Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)
The remarkable career of the movie industry's most admired and influential special-effects auteur, the legendary Ray Harryhausen. For the first time Ray and the Foundation have provided unprecedented access to all aspects of the collection including models, artwork and miniatures, as well as Ray's private study and workshop, where he designed and built most of his famous creations. In addition the documentary will use unseen footage of tests, experiments and dailies found in London and during the clearance of his old LA garage. Never before has so much visual material been used in any previous documentary about Ray.
Primary Title
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Date Broadcast
- Friday 1 August 2014
Release Year
- 2011
Start Time
- 15 : 20
Finish Time
- 16 : 53
Duration
- 93:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- The remarkable career of the movie industry's most admired and influential special-effects auteur, the legendary Ray Harryhausen. For the first time Ray and the Foundation have provided unprecedented access to all aspects of the collection including models, artwork and miniatures, as well as Ray's private study and workshop, where he designed and built most of his famous creations. In addition the documentary will use unseen footage of tests, experiments and dailies found in London and during the clearance of his old LA garage. Never before has so much visual material been used in any previous documentary about Ray.
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Harryhausen, Ray
- Cinematography--Special effects
- Documentary films--Great Britain
Genres
- Biography
- Documentary
Contributors
- Gilles Penso (Director)
- Ray Harryhausen (Interviewee)
- Peter Jackson (Interviewee)
- James Cameron (Interviewee)
- Gilles Penso (Writer)
- Ray Harryhausen (Subject)
- Frenetic Arts (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Harryhausen, Ray
- Cinematography--Special effects
- Documentary films--Great Britain