Ray Harryhausen

Ray Harryhausen was the undisputed king of stop motion animation and is responsible for a large number of classic fantasy films. It is interesting to see how he developed his art as you compare his oldest films with the later ones. In particular, as he developed the challenging technique of blending stop motion with live action. All done without a computer or CGI. Very impressive.

Click on Medusa's news to explore to explore these legendary special effects, some of which are without doubt the most visually stunning effects in film history for their time, such as the amazing Sinbad films (personal favourite): 7th Voyage Of Sinbad, The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad, Sinbad And The Eye Of the Tiger and many others. My favourite non-Sinbad films have to be Clash of the Titans and Jason & The Argonauts.