Aardman’s latest movie The Pirates! – In An Adventure With Scientists is released on 28 March, and looks like it will be lots of fun. Here are three videos that give a look at the stop motion puppets and the making process.

David Sztypuljak’s  video has some great footage of the sets, workshops and puppets. He also has an accompanying arcticle:

Andrew Bloxham talks about the complex process of creating the Pirate Captain’s luxurious beard:

And Caroline Hague, puppet and maintenance coordinator, talks about looking after the puppets.