Ray Harryhausen Has Passed....

[L. Langer]

It has just been announced that the legendary man behind many of the classic effects that we grew up watching on TV's monster movie marathons has died in London today. For me, my introduction to his work was through Clash of The Titans in the 80's and I later became aware of who he was as I got older and discovered more of the films he worked on.

 

[dillont]

This makes me really sad to see.

I met Ray (And Phil Tippet!) at the Academy of Art back in 2000 during a building dedication ceremony. Ray was incredibly generous. I actually had my photo taken standing between Ray and Phil.

Clash of the Titans was one of the first mind bending experiences I ever encountered on TV (saw it when I was about 4 or 5?). The skeleton sword fighting scene in Jason and the Argonauts was sheer genius.

The world lost a great artist today.

Dillon

It has just been announced that the legendary man behind many of the classic effects that we grew up watching on TV's monster movie marathons has died in London today. For me, my introduction to his work was through Clash of The Titans in the 80's and I later became aware of who he was as I got older and discovered more of the films he worked on.

 

[Scott Miller]

:-(

 

[Mike Yonts]

Ray was brilliant. There's a documentary about him, with clips from some of his earliest work, that's definitely worth checking out.

 

[Andy White]

Oh no.

The Master has passed.

His legacy lives on - and he'll always be the Master of Stop motion for me.

In my youth, in the world of pre 'Star Wars' SFX, there was only 'One' king pin - Ray Harryhausen.

Jason and the Argonauts is still wonderful... as are most of his other movies.

It's a shame Clash of the Titans was his last movie (he basically retired due to the advent of VFX technology then)... it would have been great to see what he could have done as tech progressed.

I'll treasure my signed copy of his art book now.

There's a new documentary that's been released, and I was only contemplating grabbing a copy last week - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ray-Harryha...5953&creativeASIN=B00B06GF3Y&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

I hope the doc is good, as this will be his last onscreen set of interviews.

RIP Ray Harryhausen - Master of Stop Motion.

 

[Sandro Klopfstein]

I was just a little kid when I saw jason and the agronauts on tv... the fight with the skeletons inspired me to no end! such a sad day! rest in peace, ray harryhausen. thank you for the inspiration.

 

[Harry Clark]

The master!
Jason & The Argonauts was HUGE for me. I took my folks Super-8 camera and never gave it back.
Cheers,
Harry