Willis O'Brien was an Irish American stop motion film maker, who lived from 1886 to 1962. Born in Texas, he was raised as a cattle farmer, but eventually realized that his true passion was film making when he started to work for the local newspaper. He was an stop motion animation pioneer, well known for his role in visual effects. He worked on several famous films including The Lost World and King Kong. Willis H. O'Brien really developed animation through making everything more realistic - through the use of better models and armatures, the feel of the overall animation increased dramatically. With more life like animation, the quality of his overall productions were in a league above everything else. Skin was another thing he developed in animation - he was the first to use good materials for his models, using materials like silicon and thin plastic, he revolutionised physical aspects. Willis H O'Brien uses a glitch frame rate with dark lighting to create a sinister atmosphere. Though he was an incredible film maker for his time, he preferred quantity over quality, leaving behind 19 unfinished films when he died - one being about Vikings who fly on eagles and fight dinosaurs. He won a Best Visual effects academy award in 1949.
Ray Harryhausen
Ray Harryhausen is an American special effects creater, writer and producer. Born in 1920, he's still alive today and continues to animate. He was brought up in an artistic household, leading most people to believe that this is where he gets his talent. Ray Harryhausen was the first ever animator to use models (now known as model animation) to animate. Ray Harryhausen put his own style on animation by using lighting effectively - his productions were shot in an almost sepia tone, creating an odd and dream-like atmosphere. He is a major developer due to his contribution through the use of certain principles of animation, such as anticipation and appeal, particularly in the skeleton scene. Examples of this are Using these principles of animation makes the overall piece more in-depth and effective, resulting in a really good animation in the end. Famous films he's worked on include Sinbad (and is remembered for his skeleton fight in it) and Clash of the Titans. Ray began animating at a young age and produced feature films such as The Lost Worlds before he went professional. He is widely recognised and accepted as the best stop motion artist of all time.
Jan Svankmajer
Jan Svankmajer is a Czech surrealist film maker who was born in 1934. He is best known for his surrealist films about food - a subject he obsesses over. He inspired future animators, like Terry Gilliam and The Brothers Quay. Jan Svankmajer developed animation by using wacky genres together - surrealism and humour, as seen in 'Food'. Using these kinds of crossovers makes people more comfortable with experimenting and so allowed further development after him. This is also the reason he is so large in the stop motion scene, inspiring future producers is a great thing for a film maker to do. Jan Svankmajer uses ordinary lighting to make an almost extraordinary feel - it's almost as if, because nothing's looking odd, things start to look suspicious. This vibe helps with the overall surreal atmosphere. Although mainly film orientated, he creates surrealist sculptures too, which include faces being merged together and men eating a table. He claims that what got him into film making was a puppet set he got for Christmas when he was a child. Svankmajer has recieved numerous awards including the Chrystal Globe in the 2009 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Willis O'Brien was an Irish American stop motion film maker, who lived from 1886 to 1962. Born in Texas, he was raised as a cattle farmer, but eventually realized that his true passion was film making when he started to work for the local newspaper. He was an stop motion animation pioneer, well known for his role in visual effects. He worked on several famous films including The Lost World and King Kong. Willis H. O'Brien really developed animation through making everything more realistic - through the use of better models and armatures, the feel of the overall animation increased dramatically. With more life like animation, the quality of his overall productions were in a league above everything else. Skin was another thing he developed in animation - he was the first to use good materials for his models, using materials like silicon and thin plastic, he revolutionised physical aspects. Willis H O'Brien uses a glitch frame rate with dark lighting to create a sinister atmosphere. Though he was an incredible film maker for his time, he preferred quantity over quality, leaving behind 19 unfinished films when he died - one being about Vikings who fly on eagles and fight dinosaurs. He won a Best Visual effects academy award in 1949.
Ray Harryhausen is an American special effects creater, writer and producer. Born in 1920, he's still alive today and continues to animate. He was brought up in an artistic household, leading most people to believe that this is where he gets his talent. Ray Harryhausen was the first ever animator to use models (now known as model animation) to animate. Ray Harryhausen put his own style on animation by using lighting effectively - his productions were shot in an almost sepia tone, creating an odd and dream-like atmosphere. He is a major developer due to his contribution through the use of certain principles of animation, such as anticipation and appeal, particularly in the skeleton scene. Examples of this are Using these principles of animation makes the overall piece more in-depth and effective, resulting in a really good animation in the end. Famous films he's worked on include Sinbad (and is remembered for his skeleton fight in it) and Clash of the Titans. Ray began animating at a young age and produced feature films such as The Lost Worlds before he went professional. He is widely recognised and accepted as the best stop motion artist of all time. 
Jan Svankmajer is a Czech surrealist film maker who was born in 1934. He is best known for his surrealist films about food - a subject he obsesses over. He inspired future animators, like Terry Gilliam and The Brothers Quay. Jan Svankmajer developed animation by using wacky genres together - surrealism and humour, as seen in 'Food'. Using these kinds of crossovers makes people more comfortable with experimenting and so allowed further development after him. This is also the reason he is so large in the stop motion scene, inspiring future producers is a great thing for a film maker to do. Jan Svankmajer uses ordinary lighting to make an almost extraordinary feel - it's almost as if, because nothing's looking odd, things start to look suspicious. This vibe helps with the overall surreal atmosphere. Although mainly film orientated, he creates surrealist sculptures too, which include faces being merged together and men eating a table. He claims that what got him into film making was a puppet set he got for Christmas when he was a child. Svankmajer has recieved numerous awards including the Chrystal Globe in the 2009 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. 
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