Editing Chicken Run (section)

== Production ==
=== Development ===
''Chicken Run'' was first conceived in 1995 by Aardman co-founder Peter Lord and ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]'' creator Nick Park. According to Park, the project started as a spoof on the 1963 film ''[[The Great Escape (film)|The Great Escape]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chat with Nick Park and Peter Lord|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2000/07/14/peter_lord_nick_park_article.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=28 October 2014|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191216084326/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2000/07/14/peter_lord_nick_park_article.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Chicken Run'' was [[Aardman Animations]]' first feature-length production, which would be executive produced by [[Jake Eberts]]. [[Nick Park]] and [[Peter Lord]], who run Aardman, directed the film,<ref>{{cite web |author=Weiner, Rex |date=10 April 1997 |url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/aardman-on-run-1117435154/ |title=Aardman on 'Run' |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=18 February 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170813013314/http://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/aardman-on-run-1117435154/ |archive-date=13 August 2017 |url-status=live  }}</ref> while [[Karey Kirkpatrick]] scripted, with additional input from [[Mark Burton (writer)|Mark Burton]]{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} and [[John O'Farrell (author)|John O'Farrell]].{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

When a chicken speaks, each sound corresponds to a different beak that was placed on the character.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Stempel |first1=Tom |title=Let the Credits Roll: Interviews with Film Crews (review) |journal=Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies |date=2004 |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=95 |doi=10.1353/flm.2004.0048 |s2cid=108235807 }}</ref>

[[Pathé]] agreed to finance the film in 1996, putting their finances into script development and model design. [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] officially came on board in 1997.<ref name=VarietyFeatClay /><ref name=chickenrundevelopment>{{cite AV media |people=Spall, Timothy |year=2000 |title=Fowl Play: The Making of Chicken Run |publisher=Picture Production }}</ref> They beat out studios including [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]], [[20th Century Fox]] (which had distributed many of Aardman's earlier projects, including the [[Wallace & Gromit]] shorts, in the U.S.), and [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] (which had also distributed some of Aardman's earlier projects in the U.S.) and largely won due to the perseverance of DreamWorks co-chairman [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]]; as a company they were eager to make their presence felt in the animation market in an attempt to compete with Disney's dominance of the field.<ref name=VarietyFeatClay>{{cite news|last1=Cox|first1=Dan|title=D'Works' feat of clay|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/d-works-feat-of-clay-1116678798/|access-date=17 August 2014|work=Variety|date=3 December 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090702/http://variety.com/1997/film/news/d-works-feat-of-clay-1116678798/|archive-date=19 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Katzenberg explained that he had "been chasing these guys for five or six years, ever since I first saw ''[[Creature Comforts]]''."<ref name=VarietyFeatClay /> DreamWorks secured their first animated feature with the film, and they handled distribution in all territories except Europe, which Pathé handled.<ref name=VarietyFeatClay /> The two studios co-financed the film.<ref name=VarietyFeatClay /> DreamWorks also retains rights to worldwide merchandising.<ref name=VarietyFeatClay />

=== Animation ===
[[Principal photography]] began on 29 January 1998. During production, 30 sets were used with 80 animators working along with 180 people working overall. The result was one minute of film completed for each week of filming, and production wrapped on 18 June 1999.<ref name=chickenrundevelopment />

=== Music ===
[[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]] and [[Harry Gregson-Williams]] composed the music for the film, which was released on 20 June 2000 under the [[RCA Records|RCA Victor]] label.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chicken-run-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000608937 |title=Chicken Run [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] – John Powell &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards &#124; AllMusic |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=20 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210205206/http://www.allmusic.com/album/chicken-run-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000608937 |archive-date=10 December 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Run-John-Powell/dp/B00004TRTW |title=Amazon.com: Chicken Run: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=11 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016061844/http://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Run-John-Powell/dp/B00004TRTW |archive-date=16 October 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/chicken-run/ |title=Chicken Run Soundtrack (2000) |publisher=[[Soundtrack.Net]] |access-date=11 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018125929/http://www.soundtrack.net/album/chicken-run/ |archive-date=18 October 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref> It was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in London.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hans Zimmer Website |url=https://hans-zimmer.com/discography/46/project/348 |access-date=19 April 2024 |website=hans-zimmer.com}}</ref> Powell incorporated some kazoos and whistles to create an even funnier soundtrack.