The 1933 King Kong is a classic of stop motion, regarded by many as a pioneering achievement of the art form. The Kong stop motion armatures were animated under the supervision of the legendary ...

1933's King Kong features groundbreaking stop-motion animation, not only of the giant ape Kong but also of the dinosaurs and other creatures Kong battles on his island.

The most important person in Ray Harryhausen’s life was a monkey with a thyroid problem. The year was 1933, the monkey was named Kong, and the effect on 13-year-old Ray was profound — a… ...

The special effects in King Kong 1933 were brought to life through the use of stop-motion animation by Willis O’Brien and his assistant animator, Buzz Gibson.[1][2] Mighty Joe Young (1949), on ...

That effect was realized through some (very brief) stop motion artistry. 5. King Kong went through a few redesigns for King Kong Vs. Godzilla. Steve Ryfle’s 1998 book, ...

"King Kong," which turns 90 on April 7, ... It has survived several revolutions in F/X technology, including CGI and motion capture, that have rendered its stop-motion ape doll crude and quaint.

Despite having been released 90 years ago, in 1933, King Kong still stands tall as the greatest monster movie of all time. In part, that's because Kong himself was made for the movies.