Animatronics are sophisticated puppets controlled by performers on set using cables or servos. They lend a realism to movies that CGI creatures often can't achieve because animatronics exist in the actor's physical space, where they can interact in much more complex ways.
(Direct link to video) Here's a showreel of the work of Gustav Hoegen, who has worked on Prometheus, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Clash of the Titans. The images range from cute to creepy, but it's amazing to see the exquisite mechanical inner workings.
(Direct link to video) Here's a showreel of the work of Gustav Hoegen, who has worked on Prometheus, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Clash of the Titans. The images range from cute to creepy, but it's amazing to see the exquisite mechanical inner workings.
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