Clash of the Titans Remake (and appeal)

Hello everyone,

First let me say that the reason I haven't been active on this site for a while is because Fidget The Witch is currently on hold while I tackle a very exciting project with Nick Hilligoss (L'animateur) and Ron S. Cole. (In the fall of gravity).

But don't worry - Fidget the Witch has not been shelved and forgotten about... I will still be producing this short film and writing all about the process here.

In the meantime, I'll use the site to give you some information on what I am up to outside of that project.

However - to the main purpose of this post.

It has been announced that Harryhausen's last feature film "Clash of the Titans" is to be remade by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. Over at the SMA boards some of us realised that while we can't do anything to stop thhis remake from happening, what we can do is try and inform Legendary Pictures (and WB) that in doing this remake they have an opportunity to show the world just how far stop-motion has come in the past 30 years.

Since the original Clash of the Titans was released stop-motion-animation has not sat still - It has seen an explosive evolution which is little known to the general populace (who are deluged with CG every day of their lives). Stop-motion has incorporated the best of digital technology and the best of mechanical motion-control systems to become a creature-effects technique which can easily best CG in every possible way.

We believe that using stop-motion for the creature effects on this remake of Clash of the Titans will do several things;

-Turn the remake into a landmark in it's own right
-Give the audience something new and amazing to watch on screen
-Pay homage to Ray Harryhausen (A remake with CG creatures would be more of a slap in the face!) who made the original so memorable.
-Herald in a new era in creature effects with stop-motion and animatronics being placed back on the map, where they should be.

So we have put together a video to ask Legendary to seriously consider the possibility of using stop-motion for the creature effects in the Clash of the Titans remake. The video also informs viewers that they can help...

By writing a simple postcard or letter to Legendary Pictures to let them know that you support the idea of making this movie using stop-motion-animation for the creature effects, you will at the very least be bringing the idea to the attention of the film's Producers.


Legendary Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 76
Burbank, CA 91522

Without further adoo - here is the video (links to the video on other video sharing sites follow too)...



Youtube :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPe-M6E8nbk

Google Video :
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2376886867925172326&hl=en

Myspace :
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=37891142

Yahoo Video :
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3050817/8705632

Revver :
http://revver.com/video/1020741/clash-of-the-titans-remake-appeal/