{"id":2337,"date":"2013-05-10T21:22:07","date_gmt":"2013-05-11T03:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/?p=2337"},"modified":"2013-05-10T22:16:34","modified_gmt":"2013-05-11T04:16:34","slug":"episode-119-king-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/?p=2337","title":{"rendered":"Episode 119: King Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5256\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2337-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/eps\/ep119.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/eps\/ep119.mp3\">https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/eps\/ep119.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/eps\/ep119.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2337-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/eps\/ep119.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ep119.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_2338\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/kingkong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2338\" src=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/kingkong-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"Amazingly brought to life by Willis O&#039;Brien, a master of stop-motion animation.\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/kingkong-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/kingkong-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/kingkong-376x300.jpg 376w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/kingkong.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazingly brought to life by Willis O&#8217;Brien, a master of stop-motion animation.<\/p><\/div>Joining us this week is Melissa Kaercher of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Tinlizardproductions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tinlizardproductions.com<\/a>, and we present a very special episode of Animation Aficionados.  We take a special look at the very first movie character who was a special effect.<\/p>\n<p>King Kong is a triumph of stop-motion animation.  Though stop-motion had been around for years by this point, this is the first time that a true character was realized using the art.  Willis O&#8217;Brien brought this amazing character to life using metal armatures, rubber, and imagination.<\/p>\n<p>We also talk about the people who were inspired by O&#8217;Brien, including the late Ray Harryhausen.  At the time of this recording, Ray had not yet passed away, so we awkwardly talk about him as he was still alive.<\/p>\n<p>Ray and so many others, such as Phil tippet, Stan Winston, and Peter Jackson, have had their lives transformed by the awe and spectacle of King Kong.  The movie itself redefined the art of movie magic and set the standard for decades to come.<\/p>\n<p>It was truly my pleasure to cover this movie. It is one of my favorite films of all-time, and in my opinion, it has never been topped.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussed:<\/strong><br \/>\nDinosaurs!<br \/>\nThe Spider Pit Scene<br \/>\nThe Log scene<br \/>\nRay Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young<br \/>\nSon Of Kong<br \/>\nCreation<br \/>\nThe Most Dangerous Game<br \/>\nThe Pest<br \/>\nPeter Jackson needs to learn how to use scissors<br \/>\nRed shirts<br \/>\nDwan<br \/>\nAnn Darrow doesn&#8217;t care about King Kong<br \/>\nNintendo 1; Universal 0<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2339\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/kongcloseup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2339\" src=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/kongcloseup-300x225.png\" alt=\"Kong&#039;s Close-Up\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/kongcloseup-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/kongcloseup-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/kongcloseup.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This really did scare the shit out of me when I first saw it.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_2340\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/spiderpit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2340\" src=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/spiderpit-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Spider Pit Scene\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/spiderpit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/spiderpit-398x300.jpg 398w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/spiderpit.jpg 628w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perhaps lost forever.  A legendary scene that has not been viewed since the earliest test screening of the movie.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_2341\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/konglog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2341\" src=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/konglog-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"The Log Scene\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/konglog-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/konglog-426x300.jpg 426w, https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/konglog.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Originally, a styracosaurus was to be positioned on the other side of the log following a tremendous chase scene.  Sadly, this scene also appears to be lost.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stuff we forgot to mention:<\/strong><br \/>\nFay Wray&#8217;s boob slip<br \/>\nThe pastel nightmare colorized King Kong<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Jz77RxYhtoQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/SOMKnhN7ABs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"King Kong Cartoon pilot ep.\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Od9lTgt1GDk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joining us this week is Melissa Kaercher of Tinlizardproductions.com, and we present a very special episode of Animation Aficionados. We take a special look at the very first movie character who was a special effect. King Kong is a triumph &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/?p=2337\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2337"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2347,"href":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337\/revisions\/2347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animationaficionados.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}