Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts was produced in 1989 but the final episode came out in 2007, it was created by Nick Park. Creature comforts used the stop motion technique of claymation. 

Source: Research Portfolio - Aardman; 17 Dec 2011; http://hazatronresearch.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/creature-comforts/

The idea of creature comforts was to combine real life interviews from the public with animal characters for entertainment. To create creature comforts they would ask the public about every day issues or conversations question within interviews,  for example the weather. Next they would play back the sound track they got and the which animal or character would go well with the voice. Also, to add realism to the character they would record real life movement while saying the words. This would mean the character would have a human elements to them to add to the comedy for example reactions or certain movements. If they did this without having characters it would not catch our attention as much. 

There are over 150 characters, with a lot of different expressions. They create different expressions so they can create the realism of the characters talking. The creators of creature comforts also use the principle of stop and stretch. 

Each set has a different scale but it depends on the shots they would like to take but also the lighting to create a certain mood. 

My favourite sketch of creature comforts is the hamster. Because it over exaggerates how the character is feeling through it surrounding and the character itself which makes it funny to watch. Also, the voice goes well with the characters as it gives the impressions that he is bored of living in a cage and what he has to deal with. 

Source: Youtube, uploaded by MissCringer; Jan 13 2007; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7PdhPVJeJg