RAY HARRYHAUSEN
Raymond Frederick was an American visual effects creator, writer and producer who created a form of stop motion animation , he was known as the undisputed master of stop motion monsters. Here is a list of his ten finest big screen creations.
- Medusa - Clash Of The Titans
- Ymir - 20 Million Miles To Earth
- Mighty Joe Young - Mighty Joe Young
Raymond Fredrick was born on June 29th 1920 and died on May 7th 2013 he lived to the age of 92. In these years he made many achievements such as having Wills H O'Brien as his mentor where he achieved one of his most memorable work the animation on Mighty Joe Young. Which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Ray moving to the UK made him dual US-UK citizen and lived in London from 1960 until his death in 2013. This first film that ray had full control over in technical was The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
You have some useful research here into animators and pioneers. More on the actual techniques developed and materials used would be helpful.
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