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Ray Harryhausen, Visual Effects Master, Dies Aged 92

Posted by Soulskill on from the rest-in-peace dept.

New submitter Diakoneo writes "According to the BBC, 'Visual effects master Ray Harryhausen, whose stop-motion wizardry graced such films as Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans, has died aged 92. The American animator made his models by hand and painstakingly shot them frame by frame to create some of the best-known battle sequences in cinema.' Some of my fondest cinematic memories from my youth are from Ray Harryhausen."

2 of 49 comments (clear)

  1. Wait! by He+Who+Has+No+Name · · Score: 5, Funny

    If we keep repositioning his body while everyone is blinking, maybe nobody will be able to tell he's actually dead.

  2. I have to admit by CrazyBusError · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When I saw the tributes coming in, I was moved.

    Then I was moved a little more.

    And I was moved a little more still...

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