Rich Zim: Moving Blobs of Clay
Animator Rich Zim looks back on his career
Thursday, October 30, 2025 · 7 - 8:30 PM
Rich Zim is about to celebrate 40 years of professional stop motion animation. His notable credits include Gumby, Pee-wee's Playhouse, The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Coraline, and The SpongeBob Movie. He is currently the CEO and president of Zim animation, where he has been making psychedelic oozing dripping clay animation sequences in his own studio for projects such as Smiling friends, Rick and Morty, Middlemost Post and many other TV shows and movies.
Join Rich Zim as he looks back on clips from his 40 year clay animation career. See behind the scenes footage and hear amazing stories about one man moving a blob clay and pushing a button to shoot frames.
This talk is FREE and open to the public. Bring a friend!