Source Creative Interviews: Tristan Oliver

When Toy Story hit cinemas almost 20 years ago, little did we know that it was the start of an animation revolution that would all but eradicate big-screen, 2D, traditional ‘toons. However, one form of animation has not only maintained a presence during this time, but actually utilised the advancing technology to become more popular than ever – stop-motion.

With the likes of Aardman, Laika and Wes Anderson delighting audiences and pushing the cinematic potentials of the form at every release, it’s easy to forget the technical complexities of what actually appears on screen.

Because of this, we sat down with Tristan Oliver, the man behind the camera on several releases from the aforementioned companies, to chat about what goes into the cinematography of large-scale, stop-motion flicks. Covering his movies (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, ParaNorman, Fantastic Mr. Fox amongst others) and commercial work for brands like TalkTalk, Beck's and St John Ambulance, Tristan chats about his career to date, his creative process and the technical challenges of making the tiny appear epic.

Tristan Oliver is repped by United Agents.