Text/Wen Xiang
The film is stop-motion animation, or stop-motion animation, which refers to the fact that by shooting the subject frame by frame and then making it continuously screened, it produces a character that seems to be alive or any strange character you can imagine. The stop-motion animations commonly referred to are generally performed by clay puppets, puppets, or mixed-material characters. This mode of animation is as old as hand-drawn animation. Like China's earlier "Cao Chong Zhi Xiang", "Divine Pen Ma Liang" and "Avanti" are all stop-motion animation, and the characters appear in the form of puppets.
And this "Shaun the Sheep" is based on the clay doll as the protagonist, the shape of the flock or pigs, roosters, stray dogs and sheepdogs, etc., are both in shape and god, and the cute personality is about to come out. In today's era of rapid development of computer technology, stop-motion animation has obviously been left out in the cold, and people are more willing to use CG animation technology to give characters a more anthropomorphic height. Of course, as a traditional animation production mode, the advantages of stop-motion animation are still significant, and it is easy to evoke the good times of childhood when people use glue to fabricate toys. Of course, the materials for making stop-motion animation in China are also varied, and the puppets, paper-cutting, ink painting, fabric and shadow puppetry often appear.
The film is produced by the British Aardman Animation Company, which is the world's top stop-motion animation production master, and every static character in the film needs to be positioned by the animator with a model first. After a shot is taken, the animator moves the subject slightly and takes the next shot, shooting only one frame at a time. Such a traditional handmade mode actually requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Although it is laborious and hurtful, there are not many feelings at all, giving people a sense of cordiality and simplicity, and evoking a lot of memories full of happy times. Although the audience may think that such animations are more reliable for young children to watch, in fact, this is just a different way of production, but the narrative methods, rhythmic sense and dramatic conflicts of the film's story also attract many adult audiences.
The film tells the story of a flock of sheep who are not willing to live in the same boring and tedious life of the protagonist, and the whole master does whatever he wants, and the result is that the master is thrown to the city. In order to find their master, the sheep gave full play to their wisdom and wisdom, and after going through ups and downs, they finally gathered with their master. The content of the film actually has similarities with the recently released "Paddington Bear". Animals are generally forbidden to enter and leave the metropolis, and the film seizes this dramatic conflict point and creates a series of humorous sheep-seeking encounter stories
No film will take drama lightly, the film is through the sheep mainly shawn the sheep from making mistakes, to making up for mistakes, and then to the reunion of a process, seemingly bizarre twists and turns, but pointing out the main idea, anyone can make mistakes, the key is to know how to correct mistakes. Of course, the lambs are not wrong, they are just full of longing for freedom, just want to take a day off. The "prison storm" bridge section launched by the clever lambs is the biggest attraction of the film, and of course, the final battle of wits and courage with the manager of the urban animal shelter is also very happy.
The film hardly has a single line, which seems to be a mime, but also has some strange pronunciation. But none of this is very important, because depending on the body movements of the characters, you can grasp their ideas. In fact, it is also correct that the film does not implement anthropomorphic lines, after all, it is obviously superfluous to let a group of animals speak human language, and it is also very realistic.
Although "Shaun the Sheep" also tells the story of cute lambs, it is irrelevant to the mainland's "Pleasant Sheep and Gray Wolf" series of films and television. The tradition of production techniques, the amusing humor of British humor, and the rich emotions of animals and owners all make the audience feel the intimate and natural and harmonious atmosphere. Representing the docile lambs full of wisdom and unleashing crazy behavior, this is also where the eye catches the eye.
At present, the domestic animation with international style of "The Return of the Great Sage of Journey to the West" has won a good reputation and box office, but choosing to watch "Shaun the Lamb" is not in conflict at all, because this British stop-motion animation also has a gratifying style and feelings, it still represents the mainstream value of Western style, that is, the pursuit of freedom The driving force will never end.