"When 'Toy Story' came out [in 1995], we thought, 'How long have we got?' But we've managed to survive CGI," Park told Radio Times, as spotted by GamesRadar. "In fact, there's been a resurgence of interest over the years in our stop-motion animation. We use CGI as well, but AI is a whole new thing." "Obviously a lot of people will be fearing for their jobs,"
For its third exhibition, it's time for something a little different. As the title suggests, Inside Aardman: Wallace & Gromit and Friends is an exploration of a rather more recent, rather more homegrown cultural phenomenon. Tying in with the 50th anniversary of the world's most famous stop motion animation studio, it will take young audiences behind the scenes at Aardman and its iconic roster of claymation characters, from the eponymous man and dog to Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run, and even '70s legend Morph.
This collection pulls it off with aplomb, transforming Wallace and Gromit into LEGO sculptures, preserving their essence and charm from the original claymation.