VISUAL EFFECTS LEGEND RAY HARRYHAUSEN
MAKES DALLAS APPEARANCE THANKS TO
A BUNCH OF SHORT GUYS AND JANIMATION
DALLAS (March 1, 2006): Legendary stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen has wowed film audiences for generations, bringing chess-playing apes, fighting skeletons and legions of fantastic creatures to life using his self-styled “kinetic sculpture.†He discusses his craft and career at Industry Insights: Ray Harryhausen, presented by A Bunch of Short Guys in partnership with Janimation, Inc.
The event takes place Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at the Angelika Film Center, Mockingbird Station, 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane in Dallas. Harryhausen will be interviewed by arts and entertainment producer, Arnold Kunert, followed by a question and answer period. After the event, Mr. Harryhausen will autograph copies of his new book, The Art of Ray Harryhausen, which will be sold at the event. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door or in advance at www.abunchofshortguys.com. For the die hard fans, a limited number of VIP tickets are available for $50 that includes admission to the pre-event reception at 6:00 p.m., the opportunity to meet Mr. Harryhausen, and reserved seating for the event.
Inspired by the movie King Kong, Harryhausen began working with models when he was just thirteen years old. A dozen years later, he collaborated with King Kong creator Willis O’Brien on the film Mighty Joe Young (1946), about an enormous chess-playing ape, which won an Oscar. Harryhausen’s innovative techniques contributed to the science fiction film genre of the 1940’s in a trio of films including Earth Versus the Flying Saucers and Twenty Million Miles to Earth. He went on to contribute to several film classics, including The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and Clash of the Titans (1981). Harryhausen’s contributions to the visual effects industry were acknowledged with a lifetime achievement Oscar in 1992.