Animatronics Design Basics (DVD)
By Richard Landon
In this introductory “animatronic how to” lesson, Stan Winston Studio “Lifer,” and Legacy Effects animatronic special character effects designer, Richard Landon, gives a comprehensive overview of the character mechanic’s profession.
(Related skills: mold making & puppetry)
LESSON HIGHLIGHTS
- The character mechanical effects designer’s toolkit
- Animatronics – how to begin designing character mechanisms
- Controlling character performance – the machines that move the monsters
- Introduction to eye mechanisms & tentacle mechanisms