Ray Harryhausen Has Died

[Stephen_G]

Aged 92. He was in London, attending Hammersmith Hospital for treatment.

R.I.P.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22441567

[jno]

oh, that's a shame, though of course he was very old.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF_Fi7x93PY

[FredPuli43]

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.

[Sharingan]

Brilliant man, someone we should be sorry to lose xx

[ludwig]

Talos from Jason and the argonauts is the one I always remember

http://www.enricophil.it/tales/Europe/Scripts/talos.htm

That and the skeleton fight (above)

[jim360]

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.

[sp1814]

Those skeletons scared the bejesus out of me for a very long time.

A Hollywood great.

[Purple_Popple]

Ah...yes I still am scared of Jason & the Argonauts...Talos scared me witless..the screeching noises when the statue moved!! Then the skelly-bobs!!! Brilliant special effects!! He was a master.

[TheOtherHalf]

RIP ♥
My son loved Jason and the arognauts so much we have them on a video which he will not let us tape over. It is brilliant though

[ludwig]

// When the skeletons are moving slowly it's a bit too jerky to be convincing, //

Who's to say how real supernatural skeleton warriors move jim? Maybe they're jerky.