Adam Elliot Mulls Over His Views On Life, Telling Stories & Claymation In “Memoir Of A Snail”

Australian clay animator #AdamElliot has made a decades-long career of molding whimsical deeply-personal films such as Brother, Uncle, Mary Max, and Harvey Crumpet using traditional in-camera techniques – a far cry from quantum-powered CGI. Every frame is composed in a physical miniature set. Adam’s latest offering is his feature length #MemoirOfASnail which tells the story of twins Grace and Herbert Pudel who are separated after becoming orphans. No snails were hurt during the making of this film.

Elliot discusses his particular brand of “clayography” filmmaking with Creative Screenwriting Magazine.

Although every one of Elliot’s stories illuminates some pure human truth, he isn’t afraid to stray from it to boost the story. He quotes the often-told story of the size of the fish that someone caught that keeps getting bigger with each retelling. At some point, someone caught a fish and that’s all that matters. “You never let the truth get in the way of the story,” quips Elliot.

Read the full interview with Adam HERE.