The Art of Ray Harryhausen
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (925 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0823084000 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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In 2004, Watson-Guptill published Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life to critical acclaim and sales of over 20,000 copies. All these creations and many more, seared into our collective consciousness, are the work of one man—Ray Harryhausen. Rex of Island of the Gwangi. The father of special effects, Ray Harryhausen is revered among film historians, animators, special-effects designers, and everyone who’s ever seen his inspired stop-motion creations. The fighting skeletons of Jason and the Argonauts. At last, fans of Harryhausen can see the progression of his work over time, in a visual celebration of his art and artistry.. Now WG is pleased to present a companion book: The Art of Ray Harryhausen. Conci
He lives in London.Peter Jackson is the Oscar-winning director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong. . Ray Harryhausen, the greatest animator in movie history, recently completed the film The Tortoise and the Hare, a fairy tale originally begun more than fifty years ago; it was rel
An enlargement of Ray's FILM FANTASY SCRAPBOOK!! This book reads like a expanded version of Ray's FILM FANTASY SCRAPBOOK! Ray describes in detail the processes involved in making his movies and the influence of such artists as Charles R. Knight whose depiction of dinosaurs was a big influence on both Harryhausensen and Disney when it comes to the Rite Of Spring of FANTASIA. When Ray made EVOLUTION he aban. Not just for R.H. fans , but a important book for special effect's fans & film historians!!! Leo Hott Rarely does a man come along that is as influential to a specific field or occupation or art form that has such a impact as Ray Harryhausen!! Many could argue that Willis O'Brien should alone be credited with the advent of stop motion animation, but I believe that Ray Harryhausen's film's have influenced a much wider audience. Mr. Harryhausen gives credit w. "An amazing and incredible testament to a major fantastic filmmaker." according to Bob Eggleton. To start with, this book reproduces so many unseen and barely- glimpsed-before drawings and concepts, that one can spend hours looking at each one again and again. So it is rare are we are afforded this backstage look at the making of those wonderful stop motion films. Harryhausen's legacy is testamony to a time when films were made of this kind, and they n
Harryhausen stresses that this book isn't as much about animation as about the previsualization that precedes making the models that will be filmed; accordingly, it focuses on sketches, key drawings, storyboards, and preliminary clay models rather than film stills. This coffee-table volume showcases the material Harryhausen discovered in his archives while researching Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life (2004). All rights reserved. Thematic chapters cover Harryhausen's early work, including his stint with animation legend Willis O'Brien on the King Kong quasi sequel, Mighty Joe Young; dinosaur movies,