Mark Gustafson, Stop-Motion Veteran Who Co-Directed Oscar-Winning ‘Pinocchio,’ Dies At 64
Gustafson was also the supervising director of ‘The PJs’ and animation director of ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox.’
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‘Claydream’ Review: Will Vinton Doc Exposes Viciousness Of Legal Battle With Phil Knight
Marq Evans’s film also gives a rounded portrait of Vinton himself, as a visionary but flawed artist and leader.
Starburns Industries And XYZ Films Board Will Vinton Documentary ‘Welcome To My Daydream’
A documentary about Will Vinton, the Portland stop-motion renegade, is moving forward.
Will Vinton, Stop-Motion Legend And Claymation Creator: Dead At 70
Will Vinton, a seminal figure in the development of commercial stop motion animation in the United States, has passed away.
EXCLUSIVE: First Look At Will Vinton Documentary ‘Welcome To My Daydream’
An exclusive first-look at the upcoming documentary about animation legend Will Vinton and how he changed stop-motion animation in the United States.
California Raisins Set For Comeback In Live-Action/CG Feature (Exclusive)
We heard it through the grapevine…the California Raisins are headed to the bigscreen!
How Will Vinton Lost His Studio to a Rapper Named Chilly Tee
Laika does amazing work as an animation studio, no doubt about it, but the studio’s history is somewhat less admirable. The company was built on top of Will Vinton’s eponymous Portland studio in a shrewd corporate takeover by multi-billionaire Nike co-founder Phil Knight. After Knight took control of the company in 2002, he placed a failed rapper named Chilly Tee with slight experience in animation, who also happened to be his son Travis Knight, in charge of the entire company.
