tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post5095880300847208908..comments2024-03-27T10:35:44.969-07:00Comments on The Lone Animator: Ray and MeRichard Svenssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15379574381914082334noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-21671989879322479042013-05-26T11:20:03.197-07:002013-05-26T11:20:03.197-07:00Kind of late to comment and to Ray's work in g...Kind of late to comment and to Ray's work in general, but the man was a genius, an artist and, from what I've heard, a decent guy. He's gonna be missed and remembered forever, even if its a few film/monster/ animation nerds like us in the future (although I'll bet a ton more than that :) )Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248926286783939448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-79491222243827570262013-05-15T23:19:24.095-07:002013-05-15T23:19:24.095-07:00Thanks all of you for your kind comments on Ray...Thanks all of you for your kind comments on Ray's passing. It's rare that someone touches so many people in so many walks in life, but this can truly be said for this man.<br /><br />As for the use of computers in filmmaking: They don't rule out older, classier techniques. Audeinces often find practical techniques more interesting to watch than all-out CGI. If only producers could realize this!Richard Svenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379574381914082334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-79742796647687166852013-05-12T01:21:00.186-07:002013-05-12T01:21:00.186-07:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Ray's pass...Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Ray's passing Richard. I look forward to seeing you film your Arabian Nights script!BlacknickSculpturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217888242485345910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-51298074359649063952013-05-11T08:58:00.589-07:002013-05-11T08:58:00.589-07:00Out of the world, locked away in jury duty this we...Out of the world, locked away in jury duty this week, I missed this very sad news until today. I'm glad I found it here, presented through the lens of your appreciation for Uncle Ray. <br /><br />I'm glad you and others are carrying on his legacy -- computers are all very well and good (and definitely a boon to compositing!), but animation by hand has soul of human art and imperfection. <br /><br />RIP Ray.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336323318186758543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-64453438783024993582013-05-09T17:15:29.589-07:002013-05-09T17:15:29.589-07:00Richard, having visited your Youtube channel and w...Richard, having visited your Youtube channel and watched some of your films I would say that Ray definitely would have been proud of you. Some wonderful skill and imagination in your work.<br /> As a Lovecraft fan I really enjoyed your Brown Jenkin short and the Night Gaunts.Charles R. Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265387377510655973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-9438799927289465222013-05-09T02:37:23.740-07:002013-05-09T02:37:23.740-07:00That's weird! Well, I've emailed you today...That's weird! Well, I've emailed you today rather than clog up your comments, so if you haven't received it something very strange is going on...McToddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468907025988134640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-64769203127540274042013-05-08T23:29:38.201-07:002013-05-08T23:29:38.201-07:00McTodd; I don't seem to have recieved any emai...McTodd; I don't seem to have recieved any emails. I'll have to dig deeper in my mailbox! <br />No, I'm still very much up and running, but being unemployed in Sweden is a full-time job. I'm sent to all sorts of part-time job arrangements, and other "developing" actions that eat up a LOT of time. Richard Svenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379574381914082334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-81602775753191606672013-05-08T14:53:30.778-07:002013-05-08T14:53:30.778-07:00Well said! I'm glad he lived so long because i...Well said! I'm glad he lived so long because it meant he got to see how respected and loved he was after a period, following his retirement, when it looked like his art was being ignored or at least sidelined. And even though he retired decades ago, his passing really does feel like the end of an era - one thing's for sure, they don't make them like him any more and they never will again.<br /><br />Incidentally, I'm glad to see you post again, I'd emailed a couple of times and not heard back and was worried something might have happened to you.McToddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468907025988134640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-12134430636036666072013-05-08T13:35:10.767-07:002013-05-08T13:35:10.767-07:00Yeah, I was distraught when I heard the news. I h...Yeah, I was distraught when I heard the news. I had to stop studying finals and start watching some of the Ray Harryhausen interviews on Youtube. The impact he left behind is amazing.Ken C. Tynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294967608421153250noreply@blogger.com