Here you will be able to learn just about everything dealing with the california raisins. The california raisins meet the raisins vhs, 1989 for. They sang and danced enthusiastically, rockin out to classic motown and pop hits with claymation versions of famous performers like. Claymation easter 1990 vhs california raisins 1980s 1990s will vintons claymation easter 1990 vhs california raisins 1980s 1990s. The show is based on the claymation special, meet the raisins. Will vinton, the oscar and emmywinning filmmaker who cocreated the animation process known as claymation and is best known for the hugely successful california raisins ad campaign. Halfway through will vintons festival of claymation, there is a documentary explaining how the process works. Will vintons claymation easter vhs, 1993 movie holiday bunny factory sealed. This is a list of media that showcase clay animation, and is divided into three sections. Will vintons claymation christmas celebration was kind of a big deal then, if you were a certain age, as were the california raisins, and dinosaurs as a broad field of interest shrewdly reflected here in the two hosts, the rather fruity herb and the straightlaced rex.
The california raisins aint too proud to beg devin reiche. Will vinton was born on november 17, 1947 in mcminnville, oregon, usa as william gale vinton. California raisins set for comeback in liveactioncg feature. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. After the script has been written and the characters chosen for a claymation film, the animators turn to a palate of dozens of different colors of modeling clay, which they have mixed themselves. A commercial is created, done for the california raisin advisory board for free by michael. Some of the raisins biography is based on the beatles of liverpool, england. Will vintons claymation christmas celebration is a christmas television special originally broadcast on the american cbs tv network on december 21, 1987. Theres just one catch, the entire town population is made out of. California raisins rudolph the red nosed reindeer youtube.
Will vinton, the oscar and emmywinning claymation creator of the california raisins and the dominos pizza noid, has died. This was a semicute, creative cartoon spinoff using the bill vinton claymation characters from the shorts that were supposed to boost the sales of the little red boxes of raisins that we all ate as a kid in some point of our lives. My favorite parts are the carol of the bells song and the california raisins singing rudolph the rednosed reindeer. We three kings claymation christmas hq by pigsandsquigs. Nowadays for a full feature film, designers use resin instead of clay to bring in the same effects. Basically the whole show was about a fabricated singing sensation called the california raisins. In 2014, the california raisins made a cameo appearance in the radioshack super bowl xlviii commercial the 80s called. The famous claymation california raisins iceskate, sing and entertain the whole family in these festive holiday vignettes. In 1988 the first california raisins movie was created, it was called meet the raisins. Claymation is the name imposed by will vinton on his technique for making animated movies with clay figures. California raisins meet the raisins video dailymotion. Theyre some of the most famous clay animation characters.
The commercial not only helped boost raisin sales, transforming their mid80s image as something only nerdy people ate into a more hip food, but launched a franchise of california raisins. Pondering why a wellreceived claymation holiday special, turning 30 this year. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Will vintons claymation easter vhs, 1993 for sale online. Because the hosts were dinosaurs, i thought it was the coolest thing ever.
The special debuted alongside a garfield christmas and the two continued to be aired back to back in subsequent years. See more ideas about xmas songs, california raisins and claymation christmas movies. A claymation christmas celebration 1987 rotten tomatoes. Will vintons claymation christmas celebration 1987. The 30min claymation told the story of the tuff uprising of the band. May 23, 2012 kings and camels sing in this fun version of we three kings as preformed in will vintons claymation christmas special. Kings and camels sing in this fun version of we three kings as preformed in will vintons claymation christmas special. Aardmans flushed away is a cgi replication of clay animation. The california raisins were popular in the midtolate 1980s through claymation tv commercials and animated specials, winning an emmy award and one nomination.
Until this time i thought the california raisins were almost forgotten defunct from the will vinton claymation commercial adds and mass marketing campaigns of the midlate 1980s. Claymation christmas california raisins rudolph the. Vintage the california raisins figures 19871988 lot of 7. For a list of stop motion films in general, please go here. Will vinton, an oscarwinning animator who invented claymation, a style of stopmotion animation, and brought the california raisins to tv, has died in oregon. This tape has great old 60s music to accompany the animation. See more ideas about stop motion, california raisins and animation. Michael loves the claymation raisins commercials and will suggests michael get a raisin all of his own. In 2010, claymation versions of the california raisins were featured in the special christmas episode of its always sunny in philadelphia, a very sunny christmas. May 25, 2012 carol of the bells is so funny with quasimodo as the conductor. Television commercials have utilized clay animation, spawning for instance the california raisins 19861998, vinton studios and the chevron cars ads aardman. A claymation christmas celebration 1987 kyle bell working on a.
The pjs 19992001 was a sitcom featuring the voice of eddie murphy, produced by murphy in collaboration with ron howard, the will vinton studios and others. The most famous of claymation pioneer will vintons creations, the california raisins became a genuine popular sensation in the mid to late 80s, after the huge success of their original appearances on adverts for raisins, in which they performed of course i heard it through the grapevine. California raisins set for comeback in live actioncg feature exclusive by amid amidi. Its amazing claymation and with the comedy and christmas theme, what could be better. Christmas, 1987, claymation, celebration, songs, holiday, california raisins, stop motion language english. California raisins, set of 10, vintage calrab, pvc figurines, collectible good condition, 2 tall. Made in 1987 by will vinton, i was the perfect age to be amused by the look of stop motion animation. The california raisins perform a cover of the temptations version of rudolph the rednosed reindeer. A holiday classic with the california raisins singing their soulful rudolph the red nosed reindeer.
With tim conner, johnny counterfit, greg black, bernadette coughlin. In this video he gives direction on how to animate the characters in the commercial. Will vinton, an oscarwinning animator who invented claymation, a style of stopmotion animation, and brought the california raisins to tv, died thursday following a lengthy battle. You can find out about the reason they came along, namely the creation of the raisins. Although vinton made one last claymation tv movie about the raisins in 1990, the end of the 80s brought a decline in the raisins s popularity. The special featured stop motion clay animation and was produced and directed by will vinton. Its converted from the original vhs tape rather than the dvd release, so its not perfect quality. Nov 17, 2011 the temptations, as the california raisins, sings rudolph the red nosed reindeer. Will vinton, filmmaker and animator who created the california. Various artists, california raisins claymation christmas. For each claymation movie shot, the figurines can be formed and deformed according to the situation. New listing vintage applause california raisins claymation will. The california raisins, which were featured in the christmas special. The california raisins were a fictional rhythm and blues animated musical group as well as advertising and merchandising characters composed of anthropomorphized raisins.
The california raisin show is a 1989 american animated television series based on the claymation advertising characters the california raisins. The temptations, as the california raisins, sings rudolph the red nosed reindeer. His passing was announced in a facebook post by his family on thurs. But the california raisins werent vintons first hit. This segment, using stylized, flat animation resembling paintings and stained glass windows, is the only segment not rendered in vintons trademark claymation. Will vintons a california raisins claymation christmas. The movie brought back old memories and the kids love it too. Claymation christmas california raisins rudolph the red. Two hosting prehistoric dinosaurs, rex and herb, guide you along a typical small towns christmas choral celebration. Have you ever heard of gumby and pokey, wallace and gromit, and the california raisins. Find out information on the ever so popular will vinton, who made the claymation of the raisins helping them explode. The strange thing about holiday classics, whether tv or film, is the way.
There are other cute and colorful skits, done skillfully with detailed claymation animation. After the shows episode run, a sequel to the original special, raisins. The california raisin project as most kids of the 80s will remember, michael was animated as a california raisin. This article is about my alltime favorite christmas movie, a claymation christmas.
I only purchased this for the christmas special because i remembered it from my childhood christmases. Carol of the bells claymation christmas dumb bell youtube. I remember vividly one day, finding this film for the first time at a local video store, circa 1990. Will vinton, an oscarwinning animator who invented claymation, a style of stopmotion animation, and brought the california raisins to. The california raisins the california raisins claymation special. The most obvious point is their number of four, with the additional footnote that there was a littleknown fifth member of the team who was dropped before they made it big. Can you imagine taking 21,600 still pictures while making tiny changes to clay characters between every. It through the grapevine plug for california raisins.
The title meet the raisins spoofs the record album title meet the beatles. Theres just one catch, the entire town population is made out of clay. One dumb bell almost ruins the performance but maestro finds a way to complete the musical piece at the end. The california raisins were popular in the midtolate 1980s through claymation. Claymation movies are used created for advertisement and other commercial purposes.
California raisins 5 inch felt poseable hardees soft figures 1988 applause. The california raisin show tv series 19891990 imdb. Mar 29, 2017 people loved the singing, dancing claymation raisins so much that more commercials followed, andin a marketing scheme that was virtually unheard of at the timethe california raisins went on. In 1989 the sequel, raisins sold out, was released and showed the spreading grapeness of the ever so popular band. Vinton won an academy award for his work codirecting the 1974 short film closed mondays. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to. Very funny little skits of the california raisins as they rise to fame and fortune, and even includes some funny commercials. Clay animation became a very popular style of movie. He was a producer and director, known for claymation easter 1992, martin. Would you like to make a clay animation movie one day. It was the raisins second appearance in a primetime special and their first dedicated feature. Will vintons hugely successful tv commercials for the california raisin board featured his nowfamous claymation characters, the california raisins.
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