Rick Catizone reflects on the profound impact of a Ray Harryhausen article on his career, stating, 'It had almost no information specific technique other than it was stop-motion. But for the first time, they ran photos of Ray holding one of the models from Mighty Joe Young, Wow, what a shot of adrenaline as I began to grasp that my favourite films were created by using wonderfully made puppets.' This revelation at age 16 shifted his focus to stop-motion animation instead of comic art.
Reflecting on his journey, Rick mentions, 'In the last two years of high school, I spent most nights teaching myself puppet building, effects, and the principles of animation. This was a different time, when tutorials weren't a click away on YouTube. There weren't any books on stop-motion.' His determination shows how passion can drive self-education in the absence of resources.
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