Klein& Animation Demo Reel Fall 1979

From Klein&, some snippets of their animation work, followed by completed spots including, The Movies, News Opens, Evening Magazine Open and news promotion. The last spot is the terrific 1:00 Direct Connection for KYW!

[@bradleyelsken1886]

That Direct Connection theme is glorious. So disco-ey.

[@Gazdatronik]

"We don't have a Scanimate" "Can you make it look like you have a Scanimate?" "We're better than that."

[@iLikeTheUDK]

Wait is that an actual quote?

[@VHSGUY_ANALOGCOMPANY]

Bold claim

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Klein&'s work was stunning and all the more impressive when you realize they didn't use computer graphics back then.

[@gidzmobug2323]

How did they do it then, if no computers?

[@blenderbachcgi]

@@gidzmobug2323 Practical effects. Actual physical cutouts and drawing.

[@lee4hmz]

@@gidzmobug2323 The photo-montages are stop-motion; the graphic effects (the shining, streaking, etc.) are slit-scan shot with something like a motion-control track or an Oxberry.

[@gidzmobug2323]

@@lee4hmz Wow! Never heard of an Oxberry.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

@@gidzmobug2323 It's a type of camera that was used by animation studios to photograph drawings/cels with. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXqvoKiupah1jck

[@Chasmodon]

GAWWWWWWH...These are BEAUTIFUL. I may have been too little to remember these particular graphics clearly, but Klein and Calico were responsible for a look that made my 3, 4-year-old mind say, "WHOA....television!" They must have left some indelible stamp on my mind.

[@toonalootown2331]

2:29

[@blenderbachcgi]

This video takes the Epic-ness factor to the next level!

[@MirekFe]

I see you.

[@deluxedjsireland224]

love the Eyewitness News one, thanks very much for uploading

[@DanteTube]

What’s the Eyewitness News station name? 📺

[@eyeontv]

Some Calico work could be in here, Klein often worked with them on projects.

[@spongebeaver1988]

Another great addition to your Klein& animation collection!

[@WinSchutten]

HOW DID YOU DO THE SPARKLY LIGHT BITS??? They are so shiney and smoothly trace all the lines.

[@newecreator]

The disco is strong in this one.

[@Musicradio77Network]

These were a series of graphic animation which would later used for the Jacksons full length music video called "Can You Feel It".

[@eyeontv]

Yes, will post sometime next week, stay tuned!

[@blenderbachcgi]

Man that music nearly made me start dancing on my chair!

[@micmac99]

2:57 The original Evening Magazine intro as introduced on KPIX San Francisco in 1976, also used on the other Westinghouse stations. AKA PM Magazine in some other cities.

[@compu85]

The TV shown at 2:23 is the first color TV, the RCA CT-100.

[@kascnef]

compu85 what was the first hdtv

[@joakimhelenius5951]

amazing stuff

[@jimbotron70]

0:06 so eye-appealing...

[@ScoopNemeth]

I see both KYW Philadelphia and WKYC in Cleveland used 3 FOR ALL, and this was during their NBC days. The only difference: WKYC was an NBC O&O, and KYW was owned by Group W/Westinghouse (now part of the CBS-owned family)

[@johnnyballenatl]

Though it's not in the montage, WSB-TV in Atlanta worked with Klein& at one point with the "2 Steps Ahead" campaign.

[@willssta]

I'd love to have a showreel like this!

[@blenderbachcgi]

I know I do. :)

[@UpinAndIpinRPGGirls1987YT]

I Like VaporWave 80s/90s This Is ReTrO 90s

[@cesarfranciscopachecozeval5801]

1:29 PANORAMA Programa periodístico peruano.

[@DanteTube]

1:30 where was this from?

[@ScoopNemeth]

Do you have a Klein& demo reel from KOA-TV (now KCNC) Channel 4 in Denver?

[@ScoopNemeth]

and if you click on the video (watch?v=HDXUM6MBeIE), it does sound like KOA Channel 4 had used "We're 4" also by Klein&

[@spongebeaver1988]

Does anyone know when Klein& started and ended as an image animation company?

[@puglak]

and have a nice day.

[@sagesumers]

what was the music playing there?

[@puglak]

do you have the wcau movie theme from the 80;or 70;s if so plese post thanks and have day.

[@yolauxyz123]

"panconrana".

[@arthurking7378]

How were these done? Amiga or hand drawn?

[@jimbotron70]

Amiga wasn't even there, then... they used custom-built, expensive workstations.

[@jimscott2050]

They’re not custom workstations. They’re Oxberry machines. Oxberrys were used to create a computer graphic effect on hand drawn cel animation in the early 80s.

[@SeanCC]

@@jimscott2050 yeah, there weren't any computers that could achieve this look or any other backlit optical motion graphics. This is, ironically, how most of the look of TRON was created and it had far less actual CGI.

[@GTDphotography]

The New Jersey one begins with a white guy punching a black guy. Nice.

[@RaverSnowLep]

+loveme2times72 Its boxing. Get a grip.

[@GTDphotography]

+RaverSnowLep Yes I know. It's called a joke.

[@RaverSnowLep]

Thats your attempt at a joke? W...What even..? Never mind. Just no.

[@GTDphotography]

+RaverSnowLep Just yes

[@davesmith8877]

It's wonderful ;)

[@UpinAndIpinRPGGirls1987YT]

Why Are You Name Music??

[@solojinglesradio1]

why oh why

[@RaulDelPadro]

In minute 1:30 in músic in Panorama perú

[@prevueminimaxreloaded2827]

1:17 10 is

[@anothertrackmom]

Boy

[@anothertrackmom]

Boy

[@KeonAureii]

MTWTF?

[@SuperAV21]

It was entitled "Evening: The Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday (MTWTF) Show" at the beginning on August 9, 1976 in San Francisco for KPIX-TV. Within 2 or 3 years, the program was retitled as Evening Magazine, & subsequently went on a national rollout of it (which those TV stations that weren't owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting [aka Group W] such as KPIX-TV was, this program was known as PM Magazine, except for KING-TV in Seattle & WOR-TV {WWOR-TV since April 1987} in New York, which they retained the former title.