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. The series centres on wallace, a goodnatured, eccentric, cheeseloving inventor, along with his companion gromit, a silent yet loyal and. Combine the inventiveness of the creators of wallace and gromit with the illustrative skills of haynes and you have an inside look at some possible inventions. Four of wallace s wackier mechanical marvels are demonstrated, including the bully proof vest and crackervac. It is a dark and stormy night, so wallace is nervous about the sounds outside. A detailed notebook for teaching explanations in y6. Includes a letter from wallace as an introduction and inventor cards to wear or carry. Each episode features one of wallace s new inventions and gromit s skeptical reaction to it. The programme focuses on a look at inventions based around various themes, and consists of liveaction films interlaced by. Without farther ado, the cracking contraptions shorts.
Curse of the wererabbit, directed by nick park and steve box, had a limited opening in the u. Created by nick park of aardman animations, the series consists of four short films and a featurelength film. Bbc news online exclusively presents soccamatic, one of 10 short films, revealing wallaces latest inventions. Wallace was much fatter, with a flat cap and moustache. The bully proof vest is a short film in the cracking contraptions series. Children invent their own machine then explain how it works. The resource is based on wallace and gromit s cracking contraptions. Apr 30, 2015 wallace has decided to save his legs by initiating a program of guided shopping trolleys to the supermarket. Wallace and gromit is a british clay animation comedy series created by nick park of aardman animations. There was no look inside option available when i ordered mine. Wallace test out another five of his cracking inventions getting to sleep can be a problem when you eat as much cheese as wallace.
The series centres on wallace, a goodnatured, eccentric cheese loving inventor, along with his companion gromit, a silent yet intelligent anthropomorphic dog. The curse of the wererabbit is the longest claymation movie ever made. Now you can create your very own animations with the uks famous oscarwinning film characters. The series centres on wallace, a goodnatured, eccentric cheese loving inventor, along with his companion gromit, a silent yet intelligent anthropomorphic. The soccamatic the tellyscope the autochef the snowmanotron a christmas cardomatic the snoozatron the turbo diner the bullyproof. Wallace and gromits world of invention episode guide aardman animations 2010. The series consists of four short films and one featurelength film, but has spawned numerous spinoffs and tv adaptations. A look at some of wallace s laboursaving mechanical marvels. World of invention takes a documentarystyle look at wacky contraptions and how they work.
Y6 explanation plan cracking contraptions teaching resources. Vocabulary in context what i think it means dictionary definition a conventional shopping trolley two articulated arms. Via three awardwinning halfhours films, several tv adverts and idents, a series of cracking shorts and halfanislands worth of merchandising, wallace and gromit have scaled the heights of popularity. Wallace has decided to save his legs by initiating a program of guided shopping trolleys to the supermarket.
Wallace and gromit is a british stop motion clay animation comedy series created by nick park of aardman animations. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions is a series of ten wallace and gromit stop motion animations varying in length from 1 to 3 minutes. Wallace and gromits world of invention is a sciencethemed miniseries, starring peter sallis, ashley jensen, jem stansfield, and john sparkes, produced by aardman animations, and aired on bbc one during 2010, from 3 november to 8 december. This text references an aardman animations short film from the wallace and gromits cracking contraptions series. Add the shows you like to a watchlist and let the site take it from there. His solution is the snoozatron, a simple device to aid the.
On his workroom television screen, wallace watches and comments on liveaction. These would make useful guided reading books and provide additional examples. Originally a trilogy of stop motion animation shorts by nick park following the character wallace and his dog gromit named after the piece of electronic equipment. The autochef is only the third speaking part in the whole wallace and gromit tv shorts the others are wallace and wendolene, of course wallace uses his tellyscope invention to turn tv. But wallace and gromit were nowhere to be seen in chicken run, the first fulllength feature resulting from the deal, which was released in 2000. But he soon set to work on wallace and gromit s next adventure, the wrong trousers this time pitting them against an evil penguin who is foiled by the wily dog. I thought it might have been gromit, you know, because sometimes hes a bit clumsy. A cloudy lesson a cloud maker and his apprentice grandson are busy making clouds but everything doesnt happen as it should. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions complete series with. A compilation of the seven shorts i directed as part of the cracking contraptions series back in 2002. A look at some of wallaces laboursaving mechanical marvels. The cracking contraptions episodes were the first wallace and gromit adventures to premiere online, launching on the bbcs site and atomfilms in october 2002. Cracking contraptions wallace and gromit wiki fandom.
The series was produced and released in 2002 by aardman animations. Wallace and gromit are the main characters in a british series consisting of four animated short films and a featurelength film by nick park of aardman animations. Wallace uses his tellyscope invention to turn tv channels so he and gromit dont miss their favourite programme the cheese files. A matter of loaf and death bakers dozen wallace and gromit. Apr 01, 2014 here is all of the planning and resources i produced for an explanation texts topic for a year 4 class. A grommet through their adventures involving a pair of mechanical trousers and a penguin, a small mischevious sheep, and trips to the moon in a homemade rocket. The notebook contains lesson by lesson activities, success criteria and shared writing examples with links to specific spag skills to include. The theme is wallace and gromits cracking contraptions. Soccamatic is free to watch or download from this site. Enter this years cracking ideas competition to win an aardman model making workshop for your school. As this grand adventure continues, players can steal items as they move around the board and try to avoid preston as he seeks to. All episodes of wallace and gromit s cracking contraptions. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. If you have any such fascination in you, this is just the ticket.
The theme is wallace and gromit s cracking contraptions. Each episode features one of wallaces new inventions and gromits skeptical reaction to it. The episode can be found on youtube using the following link. On his workroom television screen, wallace watches and comments on liveaction segments. Wallace is an absentminded inventor while gromit is his faithful dog. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions wikipedia. The film features the invention of the bully proof vest. Here is all of the planning and resources i produced for an explanation texts topic for a year 4 class. They have starred in several short movies for bbc television in the uk, and one full length feature movie. This sequence is developed around an episode of wallace and gromit cracking contraptions. Wallace was originally voiced by veteran actor peter. Wallace and gromit turn their hand to presenting for the first time in a factual series which takes an enthusiastic look at some reallife cracking contraptions, from gadgets that help around the home to t. A matter of loaf and death piella bakewell wallace and gromit.
When a cracker is taken from his hand, he discovers it. The creation of wallace and gromit wallace and gromit are the creations of nick park of aardman. Wallace and gromit are the main characters in a series of animations by aardman animations. This explanation unit uses until i met dudley by roger mcgough as an example, then children write their own explanations inspired by wallace and gromits cracking inventions. Wallace and gromit simple english wikipedia, the free. Oct 10, 2005 wallace and gromit lost out on the oscar to another park creation creature comforts, for which park used real peoples voices with zoo animal animations. Year 45 explanation texts complete topic tes resources. Wallace s turbo diner is designed to do the job fast and efficiently. Everything seems to be going well until the lights start flickering, and soon wallace and gromit are stuck. 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. In this cracking game, teams of players compete to create items from modelling dough, whilst the others try to guess whats being made. Wallace and gromit s world of invention is a sciencethemed miniseries, starring peter sallis, ashley jensen, jem stansfield, and john sparkes, produced by aardman animations, and aired on bbc one during 2010, from 3 november to 8 december. Cracking contraptions, has been released for the pc, containing mini games based on the three original animated shorts as well as brief video clips, wallpapers, screen savers, and sounds that could be assigned as system sounds. Bbc news entertainment wallace and gromits cracking careers.
It was decided that gromit could be just as expressive. Inspired by wallace and gromits cracking contraptions, ms wrays english set decided to write an explanation of how wallaces turbo diner machine works. Year 45 explanation texts complete topic teaching resources. As things dont go according to plan, the pair of them learn that good ideas. The scene ends with wallace claiming he has a great idea. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions give endless opportunities for fun machines to write about. The original characters that nick designed looked slightly different to the final characters. All episodes of wallace and gromits cracking contraptions.
He has some tea and crackers to cheer him up, but he doesnt notice a shadowy figure gromit in a black fleece costume and beret. The characters are made from moulded plasticine modelling clay on metal armatures, and filmed with stop motion clay animation wallace, an absentminded inventor living in wigan, lancashire, is a cheese. A look at some of wallaces laboursaving mechanical marvels homepage. Therefore i would recommend either buying the 2disc dvd release of curse of the wererabbit, which has this series as a. This explanation unit uses until i met dudley by roger mcgough as an example, then children write their own explanations inspired by wallace and gromits. The bully proof vest wallace and gromit wiki fandom.
There is a fine line between explaining what is possible and what is clearly impossible in an imaginary invention and this book sits on that line very well. As this grand adventure continues, players can steal items as they move around the board and try to avoid preston as he seeks to steal points. Wallaces shopper is a remotecontrolled, automated shopping device comprising a conventional shopping trolley to which has been added a motor driving the two rear wheels, a front wheel for steering, a video. The series centres on wallace, an absentminded inventor and cheese enthusiast, along with his companion gromit, a silent yet intelligent anthropomorphic dog. Get set for some brilliant teamwork as wallace and gromit embark on their latest career move.
Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions wikipedia en. Frustrated at the ease with which gromit blocks every shot, wallace activates his preston north end soccamatic, a machine that kicks dozens of. We have been learning how to write an explanation text. Bbc three wallace and gromits cracking contraptions. Graham bleathman is widely known for his cutaway artwork, and in particular for his work on thunderbirds and other gerry anderson creations. With multiple academy awards under their belt, wallace and gromit are one the of the bestloved comic doubleacts in the world.
Four of wallaces wackier mechanical marvels are demonstrated, including the bully proof vest and crackervac. Wallace invents an array of contraptions to try and make life easier but its always gromit who picks up the pieces. The picture was colorgraded by max horton in the mpc di lab. But wouldnt you know it, the mutt walked in just as i was about to shout him. See more ideas about simple machines, science for kids and simple machine projects. A look at some of wallace s laboursaving mechanical marvels homepage. Results in some fantastic explanation writing from children. The resource is based on wallace and gromits cracking contraptions. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions next episode. Examples of pupils work skippers hill manor preparatory school. Fans of their tv specials and feature films will not want to miss these rarelyseen short films, each of which introduces a new invention from wallace intended to make everyday life a little easier such as the autochef, the soccamatic, and the snoozatron. Shopper cracking contraptions wallace and gromit youtube. Many other good explanation texts can also be found by following the above link. A collection of clips from oscar winning studio aardman animations and director nick parks wordl famous, wallace and gromit, series.
Between projects, park created 10 oneminute adventures for wallace and gromit, which were put on the internet, and he soon set to work on their big screen debut. Wallaces turbo diner is designed to do the job fast and efficiently. Dec 01, 2010 wallace and gromit s contraptions always delight and fascinate me. Bbc news entertainment wallace and gromits cracking. Compilation 2 wallace and gromits cracking contraptions.
Success criteria and shared writing examples with links to specific spag skills to include. Sep 22, 2015 wallace invents an array of contraptions to try and make life easier but its always gromit who picks up the pieces. Wallace and gromit s cracking contraptions give endless opportunities for fun machines to write about. Wallace and gromits contraptions always delight and fascinate me. Wallace and gromit are back in their first screen outing for six years.
Cracking contraptions over the years wallace and gromit have created a vast range of inventions to do all sorts of jobs. The series consists of four short films and a featurelength film. Once the children had designed their contraption and drawn a fully annotated. Wallace and gromit try out a number of their latest inventions which rarely work as planned. Wallace and gromits world of invention episode guide. Cracking inventions y4 explanation emma rogers education.
Wallace and gromit head to the local football field for a bit of practice, with wallace shooting and gromit playing goalie. Mar 28, 2014 inspired by wallace and gromits cracking contraptions, ms wrays english set decided to write an explanation of how wallaces turbo diner machine works. Gromit wants to use veg b big to help his marrow grow so he has to work. Cracking contraptions is a showcase of 10 short films about wallaces wonderfully eccentric ideas, which include everything you might need to make life easier.
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