Ray Harryhausen was one of the few film artists I knew anything about as a kid. And I only knew because so many of the things I loved in features I watched over and over were his creations. Clash of the Titans and Jason and the Argonauts are two of the more well known examples. If you want to learn about his work, visit his website. That’s right, he’s 88 and he has a website. I quote, ” I hope you enjoy the site and will visit it often.” Click here.
There are so many of the animations in this video that I’ve never seen before. I’ve got work to do.
It’s also a good intro, visually, for the Harryhausen neophyte:
