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| 'Working on Wallace & Gromit was very special' | 'Working on Wallace & Gromit was very special' |
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| Gav Strange says he grew up watching Wallace & Gromit | Gav Strange says he grew up watching Wallace & Gromit |
| Gav Strange is a man who firmly believes he has the best job in the world. | Gav Strange is a man who firmly believes he has the best job in the world. |
| The 42-year-old is a designer and director at Aardman the studio known for creating animated films and shows including Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run and Shaun the Sheep. | The 42-year-old is a designer and director at Aardman the studio known for creating animated films and shows including Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run and Shaun the Sheep. |
| And he worked as a graphic artist on Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the studio's latest project, which attracted more than 9 million viewers on Christmas Day. | And he worked as a graphic artist on Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the studio's latest project, which attracted more than 9 million viewers on Christmas Day. |
| He said: "There was this real energy of, we're making something that is both totally familiar and something I think people are going to love, but with an air of freshness and looking to the future." | He said: "There was this real energy of, we're making something that is both totally familiar and something I think people are going to love, but with an air of freshness and looking to the future." |
| As well as films and TV shows, Aardman does exhibitions and live events | As well as films and TV shows, Aardman does exhibitions and live events |
| Mr Strange's first job was as a graphic designer in his home city of Leicester, but decided to strike out somewhere new in his twenties. | Mr Strange's first job was as a graphic designer in his home city of Leicester, but decided to strike out somewhere new in his twenties. |
| "Because I didn't go to university, I didn't live in a different city," he said. | "Because I didn't go to university, I didn't live in a different city," he said. |
| "At 23 or 24 I felt like I needed to go somewhere new and Bristol was the place for me." | "At 23 or 24 I felt like I needed to go somewhere new and Bristol was the place for me." |
| He then won a job at Aardman, where he has for 17 years as both a designer and director. | He then won a job at Aardman, where he has for 17 years as both a designer and director. |
| "It's a really special place because the people that work there are so in love with what they do and they're so proud of what they do," Mr Strange said. | "It's a really special place because the people that work there are so in love with what they do and they're so proud of what they do," Mr Strange said. |
| "They're all incredible craftspeople." | "They're all incredible craftspeople." |
| One of the sequences he worked on for Vengeance Most Fowl was when Norbert, a new character, comes to life. | One of the sequences he worked on for Vengeance Most Fowl was when Norbert, a new character, comes to life. |
| "You see the world through his eyes as he's digitally scanning everything," Mr Strange said. | "You see the world through his eyes as he's digitally scanning everything," Mr Strange said. |
| "I was very fortunate enough to do the design and animation of those bits, so just being a part of it was so special." | "I was very fortunate enough to do the design and animation of those bits, so just being a part of it was so special." |
| Mr Strange also made a project called Wallace & Gromit Shot on iPhone which was projected onto the front of Battersea Power Station in London every night in December. | Mr Strange also made a project called Wallace & Gromit Shot on iPhone which was projected onto the front of Battersea Power Station in London every night in December. |
| When asked if he had the best job in the world, Mr Strange said: "I really feel like I do, and honestly, I feel so proud of it." | When asked if he had the best job in the world, Mr Strange said: "I really feel like I do, and honestly, I feel so proud of it." |
| Mr Strange said the latest film used traditional techniques of stop-frame animation, but also used 3D printing and rapid prototyping | |
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