DENVER — Randy Boyum has been playing with clay for more than 40 years. "I dabbled in clay animation as a 12-year-old in the mid-1970’s, producing a few truly horrible short films," Boyum, now 58, ...

Last Friday, UK’s The Telegraph reported that Aardman Animations is currently experiencing a clay shortage after their clay supplier closed down earlier this year. The stop-motion studio reportedly ...

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After splurging to grab all the clay from a closing factory, the studio's supply is reaching its end as it works on a new Wallace & Gromit movie. Reading time 2 minutes Aardman Animations has been ...

It’s a summer night in 1973. Two young animators are in a basement in Northwest Portland, experimenting with stop-motion clay animation. It’s an experiment that will soon revolutionize the animation ...

The legendary stop-motion house said it has been working for "quite some time" to secure new modeling clay suppliers before current pipelines dry out. From pandemic-induced supply chain backlogs to ...

The latest stop-motion animated movie made by Aardman Animations is now playing in cinemas in the UK, and opens in theaters in the US in just a few weeks (starting February 16th). Early Man is their ...

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"I am, at heart, a clay man," says Park, creator of the famous "Wallace and Grommit" animated shorts and movies. Academy Award Winner Nick Park On 'Early Man' And Animating With Clay Academy ...