Films are something that we all look towards for escapism – the action, the humour, the romance, the animation. Sometimes these can hold so much more meaning then just an image on a screen and create narratives and memories in our own lives. Welcome to the sister article to Music Memories where we take a look at some of these personal stories attached to films.

Film: Shaun The Sheep Movie
Original Release Date: 2015

I have always loved stop animation and I watched Morph and Wallace and Gromit loads when I was a child. Straight from the start I loved Shaun The Sheep and adored A Close Shave. When they announced years later that they were making a television show about Shaun on the farm – I wasn’t sure it would work but when I watched it I instantly adored it.

It is such a fantastic show – each episode is an average of ten minutes which isn’t long but the details in each episode are impeccable.

When they announced that they were going to do a film version I was excited and couldn’t wait to see it. I saw the film on the first week it was released.

It was my day off from work and mid week and thought what better way to celebrate then heading to the cinema. I went to Central London as I was meeting someone later in the day. I went to cinema that had fancy sofas, I went to the first showing of the day.

I bought a cup of tea and a biscuit set myself up in the middle / back and waited for the film to start. It was only when the film started that I noticed something – I was the only person in the cinema. It was the first time this had ever happened and it was joyous.

It was so lovely having the cinema to myself and it was a fantastic experience and I enjoyed the film more I think because I was on my own I could laugh as loud as I wanted and also enjoy all the sound.

From then on I have always tried to go to the cinema in super quiet times as there is no annoying popcorn sounds, no noise, no phones just you and the screen – perfect!

Facts about Shaun The Sheep

• Twenty animators worked on the film, each producing two seconds of footage per day.
• The man photographing the birds at the pond is executive producer Nick Park.
• The restaurant where the sheep try to blend in by imitating the other diners is called Le Chou Brûlé, which means ‘The Burnt Cabbage.’
• This film was released on the Chinese New Year’s Day of the Year of the Sheep.

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