Narrated by tolstoys daughter alexandra and directed by will vinton. He has won an oscar for his work, and several emmy awards and clio awards for the work of his studio. What is claymation university of california, berkeley. He was a producer and director, known for claymation easter 1992, martin the cobbler 1977 and moonwalker 1988. He was a fine cobbler as he did his work well and never promised to do something that he could not do. This claymation program tells leo tolstoys story where love is god is. Martin dreams that night about an important message from the lord, and sees his hand at work the next day. An old christmas story about a shoemaker and the visit adapted from the classic leo tolstoys story, martin. The story begins with a background on martins life. Space camp edited version 1992 vhs feature films for families abc video new. Ced alumnus will vinton, revolutionary animator with. It continues to be popular through the play adapted from it and the short film adaptation called martin the cobbler. The will vinton associates cartoon specials guide, which aired from 1974 1997. Martin the cobbler 1977 visual parables read the spirit.
The music, animation, character design, voice acting and script were all well done. It is often referred to generically as claymation, although that term was coined and trademarked by will vinton to. Will vintons beautifully crafted claymation version, created in 1977, is very special in that it features the voice of the russian authors own son alexandra tolstoy as the narrator. Martin the shoemaker written by leo tolstoy youtube. Martin the cobbler vhs billy budd films version ebay. Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website. Tolstoy martin the cobbler rare billy budd claymation vhs 1977. He also served as special representative, head of united nations support mission in libya from november 4th 2015 to june 22nd of 2017. College of environmental design alumnus will vinton b. Share martin the cobbler dvd, 2005 martin the cobbler dvd, 2005 7 product ratings.
Martin the cobbler 1977 this is a claymation short film by will vinton, based on leo tolstoys short story where love is, god is. Arch 70, who used his and a partners revolutionary stopmotion animation process, claymation, to win an academy award with an early cartoon and to create memorable commercial characters like the california raisins, died last week in portland, oregon. Here is a variation on leo tolstoys story about martin, the cobbler. Based on a short story by russian author, leo tolstoy, this is the claymation story of martin, a simple cobbler who has given up on life. Plasticine suspended clay and pigment, in a combination of wax and oil soft, pliable, nonhardening.
Will vintons beautifully crafted claymation version, created in 1977, is very special in that it features the voice of the russian authors own son. One night, the savior told martin to look for him on the. Martin the cobbler dvd video clay animation as seen on. He was a fine cobbler as he did his work well and never promised to do anything that he could not do. In this classic story by leo tolstoy, a humble old shoemaker discovers that by helping those around him, he is really serving the savior.
Billy budd films contributor internet archive language english. When a chance encounter inspires martin to reach out to those in need. An old christmas story about a shoemaker and the visit. He was married to gillian allred and susan shadburne.
Martin the cobbler 1977 vhs rare will vinton claymation. Where love is, god is by leo tolstoy online literature. In a certain town there lived a very honest cobbler called martin. Clay animation is stopmotion animation using plasticine clay models that can be positioned and repositioned in different poses. At this point in time will vinton is calling his technique 3dimation. A nice surprise was the intro and narration from tolstoys own daughter. But he is visited by several strangers that he decides to help.
Martin meets a number of people in need and in helping others he finds peace and the lord working through him. Martin kobler born 1953 in stuttgart is a former german career diplomat who served as a german ambassador to pakistan. The christophers its better to light one candle than to curse the darkness 5 hanover square, 22nd floor, new york, ny 4 phone. Vinton, under the guidance of famed animator barry bruce, became a master of refining his characters. He is woken from his sleep that night by a voice saying, martin, my children were supposed to be in bed, but they saw me reading shoemaker martin by bernadette watts and begged for one more story. A poor cobbler has a dream in which he hears the lord promise to visit him. Paul thompson who adapted it from leo tolstoy wrote this particular retelling. Where love is, god is is a short story by russian author leo tolstoy. Through it one could only see the feet of those who passed by, but martin recognized the people by their boots. Instead poor people in need of food, clothing, warmth, and. The 40 best stopmotion animated movies of all time page. The story begins with a background on martin s life.
Where love is, god is is a short story about a shoemaker named martin. He had a tiny room in a basement, the one window of which looked out on to the street. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family will vinton born november 17, 1947 is an american director and producer of animated films. Martin the cobbler reads the bible each night and wonders how he would receive a visit from jesus. Adelante project billy budd films karol media firm. This is a 27 minute claymation film from 1977, made by will vinton. The easter bunny is kidnapped by a pig who wants his job. Vinton studios went on to produce three 27minute fairy tales in rapid succession martin the cobbler 1977, rip van winkle 1978, and the little prince 1979 all of which earned the team bushels of awards.
Presented in claymation, this story is about a russian shoemaker who discovers new meanings in life by meditating on old truths. Vtg more of disneys best 1932 1946 cartoon classics disney clamshell vhs rare. Claymation films of will vinton studio just make animation. Martin the cobbler by claymation classicsvhs 1977testedrare vintageship 24hr. Martin the cobbler is a tale of a simple man who, saddened by his life experience, regains his lost faith and discovers the presence of god can be found in unexpected places.
Timeless stories martin the cobbler based on a short story by russian author, leo tolstoy, this is the claymation telling of martin, a simple cobbler who has given up on life. I last saw this excellant claymation piece 25 years ago on a reel to reel. With tim conner, jim cummings, kiefer davis, michele mariana. Martin the cobbler by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. When a chance encounter inspires martin to reach out to those in need, he realizes that sharing is always in season. Narrated by tolstoys daughter alexandra and directed by will vinton, martin the cobbler centers around an old man named martin who is depressed and lost after the deaths of his wife and son. Will vinton was born on november 17, 1947 in mcminnville, oregon, usa as william gale vinton. Publication date 1976 topics short films, short films publisher new york. Will vinton, who used his and a partners revolutionary stopmotion animation process, claymation, to win an academy award with an early cartoon and to create memorable commercial characters. I have enjoyed other films by vinton in this series of dvds, especially the first.
This is a list of media that showcase clay animation, and is divided into three sections. He stayed busy with his work in his basement which had only one window. Early short films included adaptations of the little prince and martin the cobbler, as well. Beginning with the first, oscarwinning closed mondays 1974, to martin the cobbler 1977, rip van winkle 1978, another oscarwinner the great cognito 1982, and the feature the adventures of mark twain 1985. For a list of stop motion films in general, please go here. Martin the cobbler 1977 his next film is adapted from leo tolstoys story where love is god is, featuring alexandra tolstoy. It changes his life as well as others he comes in contact with in a very inspiring way. Martin the cobbler dvd the christophers online shop.
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