Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 11:06:45 -0400
From: mark <whitroth at 5-cent.us>
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Subject: [WSFA] Dinosaurs on film =?UTF-8?B?4oCTIGZ1biwgZmljdGlvbiBhbmQgZmFpbHVy? =?UTF-8?B?ZXM=?=
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Excerpt:
With the "furore" of the next Jurassic Park film and the vexed question o=
f
whether or not some of the non-avian starts should be bedecked with
feathers, I had planned on penning a piece about dinosaurs on film. With
the sad passing of Ray Harryhausen recently, that more than doubles my
motivation, given the superb work he did and the inspiration I know that
he was to a number of palaeontologists.

I have more than a passing interest in animation techniques, special
effects and the like, and celebrate Harryhausen's work as much for the
actual achievement of the effects on the screen as the actual thrill from=

watching his movies. I recall reading an interview with him where he
claimed not to have been overly interested in the scientific accuracy of
his dinosaurian creations, but in general they were better than most of
what passed before (or much that has come after for that matter). Any lac=
k
in accuracy was always more than made up for with the realism of the
animals =C3=A2=C2=80=C2=93 they looked and moved like real creatures.
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<http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/lost-worlds/2013/may/16/dinosaurs-on-f=
ilm-ray-harryhausen>

But I *liked* Reptilicus, and Gorgo had some real human characterization
and plot (and not even a love interest).

        mark