[SKRIVA] Ompostning om Harryhausen (1920-2013)

  • From: Ahrvid Engholm <ahrvid@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "skriva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <skriva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 17:59:09 +0200

Saxat från www.locusmag.com
"Special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen, 92, died May 7, 2013.
Harryhausen
 pioneered the “Dynamation” stop-motion model animation process, which 
revolutionized fantasy and SF filmmaking. He classic works include 7th 
Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and the iconic skeleton warrior battle in Jason 
and the Argonauts (1963), which influenced hosts of SF/fantasy 
filmmakers. After three busy decades in Hollywood, his last major 
effects work was on 1981′s Clash of the Titans. Harryhausen was 
influential on generations of SF writers and artists, and was close with
 many in the field, notably Ray Bradbury and Forrest J Ackerman.
Raymond
 Frederick Harryhausen was born June 29, 1920 in Los Angeles. After 
seeing King Kong in 1933 he began to experiment with creating animated 
shorts, eventually being mentored by King Kong animator Willis O’Brien. 
He joined the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society in 1939, where he 
became close with Ackerman and Bradbury. Harryhausen made films for the 
military in WWII (with director Frank Capra), and after the war began 
working in Hollywood. His first major job was as an assistant animator 
for O’Brien on Mighty Joe Young, winner of the 1949 Academy Award for 
special effects. He created effects for about 20 finished films (and 
worked on several that never made it to screen) during the ’50s, ’60s, 
and ’70s, producing a body of work that inspired future filmmakers 
including James Cameron, George Lucas, Peter Jackson, and Terry Gilliam.
Harryhausen
 received a First Fandom Hall of Fame Award in 1996, was inducted into 
the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and received a Karl Edward 
Wagner life achievement award from the British Fantasy Society in 2008."

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