Gromit ducks to avoid the barrage, but when wallace stops to load in more balls, he dons a vest and gloves that inflate to completely block the goal. 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. A compilation of the seven shorts i directed as part of the cracking contraptions series back in 2002. Bbc news online exclusively presents soccamatic, one of 10 short films, revealing wallaces latest inventions. Gromits soccer goalie skills frustrate wallace, so he activates the soccamatic to shoot balls. Wallace and gromit cracking contraptions 01 the autochef. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions wikimili, the. Wallace and gromit try out a number of their latest inventions which rarely work as planned. Wallace buys a machine from preston north end in order to help gromit s goalkeeping skills. In soccamatic, a footballloving wallace has to resort to machine trickery to score against gromit but his canine goalie also has a few tricks up his sleeve. I traced these myself, from screen captures, for use with a year 4 class, for them to annotate and label, for use with writing explanation texts. The soccamatic is a short film in the cracking contraptions series. A matter of loaf and death bakers dozen wallace and gromit.
Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions ardman is a short animation ideal for use in literacy as an explanation text, talk for writing and scaffolding writing, story board, ks1 lower ks2, sen, powerpoint of film screen shots. Soccamatic is free to watch or download from this site. When wallace and gromit head to the local football field for a bit of practice, with wallace kicking and gromit goalie. Unfortunately, he is constantly frustrated by gromits goalkeeping prowess. It has always been gromits job to walk over and switch the tv channels on wallaces aging set. Soccamatic cracking contraptions wallace and gromit youtube. See images from the making of the animated series, including sketches, models, animation sets and clips. Wallace and gromit are back in their first screen outing for six years. Unfortunately he is constantly frustrated by gromits goalkeeping powers, as his power shots wont get past gromit. Cracking contraption is a series of 10 hilarious short films featuring some of their more outrageous inventions including the soccamatic, which is supposed to. Wallace and gromit head to the local football field for a bit of practice, with wallace shooting and gromit playing goalie. The series was produced and released in 2002 by aardman animations. The cracking contraptions series will be the first time the pair have had.
Still, he can always relax with his best friend and faithful dog gromit. The cracking contraptions series will be the first time the pair have had a new adventure since their halfhour sheeprustling drama a close shave was. Gromit takes on the role of a goalie while wallace prepares his machine. Wallace is an inventor with a house full of labour saving gadgets, though they dont always go to plan. Each episode features one of wallaces new inventions and gromits skeptical reaction to it. The episode references famous english footballers of the 1950s and 60s, including nobby stiles who played for preston later in his career, geoff hurst, and stanley matthews.
Wallace is forced to reveal his soccamatic, a circa 1938 penalty taking machine he recently purchased mail order from preston north end. The series centres on wallace, a goodnatured, eccentric, cheeseloving inventor, along with his companion gromit, a silent yet loyal and intelligent. Cracking contraptions is a group of ten shorts starring wallace and gromit. All ten shorts were aired after the network television premiere of chicken run. Wallace, an absentminded inventor from wigan, greater manchester, is a cheese enthusiast. We have been learning how to write an explanation text.
Wallace invents an array of contraptions to try and make life easier but its. Realizing how skillful gromit is at shooting the balls, wallace activates his soccamatic a machine that repeatedly shoots balls at gromit in the goal. Frustrated at the ease with which gromit blocks every shot, wallace activates his preston north end soccamatic, a machine that. Wallace and gromit head to the local football field where they get into ball throwing. Realizing how skillful gromit is at shooting the balls, wallace activates his soccamatic a machine that repeatedly shoots balls at. 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.
When wallace takes gromit to the park for a game of football he plays to win. Cracking contraptions wallace and gromit wiki fandom. Wallace takes shots while shouting out the names of nobby styles, tom finney and other famous footballers. Posted on march 28, 2014 by hwray inspired by wallace and gromits cracking contraptions, ms wrays english set decided to write an explanation of how wallaces turbo diner machine works. Unable to get the ball past gromit, wallace is forced to unleash his new contraption, the soccamatic. With multiple academy awards under their belt, wallace and gromit are one the of the bestloved comic doubleacts in the world. England oscarwinning plasticine heroes wallace and gromit are staging a. A matter of loaf and death piella bakewell wallace and gromit. Wallace then brings out the soccamatic, which fires balls which go right through the goal and the. Wallace and gromit is a british stop motion clay animation comedy series created by nick park of aardman animations. Wallace and gromit are the main characters in a series consisting of four british animated short films and a featurelength film by nick park of aardman animations. A series of 10 short films featuring some of their more outrageous inventions including the soccamatic, which is supposed to help gromits goalkeeping skills and the. Cracking contraptions is a showcase of 10 short films about wallaces wonderfully eccentric ideas, which include everything you might need to make life easier.
Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions wikipedia. 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. Wallace and gromits soccamatic machine, 2002 photography and film 2000s culture media tv society and diversity childhood model used in wallace and gromits short film the soccamatic in the cracking contraptions series produced by ardman animation in 2002. The soccamatic aardman wiki fandom powered by wikia.
Unfortunately he is constantly frustrated by gromit s goalkeeping prowess. Soccamatic cracking contraptions wallace and gromit. All the characters are made from moulded plasticine modelling clay on metal armatures, and filmed with stop motion clay animation wallace, an absentminded inventor from wigan, greater manchester, is a cheese enthusiast. He spends most of his time saving wallace from various scrapes and a number of. Dec 06, 2002 the soccamatic is a short film in the cracking contraptions series plot edit. Wallace and gromit s cracking contraptions ardman is a short animation ideal for use in literacy as an explanation text, talk for writing and scaffolding writing, story board, ks1 lower ks2, sen, powerpoint of film screen shots. A collection of clips from oscar winning studio aardman animations and director nick parks wordl famous, wallace and gromit, series. Wallace and gromit head to the local football field for a bit of practice, with wallace shooting and. Wallace then brings out the soccamatic, which fires balls which go right through the goal and the fence. The series consists of four short films and one featurelength film, but has spawned numerous spinoffs and tv adaptations. The film features the invention of the soccamatic, a device that shoots footballs into the goal.
Unfortunately he is constantly frustrated by gromit s goalkeeping powers, as his power shots wont get past gromit. This is great news for wallace and gromit fans everywhere and a real coup for the bbc, said lorraine heggessey, bbc one controller. Soccamatic cracking contraptions wallace and gromit duration. Wallace buys a machine from preston north end in order to help gromits goalkeeping skills. Each episode features one of wallace s new inventions and gromit s skeptical reaction to it. The cracking contraptions episodes were the first wallace and gromit adventures to premiere online, launching on the bbcs site and atomfilms in october 2002. The series was produced and released in 2002 by aardman animations the series is now available free on itunes, the the amazing world of wallace and gromit official wallace and. Unfortunately, he is constantly frustrated by gromit s goalkeeping prowess. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions infogalactic. The soccamatic is a short film in the cracking contraptions series plot edit. Oct 15, 2002 gromit s soccer goalie skills frustrate wallace, so he activates the soccamatic to shoot balls. From the soccamatic to the 535 crackervac, wallaces inventions are truly imaginative if not always the most efficient.
A series of 10 short films featuring some of their more outrageous inventions including the soccamatic, which is supposed to help gromit s goalkeeping skills and the snoozatron, which is designed to help wallace fall asleep. Wallace decides to save his legs by inventing a simple remote control device. The curse of the wererabbit each short is approximately 12 minutes long, and each demonstrate one of wallaces inventions, like the soccamatic, autochef, and snooztron. Wallace and gromits cracking contraptions is a series of ten wallace and gromit stop motion animations varying in length from 1 to 3 minutes. In this one, wallace and gromit are playing football with gromit blocking every single attempt at a goal from wallace. 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 test out another five of his cracking inventions getting to sleep can be a problem. In 2005 it was released on dvd for american audiences as part of the rerelease of the three shorts in anticipation for the feature film, wallace and gromit. The series was produced and released in 2002 by aardman animatio. The curse of the wererabbit each short is approximately 12 minutes long, and each demonstrate one of wallace s inventions, like the soccamatic, autochef, and snooztron. Wallace is forced to reveal his soccamatic, a circa 1938 penalty taking machine he recently purchased mail order from preston north end fc.
The series is now available free on itunes, the the amazing world of wallace and gromit official wallace and. Oct 15, 2002 directed by loyd price, christopher sadler. All the characters are made from moulded plasticine modelling clay on metal armatures, and filmed with stop motion clay animation. Bbc news entertainment wallace and gromit film premieres. Oct 15, 2002 when wallace takes gromit to the park for a game of football he plays to win. Oct 15, 2002 in soccamatic, a footballloving wallace has to resort to machine trickery to score against gromit but his canine goalie also has a few tricks up his sleeve. Cracking contraptions stuff to complement film teaching. Wallace invents an array of contraptions to try and make life easier but its always gromit who picks up the pieces. 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. In the cracking contraptions episode the soccamatic, wallace says to gromit, how do you like my preston north end soccamatic, gromit.