The world's largest stop-motion animation: Gulp

'Gulp' is a short film created by Sumo Science at Aardman studios, depicting a simple life story of a fisherman. It is shot on a location at Pendine Beach in South Wales. Every frame of this stop-motion animation was shot using a Nokia N8, with its 12 megapixel camera and Carl Zeiss optics. The film has broken a world record for the 'largest stop-motion animation set', with the largest scene stretching over 11,000 square feet.

The entire video was composed of stills taken on Nokia N8 cell phones, sand sculptures and art by a team of sand artists "Sandinyoureye" along-with synchronized efforts by animators, directors, students and volunteers create the environment and movement in the frames.

It's hard not to be awed by the sheer ingenuity of the filmmakers behind this rather adorable little short. Even the sailor in that little boat is a real guy. CGTantra got a chance to catch an interview with the makers of this video, Will and Ed, the directors of Gulp. Also, watch the behind-the-scenes for a look at how this amazing large-scale project came together. Read More..