海角直播 celebrates an animated career
Where can you explore the adventures of Jason and the Argonauts? Or hear about the Clash of the Titans? Ray Harryhausen, the Oscar-winning and pioneering animator responsible for the spectacular effects in the above films, is to give a free lecture at the University of 海角直播 on Wednesday 28 January.
Entitled, 鈥楢n Animated Career鈥�, the lecture will start at 6.30pm in the University鈥檚 Europa Building, Woodland Road, Middlesbrough. Refreshments are available from 6pm. The lecture is part of the University鈥檚 annual Honorary and Professorial Public lecture series. There will be an opportunity to ask questions following the lecture. The event is ticket only now due to unprecedented levels of interest. To book a ticket please contact the University鈥檚 Alumni Officer, Sarah Buckley on 01642 384255, or e-mail s.buckley@tees.ac.ukRay Harryhausen is regarded as one of animation鈥檚 pioneers. In addition to the memorable effects for Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans, Ray鈥檚 work also includes the films One Million Years BC and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. He was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1992.
Ray is no stranger to the University. He first spoke about his career at the University鈥檚 annual celebration of animation, Animex, in 2001. The following year he also received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University.
Sarah Buckley said: 鈥淩ay鈥檚 achievements continue in the 21st century, as he has recently received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We鈥檝e already had 170 bookings for this lecture, so it鈥檚 best to get in touch now for a ticket.鈥�
Ray鈥檚 lecture appropriately takes place during this year鈥檚 Animex festival, which runs from Monday 26 January-Friday 30 January. Guest speakers this year include Mark Walsh, Directing Animator of the smash hit animated feature Finding Nemo. For more information go to the Animex web site at www.animex.net
The next lecture in the Honorary and Professorial Public lecture series will be delivered by gold-medal winning Paralympic athlete Tanni Grey-Thompson, at 6.30pm on Wednesday 11 February. Her lecture will be entitled 鈥楩ulfilling your potential.鈥�
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