Claydream / Oscilloscope Laboratories presents ; written and directed by Marq Evans ; produced by Marq Evans, Tamir Ardon, Nick Spencer and Kevin Moyer.
Closed Mondays. Mountain music. Martin the Cobbler. Claymation: three dimensional clay animation. Rip Van Winkle. The Little Prince. Legacy : a very short history of natural resources. Dinosaur. A Christmas gift. The creation. The Great Cognito. Gone for a better deal.
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021. Wide screen. Special features: Deleted scenes ; Commentary with director and producers ; An odd, uncut voicemail from Michael Jackson to Will Vinton ; The entirety of Will Vinton's animated short filmography from the 20th century (11 titles). Will Vinton.
Contents:
Disc one: Main feature -- Disc two: Additional extra features. (1974 ; approximately 124 min.) Gone for a better deal Disc 2. Closed Mondays (1974 ; approximately 8 min.) -- Mountain music (1976 ; approximately 9 min.) -- Martin the Cobbler (1977 ; approximately 28 min) -- Claymation: three dimensional clay animation (1978 ; approximately 18 min.) -- Rip Van Winkle (1978 ; approximately 29 min.) -- The Little Prince (1979 ; approximately 28 min.) -- Legacy : a very short history of natural resources (1979 ; approximately 6 min.) -- Dinosaur (1980 ; approximately 13 min.) -- A Christmas gift (1980 ; approximately 9 min.) -- The creation (1981 ; approximately 9 min.) -- The Great Cognito (1982 ; approximately 5 min.) -- Gone for a better deal (1974 ; approximately 124 min.)
Summary:
Known as the "Father of Claymation," Will Vinton revolutionized the animation business during the 1980s and 90s, creating such iconic characters as the California Raisins and Domino's The Noid. But after thirty years of being the unheralded king of clay, Vinton's carefully sculpted American dream came crumbling down. Structured around interviews with this charismatic pioneer and his close collaborators, along with a treasure trove of clips of their work together, CLAYDREAM charts the rise and fall of the Oscarʼ- and Emmyʼ-winning Will Vinton Studios. Documentarian Marq Evans brings to life the battle between art and commerce in this affectionate, insightful portrait of an artist who put so much of himself into his craft.
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