Will Vinton, a contemporary Walt Disney, envisioned the world in a lump of clay. Vinton, also known as the "Father of Claymation," transformed the animation industry in the 1980s and 1990s. Will Vinton's meticulously sculpted American dream collapsed after thirty years as the uncrowned king of clay. The video chronicles the birth and demise of the Academy Award-and Emmy-winning Will Vinton Studios through interviews with this flamboyant pioneer and his closest associates.