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Originally Posted by dlavery
Today is Ray Harryhausen's 88th birthday. There are very few people that have done as much for the unique art form of stop-motion animation has he has. The level of creativity shown with films from "Jason And The Argonauts" all the way through to "Clash Of The Titans" (ignoring the presence of Harry Hamlin for the moment) exceeded anything being done by anyone else at the time. Unlike "modern" stop-action and CG animation films, which frequently feature a production staff of thousands, Harryhausen did virtually everything himself. His work still sets a standard that most of us can only dream of attaining.
-dave
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Ray Harryhausen is a legend in stop motion photography. He has influenced a generation of people in the field of animation.
Happy birthday Mr. Harryhousen.
P.S. Jason, When i first saw Monsters Inc, and I heard the reference to Ray Harryhausen I laughed out loud ... sadly, I think I was the only one in the room to get the reference. Seems I am a geek
