{"id":2729,"date":"2017-11-19T14:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T23:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2017-11-19T16:19:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T01:49:24","slug":"favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=2729","title":{"rendered":"Favorites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A list of my favorite things would surely include stop motion animation.\u00a0 Animators must have incredible patience and skill to create the illusion of being a living thing out of a tiny puppet.\u00a0 So of course I am familiar with the work of the great Ray Harryhausen.\u00a0 \u00a0I love his films, and have seen each one multiple times.\u00a0 \u00a0Having the opportunity to see an exhibit on his creative process was part of the very excuse of my visit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2730\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry-1024x663.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This shot is of a scene in\u00a0<em>Jason and the Argonauts<\/em> where they come across these giant metallic statues.\u00a0 The guy with the sword comes creaking to life and fights the hero before smashing into pieces.\u00a0 Great stuff!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2731\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the evil and deadly medusa from\u00a0<em>Clash of the Titans,\u00a0<\/em>the final film from this great director.\u00a0 She is much shorter than one would suspect and her gaze has lost quite a bit of it&#8217;s power (no one there had been turned to stone, much to my disappointment).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2732\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The magnificent Pegasus (as I mentioned in a previous post, I love Pegasus), it&#8217;s hard to believe that he could carry a full grown man on his back.\u00a0 But I would definitely ride one given the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2733\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry3-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry3-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry3-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry3-1024x669.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the most famous scenes created by this artist was the fighting skeletons in\u00a0<em>The 7th Voyage of Sinbad<\/em>.\u00a0 I thought this scene was tremendously thrilling when I first saw this at a Saturday matinee as a child.\u00a0 Those skeletons were so ferocious looking that they seemed extra scary to me.\u00a0 (I decided it would be a good idea to run away if I ever encountered them).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2734\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry4-1019x1024.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/harry4.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is one that they captured to put on display.\u00a0 And he is still ready to fight (perhaps I had better back away slowly and make my escape).\u00a0 \u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A list of my favorite things would surely include stop motion animation.\u00a0 Animators must have incredible patience and skill to create the illusion of being a living thing out of a tiny puppet.\u00a0 So of course I am familiar with the work of the great Ray Harryhausen.\u00a0 \u00a0I love his films, and have seen each &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=2729\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Favorites<\/span> <span 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