威尔·文顿

粘土梦

A modern day Walt Disney, Will Vinton picked up a ball of clay and saw a world of potential. Known as the “Father of Claymation,” Vinton revolutionized the animation business during the 80s and 90s. But after 30 years of being the unheralded king of clay,

回忆《重返奥兹国》

The gathered memories and warm recollections of the cast and crew of the 1985 Walt Disney Pictures film, RETURN TO OZ. For the first time, we get intimate details about the production of the cult classic fantasy, from such names as director Walter Murch,

Animation Outlaws

Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.” Outside of Walt himself there are

马克·吐温的冒险旅程

　　粘土动画定格大作。以马克吐温与哈雷彗星的因缘为基点，讲述马克吐温与几位童鞋乘坐飞艇访问彗星的奇妙冒险。其中穿插了马克吐温的若干作品。这些作品本身便反映了马克吐温本人的经历，动画又掺进马克吐温本人的真实生活并灵活结合故事的主线。老少咸宜，幽默而富含人生哲理。在了解到美国幽默文学大师的的同时，也可以体会到文学在动画创作中的重要性。作为Will Vinton工作室的主力的粘土动画技术在此片中发挥得淋漓尽致。其中又以人物的脸部表情细节，物体变形动画和场景特效细节最为惊艳。从老人头到面具脸到千面风琴，无中生有的植物生长动画，可以看到白头水花，涟漪的水流和瀑布。配合声效和对白，不逊色于如今的CG效果。