coraline

Coraline is a 2009 American stop-motion 3D dark fantasy film based on Neil Gaiman's 2002

novel of the same name. It was produced by Laika and distributed by Focus Features.

Written and directed by Henry Selick, it was released widely in United States theaters on

February 6, 2009, after a world premiere at the Portland International Film Festival. The film

was made with Gaiman's approval and cooperation.