Ray Harryhausen
Ray Harryhausen is a legend when it comes to stop motion. His work has inspired many other animators and has brought stop motion to life and fame in the good old days. He had an appreciation for stop motion ever since he watched King Kong when he was a mere 13-years-old. He decided to pursue his dreams by going to art school in order to perfect his drawings. He met his lifelong friend, Wade Bradbury, at art school. His support from his family kept him going and motivated him when down. When World War II started, his work was sidetracked as he became a soldier. After returning from the war, he continued his work in stop motion animation. He used materials from the war to help him create short films. Ray created short films like Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, and The Tortoise and the Hare while in the start of his career. The animator would use different sizes of props, making some things small and some things huge. When Ray started working on bigger projects, he would travel all over the world to get a better understanding of the setting of his work. He worked in Mighty Jo Young, It Came From Beneath The Sea, and The Seven Voyages Of Sinbad. While working on The Seven Voyages Of Sinbad, he made his most iconic prop, the living skeleton. He would also put the living skeleton in other movies like Jason And The Argonauts His most favored movie is Jason And The Argonauts which had a lot of mythological creatures all hand made by Ray. Ray is a historical animator because of how committed he was to his works. He would work overnight to make sure the temperature of the room stayed the same therefore the models won’t have a different shade of color than before. He is the perfect example of what a committed person can do on their own. Ray Harryhausen, a legend forever.
Ray Harryhausen is a legend when it comes to stop motion. His work has inspired many other animators and has brought stop motion to life and fame in the good old days. He had an appreciation for stop motion ever since he watched King Kong when he was a mere 13-years-old. He decided to pursue his dreams by going to art school in order to perfect his drawings. He met his lifelong friend, Wade Bradbury, at art school. His support from his family kept him going and motivated him when down. When World War II started, his work was sidetracked as he became a soldier. After returning from the war, he continued his work in stop motion animation. He used materials from the war to help him create short films. Ray created short films like Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, and The Tortoise and the Hare while in the start of his career. The animator would use different sizes of props, making some things small and some things huge. When Ray started working on bigger projects, he would travel all over the world to get a better understanding of the setting of his work. He worked in Mighty Jo Young, It Came From Beneath The Sea, and The Seven Voyages Of Sinbad. While working on The Seven Voyages Of Sinbad, he made his most iconic prop, the living skeleton. He would also put the living skeleton in other movies like Jason And The Argonauts His most favored movie is Jason And The Argonauts which had a lot of mythological creatures all hand made by Ray. Ray is a historical animator because of how committed he was to his works. He would work overnight to make sure the temperature of the room stayed the same therefore the models won’t have a different shade of color than before. He is the perfect example of what a committed person can do on their own. Ray Harryhausen, a legend forever.
By watching the video on Ray Harryhausen, I learned many things about stop motion that were not part of my knowledge. I learned the dedication it takes to do stop motion. In order to do stop motion successfully, you must commit a lot of time. You need to be meticulous and have an eye for detail. The environment where you do your stop motion project can have a lot of affects on your work. You need to make sure the lighting in the background doesn't suddenly move. The temperature of the room must stay the same so the color of your models do not change. Avoid having a lot of people near your work to minimize the chance of people moving your things. If you are working on a table, you got to careful that the table doesn't move, or else it will be game over. When working with the props, you need to move them just enough so they look as if they are moving, but not so much that your prop teleports across the screen You need to remember what you moved during each shot or else you will have a hard time trying to guess what to do next. Stop motion has a lot of difficulties involved, but the finished work is worth it.