tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post1092202684375556149..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Ray Harryhausen, 1920-2013James Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-27683320895917979302013-05-09T12:27:52.930-04:002013-05-09T12:27:52.930-04:00An instructor at my art school was talking about h...An instructor at my art school was talking about him and related a story about Harryhausen filming the Hydra shot for Jason and the Argonauts at his studio. <br /><br />The phone rang during the session and he took the call. When he returned, he realized that he lost his place. Apparently he kept the movement of each head all in his memory("just did it," as James' story relates) and so had to re-shoot from the beginning.<br /><br />Thanks for the memorial and relating the personal visit, too.Tyler Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171434906811033069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-13973708605930850452013-05-09T10:09:28.988-04:002013-05-09T10:09:28.988-04:001920-2013? Or was he a time traveller?1920-2013? Or was he a time traveller?Keith Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579786144772849547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-43941934275353609302013-05-09T09:34:36.903-04:002013-05-09T09:34:36.903-04:00When you think about what he did, how perfectly hi...When you think about what he did, how perfectly his timing was. How subtle his characters were. When you look at other forms of animation, those forms can "look ahead" they can make "key frames" and then go back and make "in-betweens" but with stop-motion -- especially when he was doing it, there was no way to even see the previous frames exposed. For instance the scenes in "Mighty Joe Young" with the lion in the cage at the beginnning. He had to time out when the live lion was going to react to Joe reaching in the cage... he had to know what frame the whole body of Joe was going to hit that -- and make it look convincing. He was the Master of it and he learn from the Grand Master Willis O'Brien. Rest In Peace Ray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-67541139797580484022013-05-09T09:20:04.809-04:002013-05-09T09:20:04.809-04:00Sad news; this man was a true genius,
Hate to be ...Sad news; this man was a true genius,<br /><br />Hate to be that guy, but *2013 .Ernest Friedman-Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595166504050829290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-63371737573704852552013-05-09T08:49:04.156-04:002013-05-09T08:49:04.156-04:00A true legend if ever there was one.
I had the f...A true legend if ever there was one. <br /> I had the fortune of seeing hid models in person at an exhibit in London a few years ago, a day after his 90th birthday. I never thought in my lifetime I would see them.<br /><br /> RIP Mr Harryhausen. Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179888575243031682noreply@blogger.com