Did you know that Plasticine was originally developed to help children to learn to read? Well now it’s used to teach children to animate! Clay is also used by professional animators, but it has always been a popular choice for… Continue Reading
Will Vinton, his studio and body of work, was a pioneer in the art of clay animation, which he named “Claymation”. Previous to this he called it “3-Dimation”, and later in his career he would develop what he called “Foamation”.… Continue Reading
Richard Williams won two oscars for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, directed by Robert Zemeckis), one for the animation direction and the other for special effects. This was a ground breaking film. Cartoon animation was combined with live action to… Continue Reading
The unseen directors cut The great unfinished feature film of Richard Williams. Made over a period of 25 (or more) years, it has become a legend for animation fans, both for its beauty and its rarity (and probably controversy too).… Continue Reading
Stuart Sumida is the go to person for animal locomotion, when he is not teaching at California State University he is advising feature film animators how to create and move animals in a convincing way. He gave a fascinating talk… Continue Reading
November see’s Bendazzi receive and award, Stan Lee dies, and the Miyazaki documentary is released in December. The Iceland advert courts controversy, whilst the Apple one charms. The Hollywood animation sector faces disruption, and Netflix goes into animation production, and… Continue Reading
October see’s Susan Pitt set for a life time achievement award, Ed Catmull will reture, and a sad farewll to Will Vinton who passed away. Aardman employees are given stakes in the company, the UK government has a new budget… Continue Reading
Here you will find collectable items from Will Vinton. He was one of the animation pioneers, popularising ‘claymation’. Sadly there is not much available at the moment. DVD’s of Rip Van Winkle and Martin the Cobler, were released but seem to… Continue Reading
BBC-Academy 7 2018 Dir Seb Barfield 60min Seb Barfield recently took on the impossible challenge of making a mere 60 minute documentary to cover one hundred years of British Animation. An impossible task, as British Animation has one of the… Continue Reading
Born: November 17, 1947 in McMinnville, Oregon, USA Died: October 4, 2018 (age 70) in Portland, Oregon, USA Will Vinton brought clay animation to the world by revitalizing and revolutionizing it. He was the father of what he called ‘Claymation’ (which he trademarked in 1978), winning… Continue Reading