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This documentary is loaded with interviews with big name directors who found themselves influenced by harryhausens work the likes of spielberg, jackson, del toro and plenty more besides along with lots of clips of cool monster action and filmed segments from the special effects genius. Ray harryhausens work as a filmmaker, artist, and pioneer in stopmotion animation is examined in the documentary, ray harryhausen. Peter jackson, terry gilliam, ray harryhausen, james cameron, john landis, tim burton. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. Feb 27, 20 the remarkable career of the movie industrys most admired and influential special effects auteur, the legendary ray harryhausen, is the subject of gilles pensos definitive documentary ray.
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A look at special effects wizard ray harryhausen and the impact his innovations have had on modern day cinema. The special effects legacy of ray harryhausen tested. In 20, the rh foundation and arrow films released a featurelength biography of harryhausen and his films called ray harryhausen special effects titan on blu ray. Nov 27, 2011 where and how to watch ray harryhausen. Monster movies, special effects, and the scifi fanzine. A delightfully entertaining delve into the wonderful special effects world of stopmotion effects guru ray harryhausen, this delightful documentary is a must for fantasy film fans. Special effects titan movie script by gilles penso on. The life and work of special effects master ray harryhausen.
Special effects titan documentary featuring the work of stopmotion camera and special effects guru ray harryhausen. The filmmakers learned that a longtime friend of harryhausen, writer ray bradbury, had sold a short story called the beast from 20,000 fathoms later retitled the fog horn to the saturday evening post, about. Ray harryhausen and friends special effects titan going to see this at animated exeter monday. The collection of interviews, behindthescenes footage, and vintage trailers is an insightful and enjoyable look at the man behind jason and the argonauts, clash of the titans, and. Featuring photos, artifacts, and film clips culled directly harryhausen s estate and never before seen by the public, the film was initially released only in the u. The first film with ray harryhausen in full charge of technical effects was the beast from 20,000 fathoms 1953 which began development under the working title monster from the sea. Una pelicula dirigida por gilles penso con james cameron, steven spielberg, peter jackson, ray harryhausen. Not rated 1h 30min documentary, biography 9 november 2012 uk.
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