Man + Hatchet: Web launch
2012
A machine for a web launch of the Man + Hatchet web site. Built with the Great Andi-Andy Roberts in our studio in Dalston, on the cheap, out of shed scrap, an old engine and Tinguely-inspired.
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The Musicle: Pedal powered record player
2009
Viral advert for Giffgaff mobile network made with Glyn Owen.
Bunny Town
2008
Baker Coogan for Disney. I was head SFX coordinator/prop master and special effects. The crew included some great students from Hatfield College. .
Nobby’s Crisps commercial (2008)
2008
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)
Keane Pop Video
2007
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.
Corpse Bride (2005)
2006
My first introduction to working in animation, making lots of these folks.
Walls Sausage Commercial
2004
Made with animatronics designer and puppeteer Mark Hunter, at Hot House. Models. The real dog was not happy to see his puppet double so we had to keep it covered up. TV viewers complained 150 times about exaggerated slapstick with the demented terrier attacking its owner.
Lazy Town
2003
The Lazytown characters are very well known in their home country of Iceland. We worked with Lazytown Inc there to translate these characters from their existing theatre, cartoon and illustration incarnations into sophisticated Banraku-style puppets for a TV pilot. They were part hand-operated and part animatronic.
Ocean Warrior
2000
Two 40-foot hydraulic sperm whales made in the Uk and Amsterdam. The tail had the mechanism placed into the mould – and then it took twelve hours to pour in the silicone .The whales we made were tested in the harbour … Continue Reading ››
Tweenies (1999)
1999
Animatronic copies of heads. Made at Neal Scanlan studio.
Lost in Space(1998)
1998
I was an animatronic designer in Jim Henson’s creature shop for this project.
Mechanical theatre
1995
A pneumatic mechanical theatre that ran for eight years. Pistons would drive the images of people across the stage and mouths moved to a dialogue. Made at Atlas Models and with Simon Williams