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Author: Craig Caton-Largent
Edition: Full-Length Edition
Format: Dolby
Details: Product Description
Learn how to finish, test, and program an animatronic head with master creature effects mechanic Craig Caton-Largent (Jurassic Park, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Predator 2). Concluding his 4-part webcourse series on DIY animatronics, Caton-Largent guides you through the final steps of your mechanical character build, including an in-depth demonstration on creating servo-controlled lip mechanisms, followed by skin testing, and basic animatronics programming.
WEBCOURSE HIGHLIGHTS
Attaching the Jaw Assembly
Installing Lip Cables & Tabs
Connecting the Lip Servos
Trimming & Gluing Down the Test Skin
Animatronics Programming Basics - The Pololu Board
Using Visual Show Automation (VSA) Software
About the Actor
Craig Caton-Largent has been creating VFX for the motion picture industry for over 36 years and has contributed to over 100 films. He has created animatronic puppets and worked as a puppeteer on movies such as Jurassic Park, Terminator 2, Tremors, Batman Returns, Ghostbusters and Return of the Living Dead. In addition, he has maintained and puppeteered "E.T., The Extraterrestrial" for commercials and public appearances since 1992.
Working for Stan Winston, Craig supervised the creation of a network of Silicon Graphics workstations that would later become part of Digital Domain when Stan partnered with James Cameron and Scott Ross. Craig is credited as one of the eight co-founders of Digital Domain.
About the Director
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EAN: 0858385005666
Release Date: 16-03-2017
Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
Languages: English
Binding: DVD