War Story

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Released: 1989
Type: Stop-Motion, Clay
Length: 5 minutes 11 seconds
Colour or Black & White: Colour
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History, Comedy, Drama
Production Company: Aardman Animations
Director: Peter Lord
Animators: Peter Lord, Nick Park, Jan Sanger

Photography: Andy MacCormack, Tristan Oliver, David Sproxton

Dubbing Mixer: Aad Wirtz

 

 

Story

 

The basis for this animation was a historical interview conducted by Peter Lawrence in which he interviews Bill Perry about his wartime experiences on the home front to comical effect. This film was part of the 'Lip Synch' series of short animated films. Lip Synch was a series of five short films commissioned by Channel 4 in 1989; a series that also included Creature Comforts. 

 

Author's Comments

To start with what an excellent interview to work with. Bill Perry seemed like an interesting and funny man to be around. Peter Lawrence did an excellent job with the interview. Aardman Animations attention to detail was so good and their animation a joy to watch. This is one of my favourite animations of this era. I could watch it again and again and still find something new.

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