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WILLIS O’ BRIEN 
B Y DUNCAN WHY T E
SO WHO IS HE ? 
• Willis O'Brien was a stop motion animation pioneer . 
• In his early life he had many jobs including a Farmhand, Factory 
Worker, Fur Trapper and a Bartender. 
• During his spare time he would take part in sculpting and illustrating 
which lead him to become employed as a sports cartoonist for 
Francisco Daily News. 
• He would also become influenced by guiding palaeontologists as a 
job.
WHAT ANIMATION DO THEY 
SPECIALIZE IN? 
• The animation in which Willis O'Brien specialised in was stop-motion. 
Stop Motion is the process of physically manipulate and object into 
moving on its own. 
• His first film drew the attention of Thomas Edison (Kinetoscope) and 
he was employed by him to animate other films. E.g. R.F.D 10,000 B.C. 
• His other titles he worked on include The Lost World (1925) King Kong 
(1933) 
• His last film he worked on was It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK

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Willis o’ brien

  • 1. WILLIS O’ BRIEN B Y DUNCAN WHY T E
  • 2. SO WHO IS HE ? • Willis O'Brien was a stop motion animation pioneer . • In his early life he had many jobs including a Farmhand, Factory Worker, Fur Trapper and a Bartender. • During his spare time he would take part in sculpting and illustrating which lead him to become employed as a sports cartoonist for Francisco Daily News. • He would also become influenced by guiding palaeontologists as a job.
  • 3. WHAT ANIMATION DO THEY SPECIALIZE IN? • The animation in which Willis O'Brien specialised in was stop-motion. Stop Motion is the process of physically manipulate and object into moving on its own. • His first film drew the attention of Thomas Edison (Kinetoscope) and he was employed by him to animate other films. E.g. R.F.D 10,000 B.C. • His other titles he worked on include The Lost World (1925) King Kong (1933) • His last film he worked on was It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)