Hot on the heels of our A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon half term events, Claire discovers the origins of the film’s intriguing villain, Agent Red.
As we get ready for our Shaun the Sheep-themed half term, Shawana delves into the history of one of the nation’s favourite animated characters.
This February half term, we played host to free family activities and events inspired by the brand-new animated adventure Early Man.
One of the first collections we have been working on in our Archive Management Project is that of British animator Run Wrake (1965–2012).
Aardman Animations and plasticine go together like Wallace and Gromit—but the famous studio is increasingly making creative use of CGI, too.
Toni Booth takes a first look at the impressive archive of the master of the animation loop, Run Wrake.
So that’s it folks, Bradford Animation Festival 2014 is now over—and what a week it was! Here’s the complete run-down of all our award-winning filmmakers.
This year’s BAF sees women in animation and gaming as a central theme. We delved into the research to find out if expectations had changed for modern female characters.
Here’s the full list of our BAF 2013 award winners and jury special mentions. Congratulations to everyone!
Songs about videogames were a unique craze in the late 1970s and early 80s, inspired by the increasing popularity of gaming.
Phil Boot, collection manager for the Ray Harryhausen Project, explores why Medusa is one of the most recognisable characters in model animation cinema history.
Fancy a sneak peek at some of the objects making their way here for our Moving Stories exhibition? Yeah you do (hint: they’re awesome).