The Rotoscopers gang is back with some exciting news! They also cover new territories this episode by diving into stop-motion animation and animated shorts. The main discussion focuses on the four classic Wallace & Gromit shorts.

Highlights:

■ Big News! Now apart of the Hypable Podcast Network

■ Winner for 'The Art of Brave' contest announced! 

■ Animation Spotlight: stop-motion animation

■ What is stop motion? Is all stop motion claymation?

■ Is stop motion more technical than hand-drawn or CGI animation?

■ Jurassic Park was going to be stop motion?! WHAT?!

■ Mason expounds the wonders of stop motion in Star Wars and other films over the years

■ Main Discussion: The Wallace & Gromit shorts 

■ Director's Spotlight: Nick Park

■ The Simpsons’ episode "Angry Dad the Movie"; “I’m more clay than man.”

■ Animated shorts spoofs: Mixar's Condiments & Nick Park's Willis & Crumble 

■ A Grand Day Out (1989):Can you SAY claymation?! 

■ Wallace and Gromit saved the Wensleydale cheese factory!

■ The Wrong Trousers (1993): the jump in quality is shocking!

■ How do they do they animate water and floating objects?

■ Mason loves creepy penguins & Mason’s conspiracy theories

■ Trivia: Let’s play the name game!

■ A Close Shave (1995): say hello to Shaun the Sheep

■ Wallace is the king of hand touching

■ Tiny Toons Adventures and WB TV tangent

■ Wallace’s pick up lines

■ A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)

■ Is the W&G mystery/crime theme over done?

■ Last thoughts, favorite shorts and ratings

■ Listener question & mail bag

■ And of course...bloopers! Runtime: 1:29:48, 41.2 MB Where to Find Us:

■ Find us on the web: therotoscopers.com, twitter, facebook, YouTube, tumblr, hypable & Animated Views

■ Mason Smith: This Animated Life Blog, Twitter

■ Chelsea Robson: Facebook, Twitter

■ Morgan Stradling: Twitter, Instagram

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