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Malveth The Eternal
Lorien
Apr 30 2008, 3:47pm
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Animatronics are puppets that use mechanical devices. Walt Disney (Pirates of the Caribbean, Hall of Presidents) and Jim Henson (The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth) were pioneers in this form of puppetry, although its use can be found in cinema going as far back as Fritz Lang's 1924 Die Niblungen, and the enormous Fafnir dragon puppet:
http://www.popmatters.com/columns/lanzagorta/images/060323.jpg
Animatronics have the potential to look very convincing or very phony. Depends on the director. These effects tend to work better when the puppets are small (such as the humpback whales in Star Trek IV). I think Del Toro will pull it off.
(This post was edited by Malveth The Eternal on Apr 30 2008, 3:49pm)
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