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- SOURCES -
Books
Atomic Dreams and the Nuclear Nightmare: The Making of "Godzilla" (1954)
- Peter H. Brothers
Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series
- David Kalat
Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters
- August Ragone
Fantastic Collection No.28 - Giant Star of Special Effects Films Godzilla
- Tomoyuki Tanaka
Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook vol .1
The Godzilla Chronicles Vol. 3
- Junzo Takaki, Kazuhiro Matsunomoto
Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters
- Brian Solomon
Godzilla: The Encyclopedia: Shinji Nishikawa Unravels the Depths of Godzilla
- Shinji Nishikawa
Godzilla: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide
- Graham Skipper
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Godzilla
- Ed Godziszewski
Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa
- Steve Ryfle, Ed Godziszewski
Japanese Special Effects Cinema: Godfathers of Tokusatsu: Vol. 1
- J.L. Carrozza
Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"
- Steve Ryfle, Jay Ghee
Kaiju Unleashed: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Strange Beasts
- Shawn Pryor
Monsters are attacking Tokyo
- Stuart Galbraith IV
Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda
- Peter H. Brothers
SF: The Japanese Science Fiction Film Encyclopedia
- J.L. Carrozza
The Official Godzilla Compendium: A 40 Year Retrospective
- J.D. Lees
Toho SF special effects movie series 3
- Kei Endo
What Is the Story of Godzilla?
- Sheila Keenan
Documentaries and commentaries
Audio commentaries from 2006 on Gojira featuring Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
Audio commentaries from 2011 on Gojira featuring David Kalat
Effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai interview (2019)
Godzilla Photography Featurette (2011)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters BBC Documentary (1998)
Godzilla: Story Development featurette (2006)
Interview with Director Ishiro Honda for the Directors Guild of Japan (1990)
"Making of the Suite" Featurette (2006)
Tadao Sato, a Japanese movie reviewer, on the 1954 Godzilla (2019)
"The Unluckiest Dragon" Illustrated Essay (2011)
Other Sources
Interview with Yoshio Irie (1996)
Ishiro honda.com
Toho Kingdom
Wikizilla
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- SOURCES -
Books
Atomic Dreams and the Nuclear Nightmare: The Making of "Godzilla" (1954)
- Peter H. Brothers
Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series
- David Kalat
Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters
- August Ragone
Fantastic Collection No.28 - Giant Star of Special Effects Films Godzilla
- Tomoyuki Tanaka
Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook vol .1
The Godzilla Chronicles Vol. 3
- Junzo Takaki, Kazuhiro Matsunomoto
Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters
- Brian Solomon
Godzilla: The Encyclopedia: Shinji Nishikawa Unravels the Depths of Godzilla
- Shinji Nishikawa
Godzilla: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide
- Graham Skipper
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Godzilla
- Ed Godziszewski
Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa
- Steve Ryfle, Ed Godziszewski
Japanese Special Effects Cinema: Godfathers of Tokusatsu: Vol. 1
- J.L. Carrozza
Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G"
- Steve Ryfle, Jay Ghee
Kaiju Unleashed: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Strange Beasts
- Shawn Pryor
Monsters are attacking Tokyo
- Stuart Galbraith IV
Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda
- Peter H. Brothers
SF: The Japanese Science Fiction Film Encyclopedia
- J.L. Carrozza
The Official Godzilla Compendium: A 40 Year Retrospective
- J.D. Lees
Toho SF special effects movie series 3
- Kei Endo
What Is the Story of Godzilla?
- Sheila Keenan
Documentaries and commentaries
Audio commentaries from 2006 on Gojira featuring Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
Audio commentaries from 2011 on Gojira featuring David Kalat
Effects technicians Yoshio Irie and Eizo Kaimai interview (2019)
Godzilla Photography Featurette (2011)
"Godzilla: Story Development" featurette (2006)
Interview with Director Ishiro Honda for the Directors Guild of Japan (1990)
"Making of the Suite" Featurette (2006)
Tadao Sato, a Japanese movie reviewer, on the 1954 Godzilla (2019)
"The Unluckiest Dragon" Illustrated Essay (2011)
Online Sources
Ishiro honda.com
Toho Kingdom
Wikizilla
-Notes-
The legged Whale is an AI image over a stylized shot from Gojira (1954)
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SOURCES
BOOKS
A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
Art of Ray Harryhausen, The
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
Dinosaur Films of Ray Harryhausen: Features, Early 16mm Experiments and Unrealized Projects
- Roy P. Webber
Dinosaur Filmography, The
- Mark F. Berry
Harryhausen: The Lost Movies
- John Walsh
From the Land Beyond Beyond: The films of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen
- Jeff Rovin
Harryhausen - The Movie Posters
- Richard Holliss
Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties
- Bill Warren
Lost Films of the Lost World & the Movies That Time Forgot: Volume I: 1905-1965
- John Lemay
My work in films
- Eugene Lourié
Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema
- Vanessa Harryhausen
Ray Harryhausen's Fantasy Scrapbook: Models, Artwork and Memories from 65 Years of Filmmaking
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
DOCUMENTARIES
Harryhausen & Bradbury: An Unfathomable Friendship
Harryhausen Chronicles, The
Ray Harryhausen: Clash of the Monsters
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Rhedosaurus and the Roller Coaster: Making the Beast, The
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0:40: Dinosaurs in early fiction
4:14: Models and props
4:50: Animation
6:02: Stop Motion Animation
7:21: The Slurpasaur
11:20: Suits
15:49: Ray Harryhausen
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Mighty Joe Young Image in thumbnail
by Dreddzilla
SOURCES
BOOKS
A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman
-- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
Art of Ray Harryhausen, The
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
Harryhausen: The Lost Movies
- John Walsh
Harryhausen - The Movie Posters
- Richard Holliss
KONG UNMADE: THE LOST FILMS OF SKULL ISLAND REVISITED: VOLUME I
- John LeMay
Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong
- Mark Vaz
Making of King Kong, The
- George E. Turner and Dr. Orville Goldner
Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema
-Vanessa Harryhausen
Ray Harryhausen's Fantasy Scrapbook: Models, Artwork and Memories from 65 Years of Filmmaking
- Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton
DOCUMENTARIES
- DVD/Blu-Ray Audio Commentary by Ray Harryhausen, Terry Moore and Ken Ralston
- A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo Brothers
- Harryhausen Chronicles, The
- Ray Harryhausen: Clash of the Monsters
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
- Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young
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The first half of the video will cover the word "kaiju," going over its origins and how the word has evolved over time. If you would like to just skip to the second half of the video covering the Japanese monster films that came out before Godzilla, here is the time stamp. 10:40
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Sources
A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman
by Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton
Documentary: "RKO Production 601"
From the Land Beyond Beyond: The films of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen
by Jeff Rovin
King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson
by Ray Morton
Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island REVISITED: Volume I (1925-1960)
by John LeMay
The Making of King Kong
by George E. Turner, Dr. Orville Goldner
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Sources
A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman
by Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton
Documentary: "RKO Production 601"
Documentary: "I'm King Kong! The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper"
From the Land Beyond Beyond: The films of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen
by Jeff Rovin
KING KONG - 1984 Criterion Collection Audio Commentary by film historian Ronald Haver
King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson
by Ray Morton
Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island REVISITED: Volume I (1925-1960)
by John LeMay
KONG: An Original Screenplay by Edgar Wallace
by Stephen Jones
Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong
by Mark Cotta Vaz
Movie Magic: The Story of Special Effects in the Cinema
by John Brosnan
The Making of King Kong
by George E. Turner, Dr. Orville Goldner
The Kaiju Transmissions Podcast : The Legacy of Kong with Author Ray Morton!
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Sources
A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman
by Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton
Documentary: "RKO Production 601"
Documentary: "I'm King Kong! The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper"
From the Land Beyond Beyond: The films of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen
by Jeff Rovin
KING KONG - 1984 Criterion Collection Audio Commentary by film historian Ronald Haver
King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson
by Ray Morton
Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island REVISITED: Volume I (1925-1960)
by John LeMay
KONG: An Original Screenplay by Edgar Wallace
by Stephen Jones
Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong
by Mark Cotta Vaz
Movie Magic: The Story of Special Effects in the Cinema
by John Brosnan
The Making of King Kong
by George E. Turner, Dr. Orville Goldner
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"RileyZilla100"
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Today we're getting into the spooky spirit by checking out some hidden Godzilla references in horror movies, both the classics and the weird ones you might’ve missed. You’d be surprised where the King of the Monsters pops up!
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Sources
A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman
by Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton
Documentary: "RKO Production 601"
Documentary: "I'm King Kong! The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper"
From the Land Beyond Beyond: The films of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen
- Jeff Rovin
KING KONG - 1984 Criterion Collection Audio Commentary by film historian Ronald Haver
King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson
by Ray Morton
Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island REVISITED: Volume I (1925-1960)
by John LeMay
Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong
by Mark Cotta Vaz
Movie Magic: The Story of Special Effects in the Cinema
- John Brosnan
The Making of King Kong
by George E. Turner, Dr. Orville Goldner
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This is a very important film in both dinosaur and monster movie history as it was the first to pioneer many elements that creature features would use in the future, including both King Kong and Godzilla.
Special thanks to Nigel Dreiner for offering assistance.
Sources
Cinefex Magazine #7
- Don Shay
A Century of Stop-Motion Animation From Melies to Aardman
- Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton
CREATION: The Lost Worlds of Willis O’Brien Documentary
From the Land Beyond Beyond: The films of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen
- Jeff Rovin
KONG UNMADE: THE LOST FILMS OF SKULL ISLAND REVISITED: VOLUME I (1925-1960)
- John LeMay
The Lost World Blu-ray Audio Commentary
- Flicker Alley
The Making of King Kong
- George E. Turner, Orville Goldner
Movie Magic: The Story of Special Effects in the Cinema
- John Brosnan
Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life
- Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton
Silent Movie Monsters Website silentmoviemonsters.tripod.com/TheLostWorld
- Cory Gross.
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In the first episode of "Road to Gojira," I go over the early days of film and talk about one of the pioneers in bringing Giants to life in the world of cinema, Willes O'Brien.
Notes
This episode was more of a documentary than me discussing the early works of Willes O'Brien, as I felt it was the more interesting approach as there is only so much I can say about the shorts he started off making before doing feature-length films. In the next episode with the lost world, I will definitely be giving my own thoughts on the film while sprinkling in historical notes here and there.
Sources
Cinefex Magazine #7
- Don Shay
Crash Course Film History
- CrashCourse (YouTube)
CREATION: The Lost Worlds of Willis O’Brien
Edison Movie Monopoly, The
- J. A. Aberdeen
From the Land Beyond Beyond: The films of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen
- Jeff Rovin
KONG UNMADE: THE LOST FILMS OF SKULL ISLAND REVISITED: VOLUME I (1925-1960)
- John LeMay
The Lost World Blu-ray Audio Commentary
- Flicker Alley
Major Herbert M. Dawley – An Artist's Life: Dinosaurs, Movies, Show-Biz, & Pierce-Arrow Automobiles
- Stephen A. Czerkas
Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life
- Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton
1st Episode
youtube.com/watch?v=zm_ggMcZTpQ&t=1s
A - Being the best to F - being the Worst
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