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This person borrowed features from his earlier character Ymir for a film that Phil Tippett cited as the reason he joined the industry. Collaborator Charles H. Scheer coined the name for a technique used by this person, who never received an Oscar or a director credit despite supervising films like Mysterious Island. This lifelong buddy of Ray Bradbury and student of (*) Willis (10[1])O’Brien inspired Godzilla with his design for an atomic dinosaur called the (10[1])Rhedosaurus in The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. This artist used his Dynamation technique (10[1])to animate the colossus Talos and seven skeleton warriors that spring from the Hydra’s teeth. For 10 points, name this legendary special effects artist who created stop motion monsters for films like Jason and the Argonauts. ■END■

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