Ray Harryhausen is a pioneer of special effects and stop-motion animation who worked on films including Clash of the Titans, Jason and the Argonauts and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.
He has inspired a generation of directors from Steven Spielberg to James Cameron, and as he prepares to celebrate his 90th birthday Bafta are to give him a special award for outstanding contribution to cinema.
Will Gompertz went to meet him.
