Podcasts about will vinton studios

Where we talk about: Halloween; Little Monster Mash; Kids Book Clubs; The Kilted Man; Humanities Washington: Civil Conversations in an Angry Age; Pet Sematary (1989 movie); Ghostwriter; California Raisins (they were created at Will Vinton Studios in Portland. In 2002, the studio was acquired by Nike owner Phil Knight and changed to Laika, which is now located in Hillsboro); Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson; Cuentos de Eva Luna (The Stories of Eva Luna) by Isabel Allende; Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang; Exhalation by Ted Chiang;  and more!

Coming from a family of artists, Mentalben (https://www.instagram.com/mentalben69/) (real name: Benjamin William Adams) has pursued art all of his life. He joins Alex and Ben this week on Black Bulb Podcast to discuss his history in the industry over a nice pour of Cascade Street Distillery's South Sister Gin. Mentalben is a sculptor, illustrator, animator, photographer, author, and carries a wide array of other talents. He attended Pacific Northwest College of Art in 1987, which at the time, was a part of the Portland Art Museum, as an illustration major before ultimately dropping out in 1989 as he had found a job. This job landed him at Will Vinton Studios, home of the California Raisins, where he worked for a year. While there, however, he decided to learn how to sculpt. With help and guidance, he learned how to do it in six months, which the work culminated in him creating a Michael Jackson Raisin. This was eventually given to Michael Jackson as a gift. Following that, he took an internship at Disney in Florida. Fast forward to 2006, Mentalben ended up at Laika (successor to Will Vinton Studios) where he was a development artist for the Boxtrolls and continued working there for 10 years. He is also an author of the Munchy Crunchy Bug Book. Check out the rest of the episode to hear more about Mentalben's life and his seeing of Portland change as a native throughout the years!Mentalben also has an upcoming show, In the Valley of She, with many other artists where the art is based on 70's erotica. It will be in early March at Brassworks Gallery. We will update this post once we have the official dates and times.As always, thanks to Cascade Street Distillery (http://cascadestreetdistillery.com/) for providing us with their absolutely delicious alcohol! It is always a treat to crack open a bottle and enjoy a smooth pour of any one of Cascade Street Distillery's available selection.

Its time to learn about dinosaurs! With the help of Will Vinton Studios and Fred Savage most kids in the late 80's and 90's learned about dinosaurs from this awesome VHS. Fred Savage is playing a little boy named Phillip and he's struggling to find an idea for a class science topic but suddenly a song called Mesozoic Mind comes on the radio and gives him a great idea, DINOSAURS. Matt and Steve discuss their favorite parts from this quick but jammed pack film from Golden Vision.  Dinosaurs! A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time was released to video on November 20, 1987 and has a runtime of 30 minutes. Produced by Will Vinton, Dick Baka and Jim BousaWritten by Susan Shadburne and Virginia Theimer ClapperStarring Fred Savage Production companies are Will Vinton Productions and Pyramid FilmsDistributed by Golden Vision Join our Facebook Group to discuss more films: https://www.facebook.com/groups/148044512470265/ Remember you can listen to us on iTunes, Podbean, Google Play, Spotify and Youtube!