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Comment: In preparing this draft, I disclose that AI assistance was used as follows: I had AI help with formatting, and looking up references - but I confirmed all references myself. Mephistotle (talk) 17:03, 16 October 2026 (UTC)
Loyd Price | |
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| Born | Loyd J. Price 1962 |
| Died | 2026 (aged 63–64) |
| Occupations | Animator, animation supervisor, director |
| Employer | Aardman Animations |
| Known for | Chicken Run; Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit; Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions |
| Awards | Visual Effects Society Award (2006) |
Loyd J. Price (1962 – 2026) was a British animator, animation supervisor and director. He was associated with Aardman Animations for much of his career, working on Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run and other animated productions. He supervised animation on Chicken Run (2000) and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), co-directed the short-film series Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (2002), and became Aardman's head of animation.[1][2][3]
Price received a Visual Effects Society Award for the animated character Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, at the fourth annual VES Awards in 2006.[4] He also taught professional animation courses and mentored animators at Aardman.[5][6]
Early life and career
[edit]Price worked at Cosgrove Hall Films early in his career, before contributing animation to Henry Selick's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).[5]
Career at Aardman
[edit]Price contributed animation to Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995) and served as an animation supervisor on the studio's first feature, Chicken Run (2000).[7]
In 2002, Price and fellow animator Chris Sadler co-directed Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions, a set of ten short films featuring the characters created by Nick Park. Time reviewed the films in January 2003, crediting Price and Sadler as the directors.[2] Film databases also list Price among the series' writers.[8]
For Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), Price was the supervising animator. His work involved guiding animators in the established movements and acting styles of Wallace and Gromit. In an interview with Animation World Network, he discussed the differences between animating the earlier shorts and the longer, changing production schedule of a feature film.[1] He was personally named by the Visual Effects Society as the winner for Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture for Gromit.[4]
Price was also credited as an animator on the computer-animated film Flushed Away (2006), an Aardman and DreamWorks Animation production.[9] His later credits included Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008), The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012), Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015), Early Man (2018), and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023).[7]
He eventually became Aardman's head of animation. The Guardian identified him in that role in 2014.[3]
Teaching and mentorship
[edit]Price worked in animation education as well as production. In 2013, the National Film and Television School announced a three-month Certificate in Character Animation, developed in partnership with Aardman and led by Price and senior computer-generated animation supervisor Mathew Rees. The course combined practical animation exercises and theory, culminating in a short character-animation sequence.[5] Aardman continued to identify Price as its head of animation when describing its 2021 traineeship programme in a 2022 interview with trainee Alistair Stuart.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Films and television
[edit]| Year | Production | Credit or contribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Animation | Film-credit databases identify an animation credit.[7] |
| 1995 | Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave | Animation | Stop-motion short film.[7] |
| 2000 | Chicken Run | Animation supervisor | Aardman feature.[7] |
| 2002 | Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions | Co-director; writer | Ten short films; co-directed with Chris Sadler.[2][8] |
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Supervising animator | Won a VES Award for his work on Gromit.[1][4] |
| 2006 | Flushed Away | Animator | Listed in the film's animation credits.[9] |
| 2008 | Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death | Animation | Stop-motion short film.[7] |
| 2012 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Animation supervisor | Also released as The Pirates! Band of Misfits.[7] |
| 2015 | Shaun the Sheep Movie | Animation supervisor | Aardman feature.[7] |
| 2018 | Early Man | Animation supervisor | Aardman feature.[7] |
| 2022 | Three Robbers and a Lion | Production consultant | Listed in professional-credit databases.[7] |
| 2023 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Animation supervisor | Aardman feature.[7] |
Cracking Contraptions shorts
[edit]Price and Chris Sadler are jointly credited as directors of the ten films in Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions.[2][10]
- Shopper 13
- The Soccamatic
- The 525 Crackervac
- The Autochef
- A Christmas Cardomatic
- The Tellyscope
- The Snowmanotron
- The Bully Proof Vest
- The Turbo Diner
- The Snoozatron
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture | Gromit in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Won[4] |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Osmond, Andrew (7 October 2005). "Plasticine Memories: Bringing 'Wallace & Gromit' to the Big Screen". Animation World Network. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Corliss, Richard (20 January 2003). "Dog Bytes". Time. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
- 1 2 "How we made Wallace and Gromit". The Guardian. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "4th Annual VES Awards". Visual Effects Society. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 "NFTS partners with Aardman on 'Character Animation' course". Post Magazine. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
- 1 2 "Production Spotlight: Alistair Stuart". Aardman Animations. 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Loyd Price filmography". Plex. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
- 1 2 "Wallace & Gromit: Cracking Contraptions" (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
- 1 2 "Flushed Away credits". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
- ↑ "Anima Mundi 2003 festival catalogue". 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2026.