| Ray Harryhausen Model Collection | |
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Origin |
Ray Harrhausen |
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Type |
Clay Models |
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Effects |
Converts small objects into miniatures of fantastical creatures |
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Downsides |
Not controllable, will wander and attack |
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Activation |
Separation from another |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
904492-3192 |
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Shelf |
219820-585-368 |
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Date of Collection |
November 28, 2023 |
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Origin[]
Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American-British animator and special effects creator who created a form of stop motion model animation known as "Dynamation". His works include the animation for Mighty Joe Young (1949) with his mentor Willis H. O'Brien (for which the latter won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects); his first color film, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958); and Jason and the Argonauts (1963), which featured a sword fight with seven skeleton warriors. His last film was Clash of the Titans (1981), after which he retired.
In most of Harryhausen's films, model animated characters interact with, and are a part of, the live action world, with the idea that they will cease to call attention to themselves as only "animation." Most of the effects shots in his earliest films were created via Harryhausen's careful frame-by-frame control of the lighting of both the set and the projector. By developing and executing most of this miniature work himself, Harryhausen saved money, while maintaining full technical control. Harryhausen left his collection, which includes all of his film-related artifacts, to the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation, which he set up in 1986 to look after his extensive collection, to protect his name and to further the art of model stop-motion animation.
Effects[]
Walks over to cover a nearby, small inanimate object with modeling clay in a thin layer. Once encased the object grows larger and hardens into a new shape. Usually takes the form of some fantastical creature, being or humanoid. They will move around with independent action and behave the same as a wild creature exploring the environment. Will attack and be violent to handling unless approached slowly.