1933 King Kong Stop-Motion Armature Replica Released by Sideshow Collectibles This replica statue was created based on the collection of special effects wizard / monster maker / film historian Bob ...

The most important person in Ray Harryhausen’s life was a monkey with a thyroid problem. The year was 1933, the monkey was named Kong, and the effect on 13-year-old Ray was profound — a… ...

Willis O’Brien was tasked with creating stop motion armatures of King Kong to film with, and one of these skeletons can be found sitting next to Nakajima in the photo.

In the original King Kong, released in 1933, it was special effects pioneer Willis O’Brien’s unprecedented blending of a stop-motion monster with live-action footage of actors.

In some countries, animation is appreciated as serious art, but in the West, it’s often viewed as the domain of kids. Similarly, stop-motion animation is often dismissed as clunky but charming ...

1933: Depression-era moviegoers hungry for escape line up outside theaters for the first nationwide screenings of King Kong. See also: Photo Gallery: Mega-Monsters Make Magnificent Movies They ...

Speaking of stop-motion animation, when the original Willis O'Brien animated version of King Kong was rereleased in 1938, about 5 minutes of footage was chopped out of the film. Although most of ...