Made at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop: in Alice in Wonderland, hedgehogs were famously used as croquet balls. While the object of croquet is to hit the ball with the mallet, or in this case a flamingo, the hedgehogs spend a good deal of their time tapping their feet impatiently or shaking their heads at the … Continue reading Alice in Wonderland (1999)
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
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.
Warner Brothers Senior animatronics designer on the Monster Book
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.
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
I was an animatronic designer for Jim Henson’s creature shop for this project. Original sketch