Peter Lord and David Sproxton

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Peter and David are the founders of the British animation studio “Aardman Animations”.

They produced animated classics including, but not limited to, “Wallace & Gromit”, “Creature Comforts”, “Morph”, “Chicken Run”, and their newest addition “The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists”. With their unique style of models, high quality production and entertaining stories, they have become a household name with many of their series.

Peter Lord has said that “The concept of Englishness is very important to Aardman” (David Jenkins, 2012), making the films in keeping with the English culture, such as our silly sensibility. Speaking about the main character in their newest film “The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists”, Peter Lord goes on to mention how “he approaches it all with a rather charming optimism -- a totally unfounded optimism, which is delightful to watch, I think. I think it's very British. We kind of like characters at a disadvantage. It makes us laugh.” (David Jenkins, 2012)

Reference List:
David Jenkins (2012) Peter Lord. Available at: http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/interviews/peter-lord-18391 (Accessed 23rd April 2012)