Monday 12 May 2014

The dramatic fall of the claymation pioneer behind the California Raisins




Even if you don't recognize his name, chances are you probably have seen his work. Will Vinton is the claymation genius behind Academy Award-winning Closed Mondays, the California Raisins, and the sentient M&Ms Red and Yellow. His long string of successes wasn't enough to keep him from losing his company, Will Vinton Studios. Priceonomics' Zachary Crockett explores Vinton's incredible rise to fame and how a man once worth $20 million was eventually ousted from his own company and left with a $125,000 severance package.
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