They are leading Bristol cultural institutions and now, finally, Aardman Animations have created a TV ad for Thatchers Cider, complete with models of the cider farm, the Thatchers dog, miniature bottles of cider and a stop-motion animated Martin Thatcher.
The 40-second long ad will be screened for the first time on TV at 9.15pm this evening, Thursday, May 25, but you can get a sneak preview by scrolling down and watching the ad in advance.
And incredibly, Aardman’s animators took 480 hours to film the brief commercial, building a model Myrtle Farm in Sandford, near Bristol. Such was the attention to detail that between each frame being photographed, the dog’s hair was brushed with a toothbrush.
