Here all of my current tests with the Rhedosaurus @Trexproductions3190 fabricated. a new short is in the works, so make sure to subscribe so you all don't get to miss out on the fun #dinosaur #rayharryhausen #stopmotion
It does appear to be the case but there's a whole backstory too lengthy to explain, but here's a great video on the history of how the origin of Godzilla came to be ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JRn-UvI6YWo.htmlsi=lpQTxEyb23sH80tx
@@bluesentaiproductions yeah you're right it wasn't just the beast from 20,000 fathoms that inspired Godzilla, King Kong definitely had a hand in it as well and so much more. I'm just thankful it wasn't it wasn't… "The giant claw"🤣 that inspired our favorite atomic leviathan. Thank you for the video link. I'm gonna save it in my playlist.
@@Ani8900 oh, I believe Ray Harryhausen was supposed to animate the Giant Claw, the particulars of how that didn't come to be elude me, but it would have made a far more palatable film because the acting is pretty good, and the set up for the monster reveal was well done. And yes, the initial release of King Kong had Japanese studios planning ideas for an original Giant monster film of their own. Obviously, the war got in the way, but the aftermath of the atomic bombings did lay the groundwork for a new type of monster. The Beast from 20,000 fathoms merely beat them to the punch, but it's hardly an allegory about the horrors of nuclear fallout.
@@bluesentaiproductions all very true, I will admit the way the story was betrayed, and the acting is pretty good and the monster doesn't look too bad, but they had like a plethora of sounds they could've used and it's kind of… Well, a little toony. Still they made with what they got in. And again, It wasn't all that bad. The only reason why I've heard this because of the game where you can create your own game. Someone was trying to make a Godzilla fighting game using all of the monsters and and the giant claw was one of them.
@Ani-lc6fe I still like the Giant Claw despite it's flaws, and that would be a cool game. In all reality the Giant claw is so big it would make Rodan look like a fly, it would give Godzilla a serious fight
@1950Grendel it was professionally made by an expert, but we opted to do away with an exact replica and instead do an evolved version of the Rhedosaurus.
@MayumiC-chan9377 yes, it's fun to recreate these, the replica of the Dino was expensive, but worth every penny being able to animate it. I do love those old films as well, as well as the era they're set in. I will be making an extended version with live action actors, all dressed for the era, but it will be a while before that's finished
@@bluesentaiproductions My husband is ex-South African National defense forces and he wrote a story that takes place in 1980s Congo when South African Recces (special forces) are being pursued by Dinosaurs in the Dark Jungle regions of the Congo. My husband’s life is classic movies and i enjoy them because there’s so much to classic movies.
@MayumiC-chan9377 sorry for the late reply, that sounds like great story. I believe there is a legend about a living dinosaur in the Congo, but it's considered to be a pure myth, but crazy if it was true
This feels like the kind of video I would have watched a dozen times as a kid. It captures the spirit of Ray's work quite well and I'm glad the Beast from 20,000 fathoms is still remembered
@@EMcmulOfficial thanks, and as long as people still love and admire Ray's work, I'm in the process of getting a crew together, we'll be making a spiritual sequel to the first which will all be in good fun. It will still retain the same title, but we'll make the live action more campy than the serious tone of the original film
Greetings. One word three times. Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! I hope someone from Waner Brothers comes knocking on your door, and you get hired, by them watching your video. This is something that's long overdue, and needs to be put on film.
@FrederickCAycottJr I appreciate the sentiment but I do love the luxury of making what i want when I feel like it. This will all be fun to look back on before arthritis keeps from making any more. Thanks again and hopefully I will be doing a feature length version next year
You may have just given my next idea for a new short. Even for its size during the Rome rampage, it could easily out maneuver the Rhedosaurus. But yes, it will have to grow taller to for there to be a serious fight.
@larryaldrich4351 it's far from obsolete, albeit it's hardly used for special effects but I doubt they will stop making stop motion feature films in the foreseeable future
@DankBean I may be doing something with Ymir vs Gwangi but as was this model, the other will be fabricated by a professional. I've only ever made 1 silicone puppet and that was enough for me.
Amazing work Jr truly succeeded his father. Stop motion in the old days so awesome to see and Harryhausen and his teacher O’Brian truly where masters of their profession.
@thomastarwater2989 thanks but this will end up only being a practice run. A serious version is in the works where I plan to incorporate live action with the beasts rampage.
@Tyrexthecreaturedesigner actually it's because we're getting an ensemble cast for some live action shots to coincide with the animation. The real test will be getting those live action scenes Masked into the animations
@Tyrexthecreaturedesigner what's going to take time is acquiring period correct costumes, especially our lead since we need to get 40s/50s style US army officers uniform with all the ranking insignia, I'm even so meticulous I want him to have ribbon bars showing he's seen action in the Pacific during WW2, and Korea. Thankfully, a friend turned me to a website that specializes in replica uniforms at an affordable rate
I appreciate the sentiment, but much of how stop motion is done now, was being pioneered by the great names of the medium. So much of the software and editing I use would have been unimaginable I those days, but how they still did it in an Industrial Age society is a marvel to look at.
I have, and I am a big fan of Gorgo. I did do a stop motion video of the Giant Behemoth 2 summers ago but the animation was far from my best. I will have to redo it again
Thanks, I did do one a few years back in claymation, it was OK, and just like the 59 film I'd feel like I would be repeating myself with the scenes I did here. I may, still touch up the sculpture I have and do some tests with it in the future
Check out the animations done by Justin Rasch, some are toys being animated while others are made by the same fabricator who made the Rhedosaurus in this video.
I didn't want him to be entirely like a merciless beast, and I did model some of his movements after my dachshunds. A monster like this isn't evil, just living out of its own time, unable to make sense of our world
@ChalinoElizalde thank you very much, a feature length short is in the works with some live action inter cuts but it will be a fun parody of the films of those times while paying respect to Harryhausen
@@ChalinoElizalde I'd love to see you do a version of it! And it's about 6 inches tall with its head craned up, but 12.5 inches long including the tail
@Skatakephalos7434 I'm sorry to disappoint, I was attempting forced perspective, it didn't work out but I am a one man band making these shorts, and I do have bills to pay, so spending money on period cars is not high on my priority list of finances
@Skatakephalos7434 it's alright, I knew it wouldn't look great but I am going to make a serious version of this test footage and only then I will maintain about 1/48 scale as the subway train I will be buying will be O Gauge. Yes, the Beast is a great design. I do feel bad for Ray, though, because he wanted something more humanoid and alien like, but that would evolve into his design for the Ymir.
@@Skatakephalos7434 check out Phil Tippett's "Prehistoric Beast," that's top tier stop motion that was so good, Spielberg had originally hired Phil to do stop motion for Jurassic Park, but then ILM did a CGI test and the rest is history
I’m sorry, but the animation by F. H. Gonzales isn’t very good. When the creature picks up vehicles, there’s no feeling of weight. When the creature moves from pose to pose, there are no slow-ins or slow-outs. Ray Harryhausen is much better. I love the name of your channel!
@Rick_Hoppe sorry to disappoint, however Ray Harryhausen was paid to animate, I am doing this because i love his work, and enjoy animating to disconnect from my 12 hour work days. Also, with a creature that big, there wouldn't be any weight to picking up a car, as the neck muscles would be stronger than any known creature because it's a fictional dinosaur.
