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Smilodon walking puppet from Page Museum

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  • 17-09-2012 7:58am
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    Adam Khor
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    Walks kinda stiff and at times looks more like a newborn kitten than a ferocious predator but still, I wish the local museum had one!
    Pretty cool work on the eyes, fur and jaws, too. (Was seemingly created by the Jim Henson Creature Shop)
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    Galvasean
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    Bit wonky in the way it moves alright, but pretty cool nonetheless.


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    Myrddin
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    If they could perfect the movement a bit more, I'd take it over CG in films anyday. At least it looks real & you know an actor would be looking at it, rather then a green screen. God I hate CG :o


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    Adam Khor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭Adam Khor


    EnterNow wrote: »
    If they could perfect the movement a bit more, I'd take it over CG in films anyday. At least it looks real & you know an actor would be looking at it, rather then a green screen. God I hate CG :o

    I like good CG but I agree with you that animatronics/puppets make it look more solid, like there's actually something with real texture and volume there; no matter if the movements aren´t as fluid.
    I think a good combination of animatronics and CG ala JP should be used more often, with the animatronics used for the close ups and stuff.


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