Ted Haines
Ted Haines
Ted Haines is a foam fabricator. He's a wizard with scissors. We asked him to make something. He made a T Rex.
Ted Haines is one of the most committed, reliable and creative artists I've ever had the pleasure to work with.
David Sanger
Head of Production - New Deal Studios
About Ted
Ted developed his artistic skills all through his school years in his parents' basement in Wisconsin, creating masks, props, costumes, sets, creatures, and miniatures for his Super 8 short films. After graduating from high school, Ted took the leap and made his way to Los Angeles, where he knocked on the doors of creature fx studios and eventually landed a job with John Buechler's MMI studios. Since that time, Ted has worked at well over two dozen shops, including five years at KNB EFX, six years with Steve Johnson's Edge FX, and over a decade at Stan Winston Studio and Legacy Effects combined.
Ted has now been professionally creating creatures, costumes, and props for 30+ years and has worked on over 300 films, television shows, commercials, and music videos. Some notable projects include: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Pulp Fiction, The Cat in the Hat, From Dusk Till Dawn, Wyatt Earp, Jingle All the Way, War of the Worlds, Zathura, Avatar, Iron Man, Cowboys & Aliens, 300, Scream (1 - 3), Blade II, Spider-Man 2, The Village, Antlers, and Where the Wild Things Are.
For the last few years, Ted has been running his own character shop, contributing to a variety of fun film, television, and commercial projects. He continues to love what he dreamt of doing when he was just a nine-year-old kid, and he sees no end in sight.
Courses by Ted Haines
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How to Fabricate a Monster Tail: Tubing & Rod Installation
Learn how to make foam fabricated monster suits & creature costumes with FX fabricator, Ted Haines (Blade 2, The Muppets, Cowboys & Aliens)
June 30, 2017
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Prototype a Monster Suit Head: Kaiju Foam Fabrication
Learn how to make foam fabricated monster suits & creature costumes with FX fabricator, Ted Haines (Blade 2, The Muppets, Cowboys & Aliens)
May 12, 2017
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How to Make a Muscle Suit: Muscle Pattern Transfer
Learn how to make a muscle suit with master creature effects fabricator, Ted Haines (From Dusk Till Dawn, The Muppets, The Bourne Legacy)
September 02, 2016
Lessons
How to Make a Realistic Bigfoot Muscle Suit
Learn to achieve realistic muscle movement in muscle suits using a variety of attachment techniques, including hanging, sewing, and tethering with master creature effects fabricator Ted Haines (From Dusk Till Dawn, The Muppets, The Bourne Legacy).
August 05, 2016
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How to Design a Bigfoot Muscle Suit
Learn how to design a Bigfoot muscle suit with Creature FX fabricator, Ted Haines (From Dusk Till Dawn, The Muppets, The Bourne Legacy). Includes tips on anatomy, overlapping vs. floating muscles & how to enhance rather than hinder an actor's performance.
July 22, 2016
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Make a Dinosaur - T-Rex Foam Fabrication - Part Two with Ted Haines
Learn how to build your own full-size T-rex with Foam Fabrication master & Dinosaur Maker, Ted Haines
December 13, 2012
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Make a Dinosaur - T-Rex Foam Fabrication - Part 1 with Ted Haines
Master monster maker & creature fabricator Ted Haines creates a full-size T-Rex head
November 28, 2012