Vanessa Harryhausen is the daughter of special effects superstar Ray Harryhausen and a trustee of the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation. She grew up around her father's films and creations, and spent time on many of the film sets for which he created special effects.
“Harryhausen brought the stories of antiquity kicking and screaming
into the film age – or rather roaring, like the cyclops in the 1958
film The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and hissing like Medusa in Clash of
the Titans (1981)… There is no film, however, quite like his 1963
masterpiece Jason and the Argonauts… This is not just great special
effects. This is art.” -- The Guardian
“Few artists of the 20th century can compete with Harryhausen's
illusive brilliance or reach." -- The Spectator
“A pioneering, brilliant special effects film-maker whose credits
include movie masterpieces.” -- BBC News
“Ray Harryhausen was a titan of cinema.. After decades, this is our
first glimpse of many of Ray’s movie models painstakingly restored
to their former glorious and gruesome selves. So this preview of
extraordinary objects, literally on legendary status, charts the
rise of Ray Harryhausen the student, son and friend, visionary,
director and inventor. A true master of his craft.” -- BBC Arts
“The biggest collection of his work ever” -- The Times
“The world’s biggest ever celebration of Hollywood special effects
pioneer Ray Harryhausen” -- The Scotsman
“The largest and most comprehensive presentation of his work to
date” -- Metro
“Ray Harryhausen’s special effects… are so seminal that, though his
early films were made almost 60 years ago, they still hold up
today. Harryhausen influenced countless artists after him and took
special effects to a new level. His unique vision and memorable
creations make the movies he worked on stand out – you always know
when you’re watching a movie with a Harryhausen stamp on it”. --
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