wallace and gromit 's cracking contraptions is a series of ten wallace and gromit stop motion animations varying in length from 1 to 3 minutes .

each episode features one of wallace 's new inventions and gromit 's skeptical reaction to it .

the series was produced and released in 2002 by aardman animations .

wallace and gromit ' s cracking contraptions

wallace and gromit - cracking contraptions 10 - shopper 13 . avi ( french subtitles )
wallace and gromit - cracking contraptions 02 - the tellyscope . avi ( french subtitles )
wallace and gromit - cracking contraptions 01 - the autochef . avi ( french subtitles )
wallace and gromit - cracking contraptions 04 - the snowmanotron . avi ( french subtitles )
inspired by wallace and gromit’s “cracking contraptions” , ms wray’s english set decided to write an explanation of how wallace’s turbo diner machine works .
wallace and gromit - cracking contraptions 07 - a christmas cardomatic . avi ( french subtitles )
wallace and gromit - cracking contraptions 01 - the autochef . avi ( french subtitles ) - youtube
a brilliant collection of wallace and gromits cracking contraptions all on one dvd . cracking stuff indeed . enoyed it very much : )
wallace and gromit - cracking contraptions 07 - a christmas cardomatic . avi ( french subtitles ) - youtube
the cracking contraptions episodes were the first wallace and gromit adventures to premiere online , launching on the bbc ' s site and atomfilms in october 2002 .
most of the background music in cracking contraptions is a remix of a song in a grand day out .
wallace and gromit - cracking contraptons 08 - the bully proof vest . avi ( french subtitles )
525 crackervac is a short film in the cracking contraptions series . the film features the invention of the 525 crackervac .
wallace invents an array of contraptions to try and make life easier but it ' s always gromit who picks up the pieces .
shopper 13 is a short film in the cracking contraptions series . the film features the invention of a remote - controlled shopping trolley sent to do wallace ' s cheese shopping .
the bully proof vest is a short film in the cracking contraptions series . the film features the invention of the bully proof vest .
wallace introduces correspondents , inventors and experts who explain various real - life contraptions , inventions and scientific accomplishments .
the autochef is a short film in the cracking contraptions series . the film features the invention of autochef , a breakfast - cooking robot .
the snowmanotron is a short film in the cracking contraptions series . the film features the invention of the snowmanotron , an automatic snowman maker .
from the soccamatic to the 535 crackervac , wallace’s inventions are truly imaginative if not always the most efficient ! cracking contraptions is a showcase of 10 short films about wallace’s wonderfully eccentric ideas , which include everything you might need to make life easier .
( 1989 ) . chat with nick park about wallace and gromit ' s new adventures .
wallace invents an array of contraptions to try and make life easier but it’s always gromit who picks up the pieces . cracking contraption is a series of 10 hilarious short films featuring some of their more outrageous inventions including the “soccamatic , ” which is supposed to help gromit’s goalkeeping skills and the “snoozatron” , which is designed to help wallace fall asleep .
breakfast is wallace and gromit ' s favourite meal and it should be relaxing and that ' s where the autochef comes in - a combined cooker and waiter on wheels .
just a group of goofy scenes of wallace & gromit trying out new contraptions . funny if you like this kind of humor .
wallace & gromit ' s grand adventures , episode 3 : muzzled ! playthough .
gromit’s daily chores include sweeping up , unfortunately wallace wants to help . the 525 crackervac will save gromit’s time and take the strain out of cleaning and it has a “cracker sensor” to boot ! ! however , things don’t go quite as wallace planned and it’s up to gromit to save the day . subscribe : urltoken download the film from itunes : urltoken wallace and gromit facebook : urltoken
a bumper bundle of wallace ' s mechanical marvels , including the tellyscope and snoozatron .
in 2010 wallace and gromit made a return to tv presenting a brand new show all about inventions and inspiring the next generation of creative thinkers ! in world of invention , wallace decided to turn his hand to tv presenting and take an eccentric look at some cracking real - life contraptions – accompanied by his faithful side - kick ( turned camera - dog ) gromit .
it ' s always great to find wallace & gromit stuff that i haven ' t seen .
the wonderful wallace and gromit stories continue here with some shorts emphasizing wallace and his unfortunate tendency for silly inventions . see this , and then go see the longer wallace and gromit stories that are much better .
wallace and gromit head to the local football field for a bit of practice , with wallace shooting and gromit playing goalie . frustrated at the ease with which gromit blocks every shot , wallace . . .
it ' s gromit ' s job to walk over and switch the channels on wallace ' s tv . feeling sorry for his pooch , he invents a simple remote control device but it is hardly instant .
in the beginning as wallace is pouring the tea is humming the
wallace and gromit
theme .
after wallace activates the bully proof vest on gromit and gromit goes flying through the door , gromit ' s ears are shown on the door , while he had a hat on .
a bumper bundle of wallace ' s wackiest mechanical marvels , including the tellyscope and snoozatron .
with high demand for the next wallace and gromit adventure , but nick park busy writing the animated duo’s first feature film outing , aardman decided to produce a series of short films about wallace’s wacky inventions .
hello there , this is just to mention that all 10 of these short cracking contraptions films ( which are great fun ) are available super - cheap if you get the 2 - disc version of wallace and gromit ' s terrific curse of the were - rabbit film , which you can currently buy for mere pennies ( they ' re on disc 2 ) .
before the shopper 13 loses it ' s first leg gromit has his headphones on . when wallace says ,
gromit , we have a problem
, gromit ' s headphones disappear . in the next shot of gromit , his headphones are back on him .
four of wallace ' s wackier mechanical marvels are demonstrated , including the bully proof vest and crackervac .
the 525 crackervac - to speed up gromit ' s cho . . . - clickview
wallace and gromit head to the local football field for a bit of practice , with wallace shooting and gromit playing goalie . frustrated at the ease with which gromit blocks every shot , . . . see more »
on april 24th a brand new wallace and gromit - themed ride opened at world - famous seaside resort , blackpool pleasure beach in the uk ! fans ride the thrill - o - matic in a giant slipper - shaped carriage that transports them through the colourful world of wallace and gromit , including lots of the classic scenes from each film . there are plenty of intricate details to look out for along the way , and lots of special effects that bring wallace’s contraptions to life , providing over four minutes of cracking fun for those on - board .
wallace and gromit try out a number of their latest inventions which rarely work as planned .
wallace and his dog , gromit , open a bakery and get tied up with a murder mystery . but , when wallace falls in love gromit is left to solve the case .
things go wrong for wallace ' s invention on its thirteenth mission to acquire cheese .
one of gromit ' s many chores is sweeping up . wallace wants to help - of course ! his 525 crackervac is just the ticket and will save gromit ' s time plus it has a cracker sensor ! naturally things don ' t go according to plan and gromit must save the day !
nick park also answered questions from fans in a special 20 years interview on youtube , and mark kermode hosted a special episode of the culture show from aardman’s hq , accompanied by a theme tune playing brass band . cracking stuff !
to speed up gromit ' s chores of sweeping up , wallace activates the 525 crackervac , a vacuum cleaner with sharp metal teeth and which sucks up things really fast . however it goes after wallace ' s crackers after vaccuming one on the floor , but wallace pulls the box out of it ' s mouth . wallace tries to stop the 525 crackervac from getting another cracker . then throws the box to gromit who then has a cowboy like showdown with the vacuum . while getting distracted by a cracker gromit threw in the air , gromit lassos the machine , which flings him on it ' s back while sending it out of control . gromit ties a knot on it ' s neck and then after a few seconds it ' s bag bursts , causing wallace ( and the area where they are ) to be covered in dust , and makes wallace tell gromit to get the dust pan and brush he was using in the beginning .
it has always been gromit’s job to walk over and switch the tv channels on wallace’s aging set . wallace decides to save his legs by inventing a simple “remote control” device . unfortunately , though the machine provides fingertip control , it is hardly “instant” . when wallace turns on the tv and is confronted by a hard - hitting penguin documentary , he needs to change channel fast . that’s when wallace realises the flaw in his design… subscribe : urltoken download the film from itunes : urltoken wallace and gromit facebook : urltoken
just as you would expect from the fab wallace and gromit . well worth the investment ! husband well chuffed and children happy .
gromit normally finds himself having to sweep up wallace ' s cracker crumbs , so his master builds a vacuum cleaner with a cracker sensor .
annoyed by gromit ' s goalkeeping abilities , wallace buys a machine from preston north end in order to make scoring goals easier . can gromit find a way to even things out ?
wallace and gromit got a wardrobe makeover from harvey nichols in august 2008 when they opened a store in aardman’s home town of bristol . posing for publicity stills , wallace’s beloved green tank top was swapped for a dolce & gabbana fitted shirt and an alexander mcqueen cashmere jacket . with an outfit so flashy , gromit certainly needed those raybans !
featured in wallace & gromit in project zoo ( 2003 ) . see more »
breakfast is wallace and gromit’s favourite meal . but why bother cooking yourself when you have an “autochef” , the combined cooker and waiter on wheels ? wallace is anxious to prove that his troublesome invention is perfectly safe around the home . gromit isn’t so sure about the cheeky robot and he may have good reason to be wary . subscribe : urltoken download the film from itunes : urltoken wallace and gromit facebook : urltoken urltoken
it’s nearly christmas and wallace is getting into the festive spirit . he’s decided to make some “tasteful” christmas cards with the help of gromit , lots of glitter and his brand new card - making machine . but wallace is so carried away by the resulting masterpiece that he fails to notice the extraordinary scene unfolding in the garden . subscribe : urltoken download the film from itunes : urltoken wallace and gromit facebook : urltoken
sandra bell , the wensleydale creamery ' s marketing chief , said : ' the wallace and gromit effect has certainly raised the awareness of british cheese as a whole and has been particularly helpful with wensleydale . ' fans can keep a look out for wallace and gromit gifts in the wensleydale creamery shop around christmas .
after the success of the cracking ideas exhibition in the uk , and the world of invention series on tv , a new world of invention exhibition made its way across the pond to australia .
in the summer of 2013 , wallace and gromit’s grand appeal charity embarked on their most ambitious fundraising project to date : gromit unleashed ! 80 giant gromit statues , painted by a mix of local and celebrity artists , dotted the streets of bristol for 10 weeks over summer and attracted over 1 . 1 million people to the trail .
will a large edam prove too much for wallace ' s new invention , a remote controlled shopping trolley .
the series is now available free on itunes , the the amazing world of wallace and gromit official wallace and gromit website [ 1 ] , as well as the official aardman youtube channel [ 2 ] , on hulu [ 3 ] and on toons . tv .
wallace and gromit are getting ready for christmas - they ' re using wallace ' s new machine , the cardomatic , to make tasteful cards . but wallace is to carried away by his masterpieces that he fails to notice the extraordinary scene going on in his garden .
wallace is frustrated by gromit ' s goalkeeping prowess when they play football in the park . so he brings out his soccamatic , a penalty - taking machine , and thinks he ' s got the better of his dog as the balls whistle past him .
the triple oscar© - winning creator of wallace and gromit , nick park , took your questions in a live webcast .
it’s time for the annual west wallaby street snowman competition and this time wallace is determined to win . gromit may be a dab hand ( or paw ) at sculpting but wallace has his new “speedeesnowman” which will do the whole job at the touch of a few buttons . wallace is thrilled with his resulting masterpiece but gromit is left feeling rather flat… subscribe : urltoken download the film from itunes : urltoken wallace and gromit facebook : urltoken
wallace is determined to win the annual snowman competition and gromit is usually a dab paw at sculpting . but wallace has invented the speedeesnowman which will build a snowman at the touch of a few buttons . he ' s thrilled with his efforts but where does that leave gromit ?
wallace ' s latest machine saves time and effort in regards to making and buying lots of christmas cards . if only he was aware of the wonderful view outside rather than making gromit pose for him in a robin costume .
gromit sort of acts like mission control while wallace assumes the role of the flight director .
wallace builds a vacuum cleaner with a cracker detector to help gromit clean up after him .
wallace and gromit head to the local football field for a bit of practice , with wallace shooting and gromit playing goalie . frustrated at the ease with which gromit blocks every shot , wallace activates his preston north end soccamatic , a machine that kicks dozens of balls toward the goal . gromit ducks to avoid the barrage , but when wallace stops to load in more balls , he dons a vest and gloves that inflate to completely block the goal . wallace suggests that they switch to tennis . after the credits , he serves a ball that bounces off gromit ' s vest , then calls out ,
15 - love !
wallace and gromit are back in their first screen outing for six years . bbc news online exclusively presents soccamatic , one of 10 short films , revealing wallace ' s latest inventions . soccamatic is free to watch or download from this site .
to speed up his cooking , wallace activates the auto chef , a robot chef with a tea nozzle , a frying pan and a temperature gauge . wallace tries serving scrambled eggs , but they end up on gromit ' s head . wallace tries serving fried eggs , but the eggs are shot at wallace ' s face blinding him . the auto chef starts going out of control so gromit uses a banana skin to block the tea nozzle which is squirting tea . the auto chef ' s head explodes off it ' s body ( after it comically says the word ,
knickers
) .
it ' s the annual snowman building competition in west wallaby street , and wallace is sure that his new snowman making machine will see him become victorious .
when wallace takes gromit to the park for a game of football he plays to win . unfortunately he is constantly frustrated by gromit’s goalkeeping prowess . wallace is forced to reveal his “soccamatic” , a circa 1938 penalty taking machine he recently purchased mail order from preston north end fc . it seems that wallace has finally got the upper hand as balls whistle past the hapless dog . but gromit has an ace up his sleeve… subscribe : urltoken download the film from itunes : urltoken wallace and gromit facebook : urltoken
the sculptures were transformed by an array of artists , illustrators , fashion designers and musicians , including nick park , merlin crossingham and fellow aardman designers gavin strange and richard webber ; along with world - renowned milliner philip treacy , whose hats are worn by members of the royal family and famous hong kong celebrities . at the end of the exhibition , the giant sculptures were auctioned to raise funds for wallace and gromit ' s grand appeal , the bristol children’s hospital charity , and children ' s art programmes in hospitals across hong kong .
wallace and his loyal dog , gromit , set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest .
another chore gromit dislikes is clearing the table after meals . wallace’s turbo diner is designed to do the job fast and efficiently ; all they have to do is top up the electricity meter . everything seems to be going well until the lights start flickering . subscribe : urltoken download the film from itunes : urltoken wallace and gromit facebook : urltoken
in 2014 , wallace and gromit joined visit england’s campaign to show that holidays in the uk are great ! in the brand new ad , wallace packs his bags into his new “holiday hot shots” cannon and sets his sights on exotic lands , while long - suffering gromit tries to show him that there are adventures much closer to home . . .
to try to win the annual ,
snowman competition
, gromit builds a snow sculpture based on rodin ' s ,
the thinker
. wallace then pulls up the snowmanotron . the machine creates a snowman , but when the door opens the machine destroys gromit ' s more artistic snowman . wallace ' s entry turns out to be rather crude and gromit , feeling rather flat , heads back inside . he slams the door , which makes the snow fall off the roof landing on wallace , turning him into a snowman . having heard the noise , but not wallace calling for help inside the snowman , gromit emerges from the house . discovering what he thinks is a better snowman , he adds a carrot for the nose and coal for the eyes . gromit , then waits for the photographer and wins the competition , which was featured in the news . wallace congratulates gromit for winning and thought the snowman was abominable .
in 2009 wallace and gromit featured in a video for uk charity children in need , encouraging people to ‘do something different’ to help raise funds for the children’s charity .
don ' t worry , it ' s for children in need ,
says wallace to a terrified - looking gromit , who is sitting in the motorcycle sidecar as they attempt to jump a double decker bus ! luckily for gromit , everything turns out ok in the end !
following the success of their first adventure , plans were soon being made for wallace and gromit’s second outing . armed with a sketch book full of ideas and a new writing partner in bob baker , nick park got to work on the next adventure .
wallace falls for wendolene , a wool shop owner , while gromit is framed for the sheep rustling .
wallace and gromit at their best . a fun collection of shorts . the inventions are ingenious , and the background scenery always has little hidden gems that make you chuckle ! !
to tie in with the release of their movie , wallace and gromit starred in a cracking promotion with pg tips , including a tv ad with wallace attempting to serve lady tottington the optimum temperature of tea ! tea drinkers across the uk also went crazy over the free ‘red nose’ gromit mug that came free with packs of tea . 1 . 5 million mugs were produced for the 3 month campaign , but ended up selling out in 4 weeks !
breakfast is wallace ' s favourite meal , but why make it yourself when you can get a robot to do it for you .
wallace & gromit in the curse of the were - rabbit 2005 , u dreamworks / universal £22 . 99
marks the first new appearances from wallace and gromit in seven years . each of the ten episodes showcases one of wallace ' s ingenious mechanical inventions in storylines that range from one to three minutes apiece . the clay - animated pals were last seen in the oscar® - winning short films
thankfully no one was hurt in the blaze and even though the aardman team were understandably upset , there was plenty to be thankful for .
even though it ' s precious stuff and nostalgic - and it ' s dreadful news for the company , in the light of other tragedies it ' s not a big deal .
said nick park . to this day , the warehouse fire is one of the most talk - about events in aardman’s history !
it is completely unnecessary , as wallace or gromit can just go out and grab the cheese , or shaun can just go out without his suit . this can hint that wallace is half lazy .
academy award® - winner for “best animated feature” ( 2006 ) , wallace & gromit : the curse of the were - rabbit is a delightful adventure . daffy , cheese - loving inventor wallace and his faithful dog gromit become heroes in stopping a crime spree . they learn that a giant , fuzzy creature is stealing the town’s produce and the not - completely - dynamic duo set out to capture the beast and save the day .
once it was a local cheese produced by monks in the yorkshire dales , but since the advent of wallace and gromit , wensleydale cheese has become known all over the world and foreign exports were reported to have increased by over 23 % since our animated duo’s adventures were broadcast .
a grand day out became a major talking point , along with another of nick ' s creations , creature comforts , and both stunned the public by being nominated for academy awards® . in the end creature comforts won the award in the short animated film category , but wallace and gromit had captured the public ' s heart and it wasn ' t long before the next short film was in production . . .
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it can be a hard life ‘up north’ and home security can be a problem these days . so perhaps wallace is right to be scared when the lights go out one dark and stormy night . a cup of tea and a cracker should calm his nerves but who is that lurking in the shadows ? it may be time to utilize the ultimate burglar deterrent , wallace’s fearsome “bully proof vest”… subscribe : urltoken download the film from itunes : urltoken wallace and gromit facebook : urltoken
it might be a short walk to the shops but it ' s tough when you have a huge cheese to carry home . wallace decides to save his legs using guided shopping trolleys to the supermarket . and he ' s going for the largest ball of edam on the shelf . then disaster strikes - but can gromit save the day ?
the vacuum cleaner malfunctions ( as usual ) and gromit challenges the device like in a duel . the scenery changes to orange like in a sunset and gromit stands with his back towards the window . on the window sill you can see a cactus . wallace is in the room near the door . the vacuum cleaner explodes and covers wallace in ashes / dust . wallace suddenly has the cactus on his head ( also covered in ashes ) and judging by the fact that there is a clean area behind wallace on the wallpaper in the shape of wallace with a cactus on his head he must have had the cactus on his head before the explosion , but we know he hadn ' t as the cactus was standing behind gromit and gromit stays clean after the explosion , so the cactus couldn ' t have moved . how did the cactus end up on wallace ' s head ?
in february 2011 , nick park made a special appearance in an episode of smash hit us cartoon series , the simpsons . in the episode ‘angry dad : the movie’ bart’s cartoon about an angry dad is turned into a movie and quickly becomes popular with the critics . nick stars as bart’s fellow nominee at the oscars® and is on hand to help bart and homer stop squabbling and realise that making a film is a team effort . the list of nominated films shown in the award ceremony also includes a film called
willis & crumble ' s better gnomes and gardens
- a simpson - styled stop - motion parody film of wallace and gromit !
gromits daily chores include sweeping up , unfortunately wallace wants to help . the 525 crackervac will save gromits time and take the strain out of cleaning and it has a cracker sensor to boot ! ! however , things dont go quite as wallace planned and its up to gromit to save the day .
in 2009 the intellectual propery office ( ipo ) teamed up with wallace and gromit to inspire 9 - 10 year olds to invent and understand the patent process , through investing in a schools competition and brand new £2m exhibition at the science museum .
i always love wallace and grommit no matter what they do . these are very very short clips about wallace ' s strange inventions . i wish each had been a bit longer , but lovers of w & g ; will enjoy this even so .
trippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .
the turbo diner : another chore that gromit dislikes is clearing the table after meals . wallace ' s turbo diner is designed to do the job fast and efficiently , that ' s until the lights start flickering . the bully proof vest : home security can be a problem , so wallace brings into play his ultimate burglar deterrent , the fearsome bully proof vest . the 525 crackervac : the 525 crackervac takes the strain out of cleaning and has a cracker sensor to boot ! however , things don ' t go quite as wallace planned and again it is up to gromit to save the day . back to main release
wallace and gromit have enjoyed a colourful , fascinating history , from their conception in nick park’s student sketchbooks to becoming instantly recognisable stars of the silver screen . in this section we take you on a journey from those early days to the present , taking in the films we all know and love to little - known trivia and interesting stories along the way . so , make yourself comfy and have some crackers and cheese to hand…then we’ll begin !
on dark and scary nights , it is often best to get some form of protection . wallace ' s latest device may be the perfect burglar deterrent - provided it is aimed in the right direction .
celebrating the queen’s jubilee , the campaign launched with a brand new animation of wallace and gromit decorating their local national trust manor with bunting , plus special tea parties were hosted across 70 different national trust properties . the celebrations continued throughout summer with a bunt - a - thon , model making workshops and adventure trails .
a compilation of the first three wallace & gromit short films :
a grand day out
,
the wrong trousers
, and
a close shave
.
in order to spare gromit the trouble of walking to the television set , wallace comes up with an usual remote control device .
pete and dave realized nick ' s project was overly ambitious for the timescale he had been given and so they offered him an opportunity to work at aardman animating commercials in exchange for studio time and additional resources to finish his project .
breakfast is wallace and gromits favourite meal . but why bother cooking yourself when you have an autochef , the combined cooker and waiter on wheels ? wallace is anxious to prove that his troublesome invention is perfectly safe around the home . gromit isnt so sure about the cheeky robot and he may have good reason to be wary .
created to save time and effort in regards to making and buying alot of christmas cards .
bob helped to sew nick ' s ideas together into a structured plotline , which included picking out the intriguing penguin character who was originally set in a zoo , and making him into a criminal mastermind . nick also enrolled the help of steve box , who had previously worked on the children ' s animation
trap door
, to work on the animation with him . steve had the task of animating feathers mcgraw whilst nick controlled wallace and gromit .
wallace is totally oblivious to the view outside , as he gets gromit to dress as a robin . which in turn creates a christmas card image that wallace can use in his new machine which has been
the story of wallace and gromit began when nick park was a student at the national film and television school . when deciding what to do for his graduation project , he chose to animate a couple of characters he had been sketching and writing short stories for - a man with a flat cap and his cat . the cat later transformed into a dog and the man lost the moustache that nick had originally drawn him with , but the idea of the ingenious inventor and his cautious canine was there in nick park ' s student sketchbook !
in the early morning of october 10th 2005 , a fire at one of aardman’s storage warehouses destroyed hundreds of pieces of aardman history , including props , sets , and a complete wallace and gromit films exhibition which had recently been brought back to the uk after a tour of japan . luckily all film footage had been stored at a separate facility .
their special car was also featured in an ad shown at cinemas across the uk , where wallace and gromit performed mot - style checks on different parts of their gadget - tastic car , with hilarious consequences ! gromit is seen polishing the headlamps , only to be blinded as wallace switches them on . then , with a sudden gust of wind , gromit is catapulted over the top of the kangoo as it appears to be speeding down the road with wallace at the wheel !
in the summer of 2014 , a special new exhibition opened at bristol’s mshed in the uk , attracting over 30 , 000 visitors in its 3 month run . wallace and gromit : from the drawing board celebrated the story making process behind the films , with visitors being able to enjoy drawings from nick park’s sketchbooks , film sets , the actual ‘rocket’ from a grand day out and a real oscar® , plus lots of other exciting items from the years of aardman storytelling .
wallace and gromit is loved by our daughter . we watch is regularly . she is nearly 3 years old and really enjoys gromit and the interaction between the characters . you can have the volume way down and still follow the plot of the show easily . close captioning is still helpful despite having minimal talking . there is some slight violence that needs to be explained or prepared for in a couple of the episodes but it is not too intense . her favorite episode is the one where wallace is a baker . she enjoys the contraptions he builds with grommit and the interaction between the two dog characters . overall i do think this is a great work that is amusing for parents and children . it definitely allows the spark of imagination in children with making a rocket to get cheese from the moon or making a sheep shearing machine in your basement . super cute !
wallace and gromit took part in a very special proms performance in the uk on the 29th july 2012 , where gromit debuted a special violin solo called my concerto in ee , lad , while wallace tried to keep things together backstage ! for the first time ever , fans also got the chance to watch a matter of loaf and death with a live orchestral accompaniment from the aurora orchestra .
it is a dark and stormy night , so wallace is nervous about the sounds outside . he has some tea and crackers to cheer him up , but he doesn ' t notice a shadowy figure ( gromit in a black fleece costume and beret ) . when a cracker is taken from his hand , he discovers it is in a dark corner of the living room . he then discovers gromit making ninja moves with a rolling pin . wallace activates his bully proof vest on his chest with a boxing - glove on a spring that shoots gromit across the room and through a door . after seeing his invention worked wallace starts to leave the room , but he trips on the rolling pin and falls . the button for the invention hits the floor , activating it again and shooting wallace vertically into the ceiling , to which he is pinned and stuck .
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wallace takes a break from trying to decide on a holiday destination only to find he has no cheese for his crackers . the solution to both problems is a trip to the moon , with dog gromit , because everybody knows the moon ' s made of cheese .
on the night of october 21st 1996 , new york was on red alert after wallace and gromit were reported missing after being left in the boot of a yellow taxi - cab when they were on a promotional tour with nick park .
i feel as though i ' ve lost my best pals
nick told the press and an appeal was made to all police stations in the city and new york ' s taxi and limousine commission agreed to hunt for the missing models . thankfully they were returned the following day by the driver of nick’s cab . phew – what a close shave !
in 2009 , wallace and gromit starred alongside iconic uk celebrities such as stephen fry and jennifer saunders in an ad for marks and spencer , a classic department store in the uk . each celebrity lists items that “it wouldn’t be christmas without” , with our animated duo opting for ordering the perfect gift online .
as usual wallace is inventing time saving gadgets and gromit picks up the pieces ! this is very much the usual high standard and you can watch the episodes many times and still see something new . this is how comedy should be . i have to admit , i ' ve been a big fan since
grand day out
! the attention to the smallest detail and layers of jokes are just stunning ! highly recommend ! oh , and for those too young to remember . the 525 crackervac , is a nod to a kid ' s programme of the 70 ' s called
crackerjack
which started at 4 . 55pm every friday ! 😉
gromit hates clearing the table after meals . so wallace invents the turbo diner , which is designed to do the job fast and efficiently . all he has to do is top up the electricity meter .
its nearly christmas and wallace is getting into the festive spirit . hes decided to make some tasteful christmas cards with the help of gromit , lots of glitter and his brand new card - making machine . but wallace is so carried away by the resulting masterpiece that he fails to notice the extraordinary scene unfolding in the garden .
the film is called shopper 13 because it is the ' shopper ' s ' 13th trip or mission to the shops .
the world of wallace and gromit was recreated in the exhibition , complete with mad machines , giant cabbages , villainous rabbits , extensive research library on cheese , improbable collections – one illustrating the evolution of the welly boot – and kitchen cupboards stuffed with the packets and jars fondly remembered from nick park ' s own childhood in preston , lancashire . the exhibition was so successful that it moved to newcastle and glasgow after its time in london , attracting over 500 , 000 visitors throughout the tour .
unable to get the ball past gromit , wallace is forced to unleash his new contraption , the soccamatic . click on the image to watch the movie .
in 2011 , wallace and gromit got a stylish makeover by chocolate in hong kong when they dressed shop windows as part of their campaign to promote a new range of merchandise . looking very smart , boys !
a humourous and thought provoking view of what animals in zoos might be thinking about their captivity and surroundings .
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wallace uses his tellyscope invention to turn tv channels so he and gromit don’t miss their favourite programme – ‘the cheese files’ . but when his invention malfunctions , they end up being subjected to ‘when penguins turn’ instead !
lovely series of shorts . it was a great amazon prime discovery . hope they ' ll stay in the catalog for ever ! wallace & gromit are the great funny characters by aardman entertainment and we love them . the episodes are 2 minutes each and full of fun . wish there were many more . the child loves them and keeps singing the theme . i can ' t wait for her to share wallace ( and my ) love for cheese .
fans of wallace and gromit shouldn ' t miss these short adventures . the claymation is also refreshing after so many computer animated films now . gromit and the other animals are especially well - done . how do they get so much expression from birds ? ! the shopping short did drag a bit , but who wouldn ' t want an automated trolley ? !
it’s just a short nip to the shops but it can become a daily chore when you have all that cheese to carry home . wallace has decided to save his legs by initiating a program of guided shopping trolleys to the supermarket . mission 13 is the big one ; he’s going for the largest ball of edam on the shelf . all seems to be going well until disaster strikes on the return leg . can the heroic gromit save the day by piloting the stricken craft back to 62 west wallaby street or will the cheese be lost forever ? subscribe : urltoken download the film from itunes : urltoken wallace and gromit facebook : urltoken
like the duo’s award - winning films , the stamps were packed with detail using specially designed models and props . keen - eyed collectors armed with a magnifying glass would have seen that the envelope being posted by gromit on the 1st class stamp features the actual 1st class stamp !
there ' s no way the motor could ' ve died when shopper lost its second wheel . it may be because of overheating .
] you better get a ladder gromit . i think i ' ve cracked me artex .
when you eat as much cheese as wallace , getting to sleep can be tricky . his latest creation allows him to drop off , but it involves having to wake gromit .
this time round nick park decided on a murder mystery “who - donut” theme for his new adventure , who’s working title was “trouble at’ mill” before being changed later to a matter of loaf and death .
to celebrate the film ' s premiere on the 24th of december 1995 , bbc two used wallace and gromit across their channel in between programmes . the main ident featured the two eating christmas dinner , with a large blue 2 logo situated in the middle of the table , covered with flashing christmas lights . a close shave went on to win over 30 awards including another academy award® !
during the closeup of the trolley in the store after grabbing the cheese , shopper ' s driving motor exhaust pipe is positioned to the right and downwards but in the rest of the shots showing the driving motor , the pipe is positioned to the left and upwards .
i see that amazon made the effort to release this here but at £9 . 99 to buy just for sd for the whole series compared with £7 . 99 to buy the hd version of a feature - length film i do not think it is value for money and i think wallace and gromit look and sound great in high definition . therefore i would recommend either buying the 2 - disc dvd release of curse of the were - rabbit , which has this series as a special feature on disc 2 , or watching it on the official wallace and gromit you tube channel . the botched theme tune is at the end of turbo diner . on both the dvd and you tube releases soccamatic is at the beginning and shopper 13 is at the end and i think they are better that way round .
in order to save time and effort in clearing the table after meals , wallace creates a coin - operated machine in order to make life easier .
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, a new series of ten short films from aardman featuring two of the world ' s best - loved animated characters . the first episode , titled
it ' s just a short nip to the shops , but it can become a daily chore when you have all that cheese to carry home . wallace has decided to save his legs by initiating a program of guided shopping trolleys to the
in january 2012 , wallace and gromit made their first step into the mobile app store with their “chat - o - matic” app , which seamlessly transformed the mouth of the operator into a talking , grinning wallace mouth with over 40 famous sayings . fans can try out the chat - o - matic for themselves by downloading it from the app store .
home security can be a problem for anyone so when the lights go out one dark and stormy night , wallace is scared . perhaps a cup of tea and cracker will calm his nerves - but is that someone lurking in the shadows ? cue the ultimate burglar deterrent - the bully proof vest ! but what does gromit think ?
in july 2007 gromit replaced nipper the dog in the logo for hmv record stores in the uk as part of a 3 - month promotion for children’s dvds . the famous logo is based on the original 1898 his masters voice oil painting which features nipper the dog listening to an early gramophone recording .
it ' s a great honour to be stepping in the same paw prints as an icon as big as nipper . ” said nick park “gromit will look after ' the seat ' for as long as nipper allows .
in the short
the tellyscope ,
the program that is on at first is
when penguins turn .
this could be a reference to feathers mcgraw , the main villain of the wrong trousers ( 1993 ) , another wallace and gromit short . see more »
watched this rubbish my mistake thinking it was free garbage to watch , but the amazon small print caught me out for £14 : 99 , probably cheaper buying the whole wallace & gromit set . . .
to speed up the task of bringing cheese home from the store , wallace develops ,
shopper 13
, a trolley equipped with wings and accessories to retrieve / carry items . though it sucessfully picks up the largest wheel of edam cheese in the shop , wallace frequently patronises , the weight causing one leg to fall off . gromit guides it to grab a loaf of french bread , which it uses as a cane to limp home . the other leg comes off at the front door , stopping the trolley and in the process , dumping the edam in the garden . wallace sends shaun the sheep to bring it in , but shaun begins eating the cheese instead , agitating wallace . he keeps calling gromit , who is still in the basement , to stop shaun , but gromit ignored him , while shaun happily munches away on the cheese .
the film premiered in australia on 3 december 2008 , aired in the uk on christmas day on bbc one , enthralling a record audience of 16 . 15 million . it was nominated for an oscar® in the best short animated film category and went on to win the bafta for best animated short film . every wallace and gromit adventure has now won a bafta and they have all been nominated for an academy award® .
the part where the shopper breaks a wheel and struggles its way back with gromit controlling it resembles the rescue of the three astronauts the time there was an accident on apollo 13 .
it has always been gromits job to walk over and switch the tv channels on wallaces aging set . wallace decides to save his legs by inventing a simple remote control device . unfortunately , though the machine provides fingertip control , it is hardly instant . when wallace turns on the tv and is confronted by a hard - hitting penguin documentary , he needs to change channel fast . thats when wallace realises the flaw in his design .
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without a doubt , this was wallace and gromit ' s biggest adventure yet ! the new writing team of nick park , steve box and bob baker started working on plot , with several other writing consultants joining before completion . the idea of a were - rabbit started when nick and bob were working on a close shave with questions like
what would it eat ?
- giant vegetables of course ! in fact , the original film title was
the great vegetable plot
and featured wendolene from a close shave , but this was later changed to appeal to a wider audience . gradually the story began to evolve - lady tottington replaced wendolene as a love interest , the giant vegetable competition was invented and ' anti - pesto ' was born !


cinema is everywhere is a 2011 documentary film by writer , director and cinematographer teal greyhavens that weaves together three stories from india , scotland and tunisia , each featuring personal perspectives on the effects of local , regional and international cinema on people 's lives .

it is based around the idea that cinema is a universal visual language that people of almost any culture can enjoy and even create regardless of where they are , who they know or how much money they have .

it has been called " the global story of cinema and how it affects our everyday lives . "

the documentary was filmed by greyhavens in 2009 while he traveled on a thomas j. watson fellowship .

cinema is everywhere

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' cinema is everywhere ' celebrates the global influence of movies - film slate is a resource for tips on screenwriting and the appreciation of film and television storytelling .
these stories are wed with scenes of video stores , projection booths and their inner mechanics , film studios , cinemas , and city slums around the world . “cinema is everywhere” is a moving tapestry attempting to demonstrate the power of cinema to shape and influence the planet .
“cinema is everywhere” is a documentary celebrating the global influence of movies . it is structured with four narratives ( from india , china , scotland , and tunisia ) . these four stories include commentary and dialogue from filmmakers and ordinary moviegoers illustrating the vast reach of celluloid .
cinema is the ultimate out - of - body experience . it can reach across borders and oceans and create empathy through the vivid telling of stories from everywhere—and there has never been a more important time to step into the shoes of people from other cultures . cinema is everywhere captures the state of the world ' s most popular art form today by tying four narratives from around the globe together with insights from venerable filmmakers and ordinary moviegoers .
panikkar carries a handycam everywhere , shoots whatever catches his fancy and edits it on his laptop . paru is musically talented and composes jingles for a living .
at the same time as i was filming “cinema , ” the great mark cousins was making his epic “the story of film , ” which takes a more historical look at world cinema and is 15 hours long ! it’s making the festival rounds now and i’m desperate to catch it… that wasn’t an inspiration per se but i’ve gotta give it a plug . lola rennt was my favorite film growing up . it pretty much has no resemblance to “cinema is everywhere . ”
ngangura , mweze . “african cinema—militancy or entertainment ? ” in african experiences of cinema , edited by imruh bakari and mbye cham , 60 - 64 . london : bfi , 1996 .
ukadike , frank nwachukwu . black african cinema . berkeley : university of california press , 1994 .
it’s a screening program aims to introduce french cinema to new sectors of the egyptian audiences . . .
diawara , manthia . african cinema : politics & culture . bloomington : indiana university press , 1992 .
we have the four main departments of filmmaking covered . the characters are convincing individually ; what needed to be worked on is their friendship and their common passion for cinema .
written by leading academic commentators that have followed the fortunes of world cinema closely and passionately , as well as experienced hands close to the fluctuating fortunes of the industry , digital disruption : cinema moves on - line is an indispensable guide to great changes in film and its audiences .
cult movie research : welcome . hot , cool or cult ? the global reception of contemporary cult cinema .
shaka , femi okiremuete . modernity and the african cinema . trenton , nj : africa world press , 2004 .
why he’s on our radar : greyhavens recently saw the u . s . premiere of his ambitious “quasi - academic project” ( as he describes it ) , “cinema is everywhere , ” at the austin film festival , where it was very well received ( austin 360 called it “a love letter to the joy , beauty , pain and importance of a tool and art form” ) .
i think the part of “cinema is everywhere” that’s important is the “everywhere . ” cinema really is everywhere on the planet , including a lot of places that don’t get much attention . we know hollywood makes movies , and a lot of people know about european art - house cinema . but what about cinema from places like india , iran , egypt , japan , senegal ? there are iranian children’s films that are as accessible and magical as most disney movies . there’s a movie from belarus called “come and see” about wwii that’s as powerful as “schindler’s list , ” but it hardly ever gets talked about because it wasn’t directed by steven spielberg . you have to be open - minded to watch a movie made in algeria , definitely , but there really are some amazing things out there , and not in the art - house - snobs - only kind of way – in a straightforward , entertaining , fun - for - the - whole - family kind of way . and the thing that you get from watching those films is not just a good time or a moving story , but a glimpse into another culture and another life . i think the value of a kid not only having a great time watching a movie , but at the same time getting to see what it’s like to grow up in , say , iran , is… it’s tremendous . that’s what cinema can do , if we give it the chance . it can connect us with people and worlds whom we would otherwise have nothing to do with .
harrow , kenneth . postcolonial african cinema : from political engagement to postmodernism . bloomington : indiana university press , 2007 .
spinning plates is the story of three extraordinary restaurants and the incredible people who make them what they are . the first is a . . .
synopsis : bob parr ( mr . incredible ) is left to care for jack - jack while helen ( elastigirl ) is out saving the world .
“cinema is everywhere” was born not as a film but as a research project i did after university . i was lucky to be given a thomas j . watson fellowship , which is a totally magical grant that lets you travel the world for a year to basically explore the thing that you love most . so i came up with this project where i would ask what it means to “go to the movies” in countries all over the world , and why the dream of being part of cinema is so strong everywhere you go . and as it happens , along the way , through some totally absurd serendipity and a lot of help from a lot of wonderful people , i wound up connecting with folks like mark cousins , shyam benegal , and stanley kwan – brilliant thinkers and filmmakers whom i was totally gaga to speak with – and found that i had the workings of a potentially exciting film .
finally , having asserted a profound division between african cinema and the videos , it is time to ask whether there are not convergences between the two traditions , or similarities based on their common african origins .
welcome to nollywood . 2007 . dir . jamie meltzer . english . national black programming consortium / cinema guild . united states .
boughedir , ferid . “les grandes tendances du cinema en afrique noire . ” cinémaction 26 ( 1983 ) : 48 - 57 .
axel scoffier , ' repenser l’industrie du cinéma à l’ère numérique . cinema moves online ' , ina global , 17th december 2012 .
the 3h11 cinematic version is the original work directed by yann arthus - bertrand .
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you have arrived at a gathering place . this is a place for nomads and wanderers , surfers and sages , snobs and neophytes . cinemagoing is the ultimate out - of - body experience , and this site is about sharing that experience .
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the thematic prisms through which we view films also magnify the sense of difference . african cinema tends to be immediately described rather abstractly in terms of its social topics or ideological approaches , whereas the videos are normally described in terms of manifest content : story lines , settings , genre . the videos are routinely seen through the interpretative categories of african cinema and found wanting . what would happen if we read african cinema through nollywood ?
meyer , birgit . “popular ghanaian cinema and “african heritage” . ” africa today 46 , no . 2 ( 1999 ) : 93 - 114 .
available everywhere and to everyone , human is more than an experience . this project is a baton that the citizens of the world can pass on as a symbol of their commitment to greater solidarity . this is a sizeable challenge , given the scope of the project , and it is only possible with the participation of all : men and women active in the charity , cultural and solidarity sectors , as well as simple citizens who want to get involved and help us launch this movement and become ambassadors of the living together initiative by organizing screenings and sharing the experience on social networks with the hashtags :
‘hot , cool or cult ? ’ is a research project , funded by the social sciences and humanities research council of canada , and executed by the centre for cinema studies of the department of theatre and film at the university of british columbia .
——— . a history of african popular video : ghanaian cinema , grassroots globalization , and cosmopolitan desires . athens , oh : ohio university press , forthcoming .
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but there is an implicit hollowing out of the claims by filmmakers , impresarios , and critics that the celluloid filmmaking tradition that has been constituted as african cinema is the authentic voice of the continent when it is dwarfed by this other , much more popular formation . ferid boughedir wrote in the 1980s that the political tendency was “the royal road” of african cinema ( boughedir ) ; while this is much less true now , the political tendency is still the horizon of most african cinema criticism . in nollywood it is very hard—or , to be frank , impossible—to find anything as immediately satisfying to a critic coming from this direction as bamako ’s passionate intelligence and aesthetic sophistication as it tackles the devastating but intangible problem of africa’s insertion into the world economy and polity . but if we pretend to be concerned with the african masses , we should take them seriously enough to listen to them , trying to understand their mentalities and desires ( barber , “popular arts in africa” ) . it would of course be naïve to suppose the subaltern is speaking directly through the video films ; but it would also be perverse to ignore what we can learn from this largest and most articulate of all expressions of african popular culture .
haynes , jonathan , 2011 , “african cinema and nollywood” , situations : project of the radical imagination , vol . 4 , no . 1 , 67 - 90 .
in every country on earth there are people striving to speak through movies . this is their story .
this is not to say that cinema studies has not or should not be brought to bear on the videos ( haynes , “what is to be done ? ” ) . but there are practical obstacles , such as obtaining a set of canonical films , which is a necessary precondition for discussing the videos as an artistic tradition as opposed to describing them as a phenomenon with examples picked more or less at random . scholars coming from african cinema need to learn to deal with some unfamiliar topics , such as genre films or the roles of a star system and powerful producer / marketers , which , given the nature of african celluloid cinema , have been given little attention in their studies . there are theoretical and methodological issues to be sorted out , such as the usefulness and limits of interpretative strategies like auteurism and textual close reading in dealing with an art form that is produced and consumed in a flood . 7
this filthy world is john waters’ one - man show ; a “vaudeville” act that celebrates the film career and obsessive tastes of the man william burroughs once called “the pope of trash . ” focusing in on waters’ early negative artistic influences and his fascination with true crime , exploitation films , fashion lunacy , and the extremes of sexual politics , this joyously devious and continuously updated monologue is a rally cry against the tyranny of good taste and serves as a call to arms for filth followers everywhere .
——— . “‘praise the lord’ : popular cinema and pentecostalite style in ghana’s new public sphere . ” american ethnologist 31 , no . 1 ( 2004 ) : 92 - 110 .
——— . “what is to be done ? film studies and nigerian and ghanaian videos . ” in viewing african cinema in the twenty - first century : fespaco art films and the nollywood video revolution , edited by ralph austen and mahir saul . athens , oh : ohio university press , forthcoming .
“we’re turning the website into an international gathering place where people from everywhere can share stories about how movies have affected their lives and their countries , plan projects , find resources , and continue the cultural exchange that cinema inspires – i’m very excited about that , ” he said . “on my end of things , i’m soliciting investors for a quasi - documentary film expedition to the mountains of china , and a low - budget claustrophobic thriller alongside about a dozen other things in the pot . ”
mr . sze and other hong kong critics are reluctant to be overly harsh about ' ' crouching tiger . ' ' they recognize that whatever its reception among local audiences , the film is destined to be a milestone in asian cinema , the first chinese - language film to become a worldwide blockbuster .
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from june 27 to 29 , 2013 , the university institute of lisbon ( iscte - iul ) will hold the 5th european conference on african studies ( ecas 2013 ) . in parallel to the academic panels , there will be a film festival , the ecascreenings , and a roundtable , the state of the art : african contemporary cinema in focus . buala is a partner of ecascreenings in the publication of articles focused on cinema related to africa . the articles are selected by pedro osório graça .
‘nobody knows anything’ , said william goldman of studio filmmaking . the rule is ever more apt as we survey the radical changes that digital distribution , along with the digitisation of production and exhibition , is wreaking on global film circulation .
the 2h43 version is the short cinematic version of the original work directed by yann arthus - bertrand ( 2016 ) .
african celluloid filmmaking is an auteurist cinema : it usually takes a nearly lunatic commitment on the part of an individual to get a film made , the filmmaker playing many roles from scriptwriter to distributor ; there are no supporting , let alone competing structures , no standing machinery of production . in nollywood , most often the producer / marketers call the shots , sometimes including providing the story and making casting decisions . and it is primarily the actors—the stars—who sell the films .
it’s worth a peek . if you love movies , you’ll get something out of this documentary . unfortunately , something is curiously awry . the documentary is flimsy . the film’s strongest thread is swinton and cousins with their passion project–a truly unconventional film festival stripped of monetary preoccupations . swinton and cousins drive their unique enterprise with a passion unmatched by the other three narrative threads in this film .
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these dire determinations have produced two responses that could hardly be more radically different . the first is an intellectual’s cinema—not so in intention , certainly , but largely so in effect—locked in a painful contradiction between , on the one hand , its passionate desire for an african expression of cinematic culture and its often politically and socially radical purposes , and , on the other hand , the reality of neocolonial dependency . this cinema has never approached commercial viability , the form of a real industry that produces on the basis of profits from previous production ; instead , it depends on the drip of grants from foreign sources , administered intravenously . it has established a small but respected niche for itself in the contexts of international cinema , but has reached audiences in africa only sporadically and fleetingly .
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almost from the moment of cinema’s invention , africa has been inserted into its global system , but on the most unfavorable terms : it has been the dumping ground for second - run “b” movies from hollywood , bollywood and hong kong , films that are often racist and always estranged from african realities and purposes , while the formidable technical , infrastructural , and capital requirements of making and distributing films made it nearly impossible for africans to respond in kind with their own films . because of these steep infrastructural and capital requirements , cinema everywhere depends on state support , and postcolonial african states have proved indifferent , timorous , corrupt , and inept at providing it ; the postcolonial african elite has been as philistine as fanon predicted , without the power or interest to invest in culture ( fanon ) .
austen , ralph a . , and mahir saul , eds . viewing african cinema in the twenty - first century : fespaco art films and the nollywood video revolution . athens , oh : ohio university press , forthcoming .
the divisions between african cinema and the video films , in every dimension , are so deeply rooted that they will surely persist . viewed from the perspective of what africans are watching , african cinema seems more marginal than ever , but there is no reason for it to die—unless its funding dries up . ( the funding , and therefore the rate of production , is currently in a moment of crisis , as the french government has handed off primary responsibility for supporting african filmmaking to the european union , which has been slow to pick up the ball . ) the motivations and tastes that have created and sustained african cinema remain ; there will always be audiences who will prefer abderrahmane sissako’s bamako to all two thousand of the nigerian videos produced in the same year ( 2006 ) . african fine arts and literatures , after all , have gone on for years without broad popular or african governmental support , depending in large part on foreign networks .
v . p . - b . : it was really a first - run theater , so we included the reissue releases as part of the day - to - day of the cinema , as well as new releases .
for example , because we’ll talk about out 1 , out 1 is being released at bam in brooklyn for a two - week run , but it will be only at cinefamily for one weekend . at the same time , it could go afterwards to other districts , other places , but it’s really split . it’s a different way , consuming cinema in la .
from the beginning , to speak or write about african cinema has been to complain about its structural dependency . the most recent book on the subject describes a situation in which strategies to radically change this structure seem to have collapsed ; the new generation of filmmakers has moved on to more individual and psychological themes , borrowing eclectically from the aesthetics of world cinema without worrying about african authenticity ( diawara , african film : new forms of aesthetics and politics ) .
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the production of feature films on video emerged as something fundamentally new and different . the case of ghana , where video films began to be made in the late 1980s ( just before the first nigerian ones ) , is a particularly dramatic example of an entirely fresh start , a new form invented by newcomers , few of whom had any connection with the celluloid filmmaking which had existed in ghana . ( the two pioneers were william akuffo , a film projectionist , and socrate safo , who had been training as an auto mechanic . ) the new form was based in new conditions of possibility : a newly liberalized media environment and cheap and easily - operated video technology that permitted films to be made on sheer enthusiasm and negligible budgets , grassroots initiatives that met with immediate grassroots success ( meyer , “popular ghanaian cinema and ‘african heritage’” ; meyer , “state film policies vs . popular video - movies in ghana : discourses and clashes” ; garritano , “contesting authenticities : the emergence of local video production in ghana” ; garritano , a history of african popular video ) . these conditions exist everywhere , and video production has begun to happen everywhere .
starless dreams plunges us into the lives of young teenage girls sharing temporary quarters at a juvenile detention center on the outskirts of tehran . director mehrdad oskouei , one of iran ' s most prominent filmmakers , spent seven years securing access to this all - female facility . as the new year approaches , the girls bond , and reveal—with playfully disarming honesty—the circumstances and acts that resulted in their incarceration . they have killed their father , robbed a bank , or were arrested for carrying 651 grams of cocaine . outside the prison walls , danger is everywhere , even within their own families . with startling frankness and “the conceptual rigor and emotional directness associated with the best of iranian cinema” ( variety ) , starless dreams delivers an unforgettable portrayal of innocence lost and found .
narrated by walter cronkite , this 2008 documentary is a behind - the - scenes look at the lasting impact of the 1940 documentary . . .
to dovetail the theatrical release with dvd , broadcast and digital distribution , the human team is coordinating the international sales strategy with france télévision distribution .
synopsis : after the family matriarch passes away , a grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences , and begin to unravel dark secrets .
although ' ' crouching tiger ' ' is classified as a taiwanese film for the purposes of the academy awards , it has been a powerful shot in the arm , at least in terms of prestige , for hong kong ' s film industry , which is recovering from a deep slump .
providing global access to lgbt images is such an exciting thing — for filmmakers and for audiences — it’s so vitally important for us to see images of ourselves reflected on screen . the significance of this is enormous in terms of its impact on the personal lives of lgbt people around the world .
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jean - pierre & luc dardenne ' s ' the kid with a bike , ' is a perfect exploration into the art of sto . . .
john is also an accomplished writer , photographer and visual artist . he has published multiple volumes of his journalistic exploits , screenplay collections , and artwork .
that is a stupefying feat for a period film set in ancient china with characters who speak in mandarin and fly rather improbably over trees and rooftops .
in watching films , an international cast of contributors correct this problem with a comprehensive investigation of movie going , cinema exhibition , and film reception around the world . with a focus on the social , economic , and cultural factors that influence how we watch and think about movies , this volume centers its investigations on four areas of inquiry : who watches films ? under what circumstances ? what consequences and affects follow ? and what do these acts of consumption mean ? responding to these questions , the contributors provide both historical perspective and fresh insights about the ways in which new viewing arrangements and technologies influence how films get watched everywhere from canada to china to ireland .
it’s hard to overstate the importance of this collection of essays . ever since digital technology began to transform the media landscape , various self - appointed pundits – myself included – have been predicting the final outcome , with results that have ranged from a utopian belief that film is finally being democratised to various versions of the end - of - the - cinema - as - we - know - it scenario . now , at last , we have what we needed : some rigorous academic thinking on the subject combined with detailed analysis of what exactly is going on in the fast - developing world of downloads , streaming video and swedish pirates . the people who really need to read this book – the hollywood studios – probably won’t . but anyone else remotely interested in the future of cinema should do so .
the scenery and photography are nice and the intention is obviously genuine–but the flick feels a tad forced . the other three stories are simply not powerful enough to sustain the momentum the doc deserves ( the mumbai girl seeking stardom is basically reality tv and the hong kong youths making their film are mercilessly dull ) . the result is a doc that must have been sincere in its motives - but comes off as randomly executed , surprisingly repetitive and relatively un - inspired .
the products of the nollywood system , geared to make films so quickly and cheaply and in such large numbers , are fundamentally different from african celluloid films . nollywood films are made to fit the small screens on which they are normally seen . the video cameras now in use are mostly of pretty high quality , but the sound recording quality is seldom good enough to stand up to theatrical presentation . the contrast in the investment of time is more important that the technical differences or even the budgets ( african celluloid film budgets are very low by world standards , though much higher than for nollywood videos ) . normally it takes years to assemble the funding for a celluloid film , and a script is the primary tool for conjuring up the money ; the script therefore is written and rewritten , reviewed and judged for a long time , during which it is the major landmark in the life of the director , who is in many cases the writer .
a dcp is like a hard drive… before you had a print , whatever the format , but now everything is in this hard drive , and you can put your entire movie , and also other versions , versions with different subtitles , everything on a small hard drive that can be compared to an iphone , or something like that . you have to connect it to the provider in the projection booth in the cinema ; they upload all the files that are on the hard drive . and with the digital equipment , you can then project it on your screen in your theater .
in every country on earth there are people striving to speak through movies . this is their story . learn more and buy the dvd on amazon today at urltoken
is it possible for an artist to break ? following on - the - verge artist will gray through the recording of his debut album ( feat . . .
“loving” celebrates the real - life courage and commitment of an interracial couple , richard and mildred loving , who married and then spent the next nine years fighting for the right to live as a family in their hometown . their civil rights case , loving v . virginia , went all the way to the supreme court , which in 1967 reaffirmed the very foundation of the right to marry – making their love story an inspiration to couples everywhere .
the goodplanet foundation is a non - profit created in 2005 . it is presided over by yann arthus - bertrand , and seeks to raise awareness among the general public about environmental issues . it offers realistic and optimistic solutions drawing on a series of programs destined to put ecology and living in harmony at the heart of our thinking .
of course , he is most well known for breaking boundaries of acceptable filmmaking . drugs , queers , abortion , religion - nothing is sacred in his field of vision . when asked about it , he says
secretly i think that all my films are politically correct , though they appear not to be . that ' s because they ' re made with a sense of joy .
and perhaps that is why so many people from all around the world take such joy in his movies .
law kar , a historian at the hong kong film archive , noted that the first fight in ' ' crouching tiger ' ' does not break out for nearly 15 minutes . and when it does , it is a balletic nighttime chase played out over the roofs of old beijing . there is not an automatic weapon in sight .
v . p . - b . : no , they’re different formats . the us is really in advance compared to france regarding the potential and visibility of vod . talking of france , which is nevertheless the country i know the best , vod is really difficult . there are different formats between itunes and other platforms ; and amazon doesn’t have a vod service in france… depending on the platform , you have to provide the format they require . the situation between france and the us seems completely different .
maybe the most well - known arthouse theater in the us for new movies and revivals in new york is film forum ; you don’t have the equivalent of film forum in la . it doesn’t exist . at the same time , the cinefamily is something unique , and you don’t have a cinefamily in new york . it’s quite interesting .
human is an invitation addressed to the greatest number of people – an invitation to reflect on the meaning we give to life , one’s choices , and one’s deepest beliefs .
——— . “nollywood goes east : the localization of nigerian video films in tanzania . ” in viewing african cinema in the twenty - first century : fespaco art films and the nollywood video revolution , edited by ralph austen and mahir saul . athens , oh : ohio university press , forthcoming .
bringing high quality lgbt feature films to global audiences has been a longtime personal dream of mine and i hope everyone will agree that urltoken is a considerable achievement on this front .
since 2012 , the team working on human has gathered an exceptional wealth of content . drawing on this unrivaled library of footage , yann arthus - bertrand has created a galaxy of works adapted to all platforms and every use : cinema , tv , the digital platforms , and major public events .
human is a collection of stories and images of our world , offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human . through these stories full of love and happiness , as well as hatred and violence , human brings us face to face with the other , making us reflect on our lives . from stories of everyday experiences to accounts of the most unbelievable lives , these poignant encounters share a rare sincerity and underline who we are – our darker side , but also what is most noble in us , and what is universal . our earth is shown at its most sublime through never - before - seen aerial images accompanied by soaring music , resulting in an ode to the beauty of the world , providing a moment to draw breath and for introspection . human is a politically engaged work which allows us to embrace the human condition and to reflect on the meaning of our existence .
this international documentary weaves three stories from around the world together with insights from venerable filmmakers and ordinary moviegoers . an aspiring actress in mumbai tries to break into bollywood ; two friends in scotland create a film festival unlike any other ; and a young tunisian director awaits the premiere of his controversial film . these personal journeys are woven together with archival footage , interviews , and vignettes set everywhere from projection booths to slums , forming a vivid meditation on the power of movies to shape our world .
we’d like to give you some more information about the project , about the context within which it is situated , and about the background of the research team , and its antecedents .
——— . “state film policies vs . popular video - movies in ghana : discourses and clashes . ” in viewing african cinema in the twenty - first century : fespaco art films and the nollywood video revolution , edited by ralph austen and mahir saul . athens , oh ohio university press , forthcoming .
i am one man among seven billion others . for the past 40 years , i have been photographing our planet and its human diversity , and i have the feeling that humanity is not making any progress . we can’t always manage to live together . why is that ? i didn’t look for an answer in statistics or analysis , but in man himself .
v . p . - b . : » , in a way . you can watch a movie in so many different ways . first , and the original one , is in the cinema , in the theater , and will stay forever , i believe , because even with all the media and all the possible ways to see movies , and with all the cinemas nowadays , people are going more than ever to see movies in theaters . of course there’s more and more disparity — it means that a new film or even a re - release could work more , but there are more and more movies that are doing less and less . this is today’s society .
hues of blue were everywhere at their pier wisconsin wedding and reception in the stately pilot house that offers one of the grandest views of milwaukee’s lakefront and of the lake . deep blues of the water and sky contrasted beautifully with dozens of white sales and hulls bobbing on the lake below . the couple embraced those colors in their elegant decor and even in their beautiful wedding cake by simma’s bakery that had bold swaths of blue and white raking across its surface , mimicking the always changing colors of the water below .
moreover , there was the problem of distribution . the cinemas across africa were supplied by a duopoly of foreign distributors who required block booking contracts , excluding the cinemas from showing anything but their second - run american “b” movies , supplemented from the 1960s on by bollywood productions and then , later , hong kong martial arts films . even if the cinema owners were willing or able to get out of these exclusive contracts , an african film that needed to recover its production costs could not compete on price with the films being dumped by the world’s largest film industries , so there was no commercial incentive for the cinemas to show local films . this structural problem has kept the cinema distribution system closed to african films up to the present . in the wake of the structural adjustment programs of the 1980s , which devastated economies across africa , and then the advent of digital technologies , many cinema houses have closed , disappearing altogether in some places .
was adapted quite honourably to the screen by both pelley and mark hoffe , and so not a lot gets lost in translation . jason priestley and shawn doyle play the ( exceptionally handsome ) brothers at the core of this drama . owen is a writer who emerges from rehab to spend time with his estranged brother alex . at the centre of almost every tragedy is a woman , that
google made sure the film and the project were accessible to the widest possible audience everywhere on the planet thanks to the technology of the web . from the 12th of september 2015 , web users worldwide could watch the film for free on youtube and google play . seven youtube channels were created to distribute three 90 - minute films in seven language versions : english , french , russian , spanish , arabic , italian and portuguese . for an immersion into the heart of the human project , online audiences can visit the platform of the google cultural institute : urltoken .
paul sells insurance but secretly wishes to be an actor . fazal is a writer who leads a double life , writing saleable stuff on the one hand and something more substantial for his personal satisfaction on the other .
in paris , you have so many arthouse theaters in the quartier latin . a lot of them are doing revivals almost all over the year , which is unique . you have something like maybe six or seven theaters that are showing new releases of revivals . one new cinema , maybe you’ve heard about it , owned by pathé , just opened : they’ve opened the first revival multiplex , called les fauvettes . it’s a brand new theater with five screens , and their goal is to specialize in reissues and revivals as a multiplex , as a non - independent company because it’s pathé , and in a district [ the 13th arrondissement ] where there are cinemas , but it’s not really a cinephile district . so it’s interesting , and let’s see how it will go , it’s only just starting .
detailing four narratives from china , india , scotland , and tunisia – including insights from venerable filmmakers and ordinary moviegoers – that combine to ( as the austin film festival describes ) “tell the global story of cinema and how it affects our everyday lives . ” the film was picked up earlier this year for distribution in all territories by tricoast worldwide in los angeles .
“this collection of essays offers not only an in - depth study of where modes of reception are situated within the contemporary context , but also a detailed trajectory of the digital innovation that has already taken place – an aspect often sidelined by theoretical projection . in removing futuristic speculation from the discussion and replacing it with an interrogation predicated on empirical research to date , digital disruption : cinema moves online provides the global context and situational thinking that has , until now , largely been absent in broader debates surrounding audience viewing practices and dominant or progressive modes of cinema reception . in highlighting a cyclical chain of supply and demand , digital disruption examines the relationship between conglomerates and individuals , revealing a fluidity between the two that dispels myths of tension . ”
human is a universal project that sets out to reach the widest possible number of spectators . more than just a film , human strengthens our social ties by promoting values such as living together , love , tolerance , and resilience . through its multicultural nature , human is ideally positioned to roll out in every country , in both commercial and non - commercial circuits . after the success of its global launch at the un general assembly in new york and the venice film festival in september 2015 , human has been screened in over 60 countries on five continents . contact : lara @ urltoken the goodplanet teams is devoted to effectively coordinate non - commercial events and partners with local distributors .
v . p . - b . : france is really a unique market , in the way that you can release certain movies in the theater — maybe too many nowadays because of too many releases and too many distributors ; we could release different titles in the theater that would never be released in the us or the uk . because i do believe there is a more important audience you could reach , so the main difficulty nowadays is to reach it , but there is at the outset a larger potential audience , and certainly more theaters also , not only in paris but also in all the rest of france , in small , medium , or big cities that will be able to show a re - release , a revival , among their weekly program , beside new titles . i know the uk less — i haven’t had experience there — but for the us , there is a cinephilia and possibility , but for sure there are less places you can go . the two main cities are new york and la , and i would say new york first . after , despite the fact that almost each important city in the us has its own arthouse theater , it means you can show from time to time more revival films ; nevertheless , in the long term there are less possibilities for showing revival titles . but there is a market , nevertheless .
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huge losses are involved in this abandonment of cultural identity , losses that are themselves the result of all the economic and political failures of postcolonial nigeria . when the younger generation imagines the good life , they import the forms . characters in these films do a good deal of coming from and going to america and europe . but the situation is not as bleak or as clear as this description suggests . an older , colonial sense of inferiority never appears : it is a multicultural world to which the characters assimilate , african - american culture rather than american culture being the standard point of reference and bridge ; signifiers of african pride and identity come frequently and naturally amidst the gucci sunglasses and suvs . the viewers are preferring to watch a nigerian film rather than an american one , after all , just as the hip hop music on the radio is predominantly by nigerian bands , in nigerian pidgin , and standup comedy ( another popular contemporary form ) is american in format but pidgin in expression . there is enormous poverty in nigeria , but also enormous wealth—plenty of resources with which to construct a walled - off personal happiness , or so the videos imagine .
mr . schamus disputes the contention that the film is not a hit with asian audiences . ' ' it would have been massively profitable and successful even if it had never been released in the west , ' ' he said .
c . k . : limited editions do spur people to investigate the release . for example , when masters of cinema did the late mizoguchi box set with the final eight films ( or almost final eight ; we didn’t have musashino - fujin or shin hei - ke monogatari ) , there were 3000 units , with the 300 - page book , and it sold out quickly .
nollywood films occasionally get screened in theaters abroad on special occasions organized by the filmmaker in conjunction with an african expatriate community , but they never get into the regular theatrical distribution system . the only nollywood film available on dvd in the united states from one of the companies that specialize in african cinema is kelani’s thunderbolt , from california newsreel . there is no mechanism for a library to acquire a study collection of nollywood films . meanwhile , in a separate dimension , an enormous system exits to distribute nollywood and ghanaian films in the us : hundreds of shops , dozens of internet sites that sell or stream them , thousands of films posted to youtube by fans . most of the films moving through this system are pirated ; in some cases , the producer will sell the rights to an american distributor for a small sum , for lack of a better alternative .
v . p . - b . : i do believe so . there’s already a lot of theaters in la , but according to the fact that the city is so huge , not all the potential districts have an arthouse theater . everything is split all over la , but i do believe there could be places for more arthouse and revival theaters in some districts , because i believe you don’t have the equivalent of new york’s film forum in la , for example .
digital disruption : cinema moves on - line helps to make sense of what has happened in the short but turbulent history of on - line distribution . it provides a realistic assessment of the genuine and not - so - promising methods that have been tried to address the disruptions that moving from ‘analogue dollars’ to ‘digital cents’ has provoked in the film industry . paying close attention to how the majors have dealt with the challenges – often unsuccessfully – it focuses as much attention on innovations and practices outside the mainstream . throughout , it is alive to , and showcases , important entrepreneurial innovations such as mubi , jaman , withoutabox and imdb .
but the market is difficult to compare . because as i was saying previously , in france you have three to four re - releases every week , plus all the cinémathèques , the festivals , and so on , so it’s a lot .
the critical issue , then , is thrown back from the familiar paranoid analysis of the influence of foreigners on african film production to the question of what nigerians want to see and why . unless we simply buy into the notion of “false consciousness , ” this is complicated . clearly one can find abundant evidence of the power over nollywood’s imagination of the globally hegemonic american mass media imagery , even when detached from structures of command and control—the situation is a nice illustration , in fact , of gramsci’s distinction between hegemony and domination . but things may not be as straightforward as they seem : for instance , foreign commodities , behaviors , and accents function as trophies within deeply rooted african traditions of status assertion and in longstanding “strategies of extraversion” ( bayart ) .
c . k . : i’d like to talk a bit about la : the topography of los angeles , the logistics of getting from one theater to another in terms of how spread out the city is , the flavor of the neighborhoods , etc .
the four newcomers who hog most of the screen time look earnest and fresh . at least a couple of them will be in the big league if they are consistent enough . basil is one of them . sanjeev has an uncanny resemblance to siddharth bharathan .
one point : as vod is more developed in the us , compared to france — even though there are a lot of things happening in france , and netflix arrived one year ago , for example , and they’re announcing projects — “main vod” ( which is buying or renting a movie ) is really almost nothing for arthouse movies and , more especially , revivals . it looks to me that we’re more [ involved currently in vod with the aspects of ] a rental business , when the rental of movies was big , whether in france or the us , and it looks almost essentially like the same kind of movies that were being rented then as are being rented nowadays on vod . and revivals and classics , unless very specific titles , very few of them , were not working as rentals…