The Adventures of Pinocchio

July 1995
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, London. I was involved in some of the animatronics and the design and construction of the two mobile work shops that went to Prague for the shooting of the film.

Event Horizon

December 1996
Pennicott Payne, London. Constructed Nine Cryogenic capsules made from perspex and mounted on steel frames. They were held vertically and filled with water, consequently they had to be very strong. All had dummies in them, except one which had to have an actor in it for close ups of the capsule draining of water.

Lost in Space

March - April 1997
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, London. I was involved in many parts of the construction and final assembly of the Robots for the film. Two versions were made, one before it was destroyed and one after. They were both very different but had some common parts. We started with two of the first version and they were then changed into the second so that two film units could be filming at the same time. The Robots were 10ft tall, made of aluminium and steel. The Robots drove around on tank like tracks which were electrically powered, the other main body movements were hydraulically controlled. They were the first, fully remote controlled robots in a film.

Tomorrow Never Dies

June - July 1997
Pennicott Payne, London. Made several versions of the Ericsson mobile phone which was designed especially for the film. These versions were of the lock pick, finger print scanner, stun gun, stunt shots, long shots and the close up versions for when Bond is driving the car. Spares were also made of each version.

Animal Farm

April - August & October 1998
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, London. I was involved in many different aspects of the film Animal Farm, specifically in designing and making the animatronic heads of the horses, Boxer, Molly and Benjamin. I also helped in the making of the many other animatronic animals. Worked on location in the Wicklow mountains, Ireland.