| Going Equipped | |
| Director: | Peter Lord |
| Producer: | Sara Mullock |
| Cinematography: | Fred Reed Dave Alex Riddett Susannah Shaw David Sproxton |
| Editing: | William Ennals |
| Studio: | Aardman Animations |
| Distributor: | Channel Four Television Corporation |
| Runtime: | 5 min |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Going Equipped is an animated short film created by Aardman Animations. It was directed by Peter Lord.
The short was commissioned by Channel 4 as part of a five-part series of Aardman animations called "Lip Synch". The five films in the series were Creature Comforts (1989), Going Equipped (1990), Ident (1990), Next (1989) and War Story (1989).[1]
Imdb explains: "A young man in prison is interviewed and talks about his life, how he got into prison, and what it's like doing time."[2]
Going Equipped received a rating of 6.3/10 from 69 users. The One-Line Review "Highly Recommended" the short, and said it "proves to be a melancholy minor-masterpiece and one of Aardman Animations best works."[3] Animator Mag said "Peter [Lord]’s contribution was a view of life in and out of prison seen through the eyes of a young offender. It is based on a real-life taped interview. The animation is smooth and realistic although watching a plasticine figure acting in a realistic way makes the words even more poignant than if the actual person had been filmed."[4]