The Foundation has been established to protect and promote the life’s work of special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen, and to educate future generations on the art of stop motion animation. Ray Harryhausen's contribution to Irwin... Allen's ambitious documentary feature counts as one of his lesser-known, yet deeply fascinating projects. Ray Harryhausen is a rare example of the student exceeding the master & Ray stay's true to his teacher in realizing O'Brien's unfulfilled project's like "The Valley of Gwangi." Mr. Harryhausen gives credit where credit is due & this book not only showcases Ray's work but offer's a generous look at Willis O'Brien's work as well! The preservation of Ray’s work is upheld by The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation. But the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, and such was the same for Harryhausen. Harryhausen found himself making low budget, B-movie monster movies with Producer Charles H. Schneer, who was to work in partnership with Ray for the next 25 years. Harryhausen gives credit where credit is due & this book not only showcases Ray's work but offer's a generous look at Willis O'Brien's work as well! In 1947, the Ray Harryhausen we worship today began to take form fully on the set of Mighty Joe Young. Ray Harryhausen, the animator and special-effects wizard who found ways to breathe cinematic life into the gargantuan, the mythical and the extinct, died on … SC001419) and recognised by the US Internal Revenue Service as a Foreign Tax-Exempt Organisation. Of the octopus in the 1955 film 'It came from Beneath the Sea' Ray says "The budget was so low I had to cut off 2 tentacles - so he was actually a sextopus."
The secret of Harryhausen’s genius, perhaps, is that he never lost the love he had for animation – that sense of awe he felt when he first saw King Kong.
The registered office of the Foundation is Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh EH3 9EE, UK. A massively influential artist and filmmaker who inspired some of the greatest talents in the field, Ray Harryhausen was born 100 years ago today. Ray Harryhausen is a rare example of the student exceeding the master & Ray stay's true to his teacher in realizing O'Brien's unfulfilled project's like "The Valley of Gwangi." The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation is a registered Scottish Charity (No. Looking back on the film now, however, 1981’s Clash of the Titans stands as yet another classical adventure that owed what success it had to the tireless work of Ray Harryhausen… Ray Harryhausen was not only an iconic and prolific filmmaker, he was a creative visionary who concocted vast amounts of fantastic tales for the big screen.
Like many a celebrated storyteller, there were many more ideas left unrealized and stuffed in drawers than those that were ultimately produced. He’s perhaps best known for his innovative work in stop-motion animation, particularly his own technique, dubbed Dynamation. It will mark the first time Vanessa has spoken about her father’s work in such detail and will include a personal biography of her father, from the beginnings (in the 1930s) through to projects he was working on just less than a decade ago. The foundation houses his collection and furthers his support for the art of stop-motion animation. Ray passed away in May 2013, but his legacy lives on through his collection of over 50,000 objects, gathered throughout his long film career. Containing a memorable stop-motion sequence showcasing stop-motion dinosaurs, this project was also notable as the final time that Ray would work alongside his idol and mentor, Willis O'Brien. If you wish to support the foundation in preservation of Ray’s legacy and continued impact you can do so via their site .