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Ray Harryhausen


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What films have Ray Harryhausen and Phill Tippet done stop-motion effects for?

Some of the movies made by Ray Harryhausen are Mighty Joe young, Rhedosa- the beast from 20,000 Fathoms, It came from Beneath the sea, Brintsaur- The Animal World, Allosaurm etc.

Phill Tippet has made iconic movies such as Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Jurassic Park, Mad God, My life in monsters. 

Phill Tippelt developed the Go Motion technique. what is the technique and how was it an improvement on standard stop motion?

What caused Phill Tippett to move away from stop-motion/Go motion techniques and into CGI?

As he claims that he went through Depression and anxiety but kept on working, One reason that made his go to CGI is that stop motion takes a long long time to complete and becomes like boring but when watched later fells completely new. 

What is Dynamation and how did Ray Harryhausen develop it?

Dynamation is a term which was instituted by maker Charles Schneer when we began making high contrast films together during the 1950. We represented considerable authority in consolidating live entertainers with energized models and, since no one knew very what stop movement photography was, they would consider it an enlivened film.

Whose work do you prefer ? why?

I prefer Phill Tippet's work towards visual effects and early stop motion. He has given a new concept of integrating CGI element to film , he started without having idea on where he would land, focusing on an entirely new technique he gave a scene ma history a new dimension.  He states that there were no information regarding his technique.

Watch Jason and the Argonauts.

¡Watch the video “The Name of this Film is Dogme 95”

¡Provide a summary of the Dogme 95 Movement

¡Who were the directors involved in the movement?

¡When did the movement end?

¡Do you feel that an imposed set of rules on film making would help in making a more “pure” film that improves the focus on story and character?

¡Review Lars von Trier’s “Dancer in the Dark” (2000).  Did von Trier follow his own Dogme 95 rules?  Where did he break them?  

• Dogme 95 (1995)

Film movement Like on Political/social rebellion, self expression, freedom were put in place by Danish Directors Lars Von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg created tge Dogme 95 . This important movement gave birth to new films like Festen and Idioterene. Example from Sophie Fiennes' short documentry Lars from 1-10 advocates to come up with creative ideas.

In 1995, Von Trier and Vinterberg began Dogme 95 with this idea in mind: to return to "traditional values of story, acting, and theme, excluding the use of elaborate special effects or technology." Big budget Hollywood films then reigned supreme and von Trier and Vinterberg wanted to show that budgets did not define quality.Similar to Dogme 95, moves like Italian Neorealism and French New Wave which has a certain political implications. With these process Italian and French filmmakers outburst creative freedom. There are certain rules to this manifesto.

1.Shooting needs to be done on site. Props and sets must not be introduced 

(if a specific prop is needed for the plot, a location must be selected where this prop is to be found).

2. Apart from the photos the sound must never be created or vice versa. (Music shall not be used, until the scene is shot.)

3. There has to be portable camera. Any attainable motion or immobility in the hand is permitted.

4. The film has to be colorful. Special illumination is not allowed. (If the exposure light is too low the scene must be cut or a single lamp attached to the camera).

5. Optical Work along with filters are forbidden.

6. The film shouldn't have shallow action. (Do not commit murders, guns, etc.)

7. Temporary and geographic alienation is prohibited. (That is to say, the movie is here and now).

8. Genre films are not applicable or restricted. 

9.Should follow specific file format to be 35 mm exactly. 

10. The credit should not go to director. 

This movement eventually ended in 2005.