A very big challenge. This job was for the art project ” I Am Sad Leyla ” by Hussein Chalayan, and displayed at Galerist in Istanbul. The team made a wig that could change styles: fringe and hair-length grew and reversed again. We had layers of skullcaps to cope with the different styles and … Continue Reading … Continue reading Hussein Chalayan: Wig
This was made in London at Baker Coogan under Pete Brook from Jim Henson’s Creature shop in LA. Headed by Vin Burnham, I was responsible for leading the mechanical team creating the moving parts.The team was made up of Ed Dimbleby, Richard Blakey, … Continue Reading ››
For Coulier Harrison SFX, I was a senior animatronic designer on this TV show A fantasy drama series on ITV: a contemporary spin on the legacy of Bram Stoker’s Dracula set above and beneath the streets of modern-day London. With Philip Glenister and Mackenzie Crook.
Viral advert for Giffgaff mobile network made with Glyn Owen.
Baker Coogan for Disney. I was head SFX coordinator/prop master and special effects. The crew included some great students from Hatfield College. .
Merlin is a British fantasy-adventure television programme, first broadcast on BBC1 in September 2008, loosely based on the Arthurian legends of the young wizard Merlin. Arm design
The exaggerated platform shoes were based on a genuine 60s pair, but with the addition of giant four and half-foot high soles made from polystyrene, then covered in fibreglass and painted.The existing shoes were then solidly mounted to the soles using metal plates and given aluminium leg braces so that Noddy had greater stability and … Continue reading Nobby’s Crisps commercial (2008)
20th Century Fox: Wes Anderson. I was one of the lead puppet makers at the Three Mills studio under Andy Gent. Wolf design for Mr Fox
For this promo, director Kevin Godley envisaged a radio-controlled camera mounted on a 120-metre rollercoaster track that wove its way around and through the band. The car team: Mark, Ken, Doug and Robin.
First sketch for a six-week job of two mechanical dresses for the catwalk. First playing Adding mechanics and testing
Airborne Autumn/Winter 07 by Hussein Chalayan This Blossom dress and a mechanical hood made with Hussein Chalayan and Paris fashion show. Made with Joe Scott, assisted by Guy Stevens and Steve Wright. Joe and I sewing up test mechanics before handing it over to the pattern cutters. Finished dress … Continue Reading ››