Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012)

Found Footage

September 29, 2012 (FR) • Documentary • 90m

Overview

There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on films like Clash Of The Titans, One Million Years B.C., Jason And The Argonauts and many more, this in-depth film features interviews with the great man himself, and with an array of animators and directors influenced by his work including Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Nick Park, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. The film also features unseen footage of tests and experiments recently uncovered.

Director

Gilles Penso

Writer

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Top Billed

Ray Harryhausen

Keywords

job interview interview biography stop motion special effects archive footage found footage old footage semi-biographical practical special effects special effects makeup repurposed footage figure study