Introduction:
This is part 3 of task 1 about developers. These people improved stop motion, thanks to them, stop motion is much more aesthetic and magical. Because of them, the future of stop motion is going to be huge and great as they motivate youths to carry on improving stop motion.
Willis O'Brien:
Willis O'Brien was an American motion picture special effects and stop-motion animation pioneer. O'Brien was described to be "responsible for some of the best-known images in cinema history." His work consisted of The Lost World (1925), King Kong (1933) and Mighty Joe Young (1949). Willis O'Brien opened up a whole new path way for stop-motion animation and helped it become what it is today. If it wasn't for O'Brien we wouldn't have such movies like Kong: Skull Island, Jurassic Park or Godzilla. Willis O'Brien mentored Ray Harryhausen who worked with Willis O'Brien on Mighty Joe Young.
Ray Harryhausen:
Ray Harryhausen was an American born British artist, designer, visual effects creator, writer and producer who was mentored by Willis O'Brien. Ray Harryhausen is known for such films as Mighty Joe Young (1949) which he worked on with Willis O'Brien, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and Clash of the Titans (1981) which was his last film. Ray Harryhausen carried on Willis O'Brien's legacy and the art of stop motion animation inspiring such filmmakers as Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Joe Dante, Tim Burton, Nick Park, James Cameron, Guillermo del Toro and influenced George Lucas, J.J. Abrams, Wes Anderson, Henry Selick, John Lasseter and John Landis. If it wasn't for Ray Harryhausen carrying on Willis O'Brien's legacy and developing stop motion animation we wouldn't have all those amazing filmmakers today.
Jan Svankmajer is a Czech filmmaker and artist. Svankmajer is mainly known for Alice (1988), Faust (1994), Conspirators of Pleasure (1996), Little Otik (2000) and Lunacy (2005), he also has a new project coming soon in 2018 called Insects so you can call him a modern developer. Svankmajer influenced other artists such as Terry Gilliam, the Brother Quay and many others. As a modern developer, Jan Svankmajer is paving a path for the future, opening up new opportunities and maybe even inspiring new filmmakers. Svankmajer is a main part of the future of stop motion animation, he is helping people develop and evolve stop motion animation and influencing new people to take stop motion up.
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