SIBLEY, Brian. Wallace and Gromit: Storyboard Collection: A Close Shave.

(London): BBC Children’s Publishing, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. 22.4 by 27cm. 175 pages. An attractive production reproducing the complete storyboard sequence for Nick Park’s Academy Award-winning Wallace and Gromit film A Close Shave (1995), accompanied by Brian Sibley’s commentary on the conception and production of the film. The volume offers a rare glimpse into Aardman Animations’ creative process, illustrating the evolution of the finished film from its earliest visual planning through to the completed animation. An important source for the study of contemporary British animation and the working methods of Nick Park, whose meticulous storyboards formed the foundation of one of the most celebrated stop-motion productions of the twentieth century. A very good copy in dust jacket.