Animatronic Lion Animal Makers 2

Animatronic Lion Animal Makers 2
Originally uploaded by Animal Makers, Inc

Another short, 1-man test of the boom arm "jumping" move for the Animal Makers' animatronic lion.

Animatronic Lion Animal Makers

Animatronic Lion Animal Makers
Originally uploaded by Animal Makers, Inc

This video is under 30 seconds and shows only the approach of the lion replica towards an actor. This is the jump up and hit that has been illustrated in our client's animatic.

Lion Paw Rig Animal Makers

Lion Paw Rig Animal Makers
Originally uploaded by Animal Makers, Inc

This lion has moveable paws that are connected to rods for easy control.

Animatronic Lion Animal Makers

Animatronic Lion Animal Makers
Originally uploaded by Animal Makers, Inc

This rig is getting ready to attack an actor. It is mounted to the Animal Makers' boom arm which allows a great deal of movement.

Animal Maker's Lion On Boom Arm

Animal Maker's Lion On Boom Arm
Originally uploaded by Animal Makers, Inc

Here is the animatronic lion rigged onto the Animal Makers' boom arm. The various moves are shown on this diagram. This does not include the facial moves which are radio controlled and cable controlled. This animatronic puppet requires compressed air (90psi), 6VDC (battery for servos), a dolly to mount "E" to, dolly track if it's chasing. Lion is set up from the side, which leaves room around the lion for camera.

Year of the Tiger

Year of the Tiger
Originally uploaded by HQN

The Social Media coverage of our latest creation, a 4m long tiger on display at the Venetian Casino in Las Vegas, during Chinese New Year, 2010.

Tiger just installed at the Palazzo in Las Vegas!

Tiger
Originally uploaded by Amdagny

Check out this fan photo of a tiger we just finished at Animal Makers! It really turned out well. To see more of Animal Makers' works, visit us on Flickr or on the web at www.animalmakers.com

Giant Tiger at The Palazzo in Las Vegas

The Palazzo, Las Vegas
Originally uploaded by Kevin Dincher

Animal Makers has just finished this figure and sent it to the talented Design Solutions installation team! The hotel has already had to pull two people off of this tiger!

Energy Hogs Commercial Full Version

This is a fun commercial that Animal Makers created and performed in cooperation with the Ad Council.

Latta commercial starring Jill de jong

Very interesting "behind the scenes" look at working with and performing a huge, fake whale!

Here's one of our clients using our scorpion as part of their logo.  The scorpion at Animal Makers can pose any way a designer wants.  In this case, Jim Boulden handled the stock photography of the model.

Top Search Here at Animal Makers

Extremely Realistic Scorpion Replica
Originally uploaded by Animal Makers, Inc

With over 2,000 animal models presented online, which animal model is the most searched for? This scorpion! This scorpion sculpture always places in the top ten of our searches! Who would know that this would so popular!

Check out the "Three Bears" in their newest video shot for ILVA Furniture.

Here's an image of the actor getting into this costume for the first time...The costume is still "fresh" and clean. We age it as the last step. The costumer is assuring a tight fit. No mask is visible under the gauze.

Mummies! Check out the deal we are offering on our one-of-a-kind, Mummy suit! We have only one, and it's for a slim person approximately 5'10" in height. The suit can be adjusted to fit other body styles.

BearCopenhagen_MG_8742

BearCopenhagen_MG_8742, originally uploaded by GatorMoto.

Here's the Animal Makers bears taking direction from Pierre Winther (M2 films of Denmark).

After struggling to keep the doors open, this prop house finally is closing it's doors. Many collectors will be happy to procure some of Hollywood's most amazing memories during the auction. One of our favorites is the lifesize submarine. There are currently approximately 100,000 individual items in the collection. The NY Times posted this story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/movies/18props.html Quoted from that story: “The closing of 20th Century is a disaster for us,” said Melinda Ritz, who won three Emmy Awards for her work on “Will & Grace.” She added, “The fabric of Hollywood is fraying so fast that it’s scary.”

The decline of scripted television plus the production migration to other locations was a double hit, then add in the strike authorization that was set up by SAG, were all factors that cause problems. Also, there had been a market for his amazing collection for parties and events, but the sour economy put a huge damper on those.

Harvey Schwartz, the owner, is one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. We, here at Animal Makers, will sorely miss him.

Researchers, bidders, producers should be interested to know that they can find ONLINE PRICING for hundreds of props, effects, and rigs! This is a first in the field, and we are offering some incredible deals! Why reinvent the prop? Book one of these money savers, and put the difference in your pocket!
STORE: http://www.animalmakers.com

Here's another reason to leave live, exotic animals out of the rigors of entertainment (circus, movie making, television, live events). This is the story of what happened to a petting zoo owner in Florida. She was attacked by a camel that had just been purchased. The camel was a bull and in rut, so it was not controllable. The camel went on to be sold to someone else, without any notice of it's past. It was a lose-lose deal for everyone concerned, even the camel!

Animal Makers just posted a few on-screen props used in the film, "Batman, The Dark Knight". These were seen in the amazing fight scenes shot in Chicago and London. Of the two props, one is heavy (like a real dog), and the other is lighter (so allow it to be attached to the Batman). Commissioned specially for the film. This art is created entirely of artificial materials. No animal was harmed during it's creation. Here's a LINK to see what's being offered.