Ray Harryhausen was one of the earliest developers of stop-motion by creating a new form of stop motion in the style of "Dynamation" with the use of models either made out of clay and lots of other materials. He went on to create pieces such as 'Jason and the Argonauts' (1963) and 'Clash of the Titans' (1981).
From 'Jason and the Argonauts', one of the most famous scenes from film history came about in the form of the skeleton army and the fight scene which occurred within that. This was the first wide-scale example of dynamation which would go on to inspire so many famous films and directors to follow in his footsteps.
Below is an extract from the 1963 film, Jason and the Argonauts which contains the aforementioned skeleton army fight scene.
Well done Rhys some good work here you could add more detail and some examples that illustrate the different Puppets/models in Burtons and Haryhousen possibly include Box Office BBFC for audience.
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