Wallace & Gromit Win BAFTA Award

Yes, that's right Wallace and Gromit, the bread-making duo, have done it again, winning Best Short Animation at the 2009 BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Film Awards for their latest 30-minute short A Matter of Loaf and Death. Check out the post on Aardman's site here. Also take a look below at an interview with Nick Park just before the awards.

Stop Motion Fun Stuff: Western Spaghetti

Pesfilms on You Tube posted a really neat stop-motion video in which they animated normal everyday things you find around the house.

Stop Motion How-To: Creating a Flip Book

Have you ever wanted to have your short animations in your pocket to show your friends and family? Boinx, the creators of Istopmotion (a capture program for the Mac), has posted a simple tutorial on there website, explaining how to make a little flip book. The tutorial was specifically made for their Istopmotion program, but you really don't need the program to use the tutorial. The only setback I can see is that your printer probably won't number the pics!

Follow all the steps on Istopmotion's website here, and you should end up with a great little flip book!