Gulp (film) explained

Gulp
Director:Will Studd
Sumo Science
Ed Patterson
Music:Will Grove-White
Production Companies:Nokia
Aardman Animations
Runtime:2 minutes
Country:UK
Language:English

Gulp is a 2011 British animated short film by Aardman Animations working with Wieden + Kennedy and filmed on Nokia N8 smart phone, then Nokia's top-of-the-range. It is considered a spiritual successor to another Aardman short, Dot. Gulp was filmed "on the world’s largest stop-motion set". The film run-time is under two minutes, and is followed by a behind-the-scenes featurette.[1] The co-directors were Will Studd and Sumo Science.[2]

Production

The film was shot on a Nokia N8, which was suspended over a beach. Sand sculptures were used in the production with other props. Nokia Conversation explains "Breaking the Guinness world record, the largest scene in the film stretches over 11,000 square feet".[3] [4] [5]

Jay Clarke was the storyboard Artist for "Gulp".

Plot

ShortOfTheWeek describes the plot as "a Jonah-style adventure of a fisherman getting caught in a belly of a giant fish".

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gulp by Aardman Animation | Stop-Motion Short Film.
  2. Web site: Aardman Sets Another Guinness World Record with Gulp Short.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110121324/http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/08/03/gulp-the-worlds-biggest-stop-frame-animation-shot-on-a-nokia-n8/ Gulp, the world's biggest stop-frame animation. Shot on a Nokia N8
  4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-14430313 Wallace and Gromit makers set record on Pendine Sands
  5. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/aardman-create-worlds-biggest-stop-motion-1814409 Aardman create world's biggest stop-motion animation on Welsh beach