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Ray Harryhausen Has Died
Aged 92. He was in London, attending Hammersmith Hospital for treatment.
R.I.P.
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A pioneer , indeed. Just learned that he employed choreographers. They planned the movements of the skeletons etc and the actors. The fight scenes were then rehearsed with a the choreographer playing the part of a skeleton, the actor hero making his movements accordingly. Then the whole scene was recreated using stop motion, the skeleton being made to copy the choreographer's movements. Blimey, it's a wonder any film was finished; that must have taken ages of painstaking work.
Talos from Jason and the argonauts is the one I always remember
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That and the skeleton fight (above)
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That and the skeleton fight (above)
On closer inspection that's even more impressive than I remembered. In the fireceness of the fight the movement is surprisingly, incredibly, fairly smooth. When the skeletons are moving slowly it's a bit too jerky to be convincing, but yes, during the fight that's wonderful techniques. A pioneer.
Wilhelm scream at 2:12, though... classic.
Wilhelm scream at 2:12, though... classic.
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