Nick Park
Film director · 2 films (1976–2024)
Nick Park is a director whose work here spans A Fisherman's Tale (1976) to Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024), across horror and family. The work runs low-key — 56% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 40% library-wide. All 155 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Nicholas Wulstan "Nick" Park, CBE is an English filmmaker of stop motion animation best known as the creator of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. Park has been nominated for an Academy Award a total of six times, and won four with; Creature Comforts (1989), The Wrong Trousers (1993), A Close Shave (1995), and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005).
Born 6 December 1958 · Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
Directing style
Nick Park’s cinematography leans heavily into a lonely, mysterious, and tense atmosphere, framing characters primarily in medium shots and closeups shot strictly at eye level. The visual world is defined by a cool, desaturated color grade with a palette of muddy earth tones, dark olives, and deep charcoals, punctuated by warm, amber accents. This somber look is shaped by shallow depth of field and high-contrast night exteriors, where subjects are sculpted primarily by natural sunlight or motivated practical fixtures.
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature · 2006
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film · 1996
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film · 1994
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film · 1991
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Winsor McCay Award · 2008
- Royal Designer for Industry · 2006
- Annie Award
Films directed by Nick Park
About Nick Park
When was Nick Park born?
Nick Park was born on 6 December 1958 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK.
What films has Nick Park directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: A Fisherman's Tale (1976) and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024).
What awards has Nick Park won?
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (2006), Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (1996), Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (1994) and Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (1991).
Search every frame of Nick Park’s films
All 155 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Nick Park — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.