{"id":474692,"date":"2022-07-16T16:08:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T13:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-ray-harryhausen-united-live-action-and-stop-motion-animation\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T16:08:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T13:08:23","slug":"how-ray-harryhausen-united-live-action-and-stop-motion-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-ray-harryhausen-united-live-action-and-stop-motion-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Ray Harryhausen United Live Action and Stop-Motion Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dd9503087f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dd9503087f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-ray-harryhausen-united-live-action-and-stop-motion-animation\/#%E2%80%9CHow_Ray_Harryhausen_United_Live_Action_and_Stop-Motion_Animation%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How Ray Harryhausen United Live Action and Stop-Motion Animation&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-ray-harryhausen-united-live-action-and-stop-motion-animation\/#Watch_%E2%80%9CHow_Ray_Harryhausen_Combined_Stop-Motion_and_Live_Action%E2%80%9D\" >Watch \u201cHow Ray Harryhausen Combined Stop-Motion and Live Action\u201d:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-ray-harryhausen-united-live-action-and-stop-motion-animation\/#Who_made_this\" >Who made this?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-ray-harryhausen-united-live-action-and-stop-motion-animation\/#More_videos_like_this\" >More videos like this<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-ray-harryhausen-united-live-action-and-stop-motion-animation\/#Recommended_Reading\" >Recommended Reading<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_Ray_Harryhausen_United_Live_Action_and_Stop-Motion_Animation%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How Ray Harryhausen United Live Action and Stop-Motion Animation&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-media \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ray-harryhausen-stop-motion-jason-argo-giant.jpeg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ray Harryhausen Stop Motion Jason Argo Giant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ray-harryhausen-stop-motion-jason-argo-giant.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ray-harryhausen-stop-motion-jason-argo-giant-768x426.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\">Columbia Pictures<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <!-- START BYLINE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\">\n            By\u00a0Meg Shields\u00a0\u00b7 Published on July 16th, 2022\n            <\/div>\n<p>        <!-- END BYLINE --><\/p>\n<p>        <em>Welcome to The Queue \u2014 your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we\u2019re watching a video essay that unpacks Ray Harryhausen\u2019s use of the technique known as \u201cdynamation,\u201d a.k.a. the blending of stop-motion elements with live-action footage in the same shot.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>These days, stop-motion animation \u2014 the practice of incrementally puppeteering a subject frame by frame to give it the impression of movement \u2014 is no longer used to convey realism. When modern-day live-action films <em>do<\/em> integrate stop-motion characters (see, the recent <em>Marcel the Shell with Shoes On<\/em>), they aren\u2019t designed with photorealism in mind. Henry Selick\u2019s round-edged sea creatures in <em>The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou<\/em>, aren\u2019t trying to \u201cfool\u201d anyone. But that\u2019s also not their purpose. Today, the purpose of integrated stop-motion has more in common with the likes of\u00a0<em>Who Framed Roger Rabbit\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>Cool World<\/em> than anything else. If you want to add a \u201creal-looking\u201d monster\/character effect in your film, CGI (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickeringmyth.com\/2022\/07\/multiple-vfx-artists-speak-out-against-marvels-unrealistic-demands\/\">theoretically<\/a>) has you covered.<\/p>\n<p>But believe it or not, there was a time when integrated stop-motion was the go-to for creature effects. (Assuming that the tried and true \u201cguy in a suit\u201d strategy was off the table). As a result, it fell to the artforms pioneers to solve the problem of how to blend stop-motion with live-action footage. You can only cross-cut between a mayhem-causing monster and the shrieking masses so many times before it gets a bit cornball.<\/p>\n<p>Enter:\u00a0<em>dynamation<\/em>, the technique pioneered by legendary 20th-century animator Ray Harryhausen. The process involves a sandwhiched composite of rear-projected footage, varying horizon lines, and matte glass layers. But in truth, it\u2019s easier to see the process in action. The following video essay does just that, unpacking how dynamation works, what its limitations are, and the creative solutions Harryhausen came up with to allow stop-motion beasties to sword fight, pick up, and otherwise spar with live-action heroes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch_%E2%80%9CHow_Ray_Harryhausen_Combined_Stop-Motion_and_Live_Action%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Watch \u201cHow Ray Harryhausen Combined Stop-Motion and Live Action\u201d:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Ray Harryhausen Combined Stop-Motion and Live Action\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eO0Di-Iczuo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_made_this\"><\/span>Who made this?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"block-19294f9d-99fc-4cee-8ca7-135f7eaf7b45\">This video on how Ray Harryhausen integrated stop-motion characters into live-action footage is by <strong>Andrew Saladino<\/strong>, who runs the Texas-based\u00a0<strong>Royal Ocean Film Society<\/strong>. You can browse their back catalog of videos on their Vimeo account\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/theroyaloceanfilmsociety\">here<\/a>. If Vimeo isn\u2019t your speed, you can give them a follow on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/theroyaloceanfilmsociety\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_videos_like_this\"><\/span>More videos like this<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>        Related Topics: Animation, The Queue<br \/>\n        <!-- AUTHOR BOX --><\/p>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/meg.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Meg Shields is the humble farm boy of your dreams and a senior contributor at Film School Rejects. 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