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New Lesson Release - MAKING A MECHANICAL HAND
Learn to create a Creature Hand Mechanism with Mechanical FX Wizard, Peter Weir Clarke
Mechanical Designers Should Know How to Sculpt
Effects Artist Mike Elizalde emphasizes the importance for mechanical designers to understand sculpture.
How to Build an Animatronic Head: Fusing the Mechanical Underskull
Learn how to build an animatronic head with master creature effects mechanic Craig Caton-Largent (Jurassic Park, Terminator 2, Predator 2)
Build An Animatronic Head: Servo Motor Installation
Learn to build an animatronic head using eyebrow and jaw mechanisms with master creature effects mechanic Craig Caton-Largent (Jurassic Park)
Creating Steampunk Clockwork Creatures with Master Mechanical FX Designer, Richard Landon
Clockwork Master Creature FX Mechanic Richard Landon creates steampunk-inspired art pieces out of beetles, gears and ingenuity.
How to Make Robot Brains: Microcontroller LED Programming
Learn Animatronic Servo & Lighting Controls with creature effects mechanic and inventor, Rick Galinson (Jurassic Park, Men in Black)
Single Axis Tentacle Hand Mechanisms with Creature FX Mechanic, Richard Landon - MINI LESSON
Learn how to build a Single Axis Tentacle Mech and what that means, with Stan Winston's Key Mechanic, Richard Landon in his MINI-LESSON!
Animatronic Character Creation - Organic Mechanics with Rick Lazzarini
How to make organic animatronic mechanisms. Learn fx techniques from animatronics designer & special effects character creator Rick Lazzarini.
Animatronic Head Foam Latex Skin Test
Learn how to finish, test, and program an animatronic head with master creature effects mechanic Craig Caton-Largent (Jurassic Park, Terminator)
How to Sculpt Monster Lips
Learn the monster suit & animatronic character sculpting with Academy Award nominated special effects character creator, Alec Gillis
Animatronic Animals: Finding Reference & Process Overview
Learn how to make animatronic characters with character FX master Rick Lazzarini (Aliens, War Dogs, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides)
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)
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)
How to Make Monster Balloons: Creature FX Air Bladders
Learn how to create translucent balloons aka "bladders" for creature effects with master FX fabricator, Ted Haines (Blade 2, The Muppets, Cowboy
Monster Suits & Miniature Cities - Kaiju Rehearsal
Academy Award-winning Visual Effects Artist Ian Hunter (Interstellar, Inception, The Dark Knight) blocks out the giant monster action on the miniature city set of the virtual reality film, "Kaiju Fury!"
How to Make Hand Puppets: Building an Eyebrow Mechanism
Learn how to build an easy-to-operate eyebrow mechanism for your hand puppet with master character fabricator and puppeteer BJ Guyer (MUPPET'S WIZARD OF OZ, GLEE, CRANK YANKERS)!
