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Matthew Walker

Aardman Animations director, writer and animator, co-director of Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom and creator of Lloyd of the Flies.

Oct 29, 2026

18:35
Yeah
18:35
... whatever monster, Alien.
18:37
Um, so we wanted just a really clear silhouette, and then so we kind of, um, and that's what kind of led to that sort of top-heavy sort of spiky head look with that sort of horn-like, um, shape.
18:50
Um, but also that was dictated by the idea of how the hair might grow and we, mm, 'cause we had this idea of it growing from the head.
18:59
The head would be the biggest mass of the hair on the body, um, so that was sort of where that idea came from.
19:06
But it was a challenge when it came to actually creating the puppet because it's obviously being so hairy.
20:40
What do those, uh, voice recording sessions look like, and what are they working from?
20:44
[laughs] Yeah, it is a funny process.

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