SimplyScripts Screenwriting Discussion Board / General Chat / RIP Ray Harryhausen
Posted by: dogglebe (Guest), May 7th, 2013, 2:13pm
The master of stop-motion animation, Ray Harryhausem passed away at 92 years old.
Here's a sample of his work, for all you kids.
Phil
Posted by: Guest, May 8th, 2013, 4:58pm; Reply: 1
Wow, I didn't even know he was still alive.
RIP.
Posted by: Forgive, May 8th, 2013, 5:09pm; Reply: 2
The original 'Release the Kraken!'
Just be grateful for CGI.
I preferred the Sinbad skeletons, but here's no denying his input to cinema.
Posted by: Electric Dreamer, May 11th, 2013, 8:52am; Reply: 3
Nobody did it like, Mister Harryhausen. He NEVER called his creations, "monsters".
To him, they were always, "creatures". Beasts with agendas based in legit animal behavior. Of course, his creatures could behave quite monstrously as well. ;D Even his dad helped him early on, with skeletal structures, etc.
It's something my partner's dad carried close to his heart. He used that same spirit of the craft in everything he did too... From Star Wars all the way through Alien 3 before he passed away.
So, Ray has a special place in my family. And always will.
In Memory of Ray Harryhausen (with a nod to Alfred Hitchcock and editors Chew, Hersh and Marsha Lucas).
Posted by: wonkavite (Guest), May 11th, 2013, 8:37pm; Reply: 5
I know I'm late to this party... But - Harry, RIP, and safe journey! A few people on this board may know that my first aspirations in film were SFX. And Harry - well, he was a classic that blazed so many trails. Now, all I have left are Rick Baker and Stan Winston.