I have wondered while watching movies like Jurassic park or Godzilla how they filmed such huge monsters when they don't even exist. Welcome to the world of Animatronics which breathes life into these eccentric monsters. Animatronics is a special concept used for creating huge, life size creatures who may not exist like dinosaurs, archaeopteryx, giant squids, huge birds to name a few. The replicas of these giant creatures are created and are driven around with the help of robotic equipment or can be remote controlled electronically.
Animatronics overcome most of the computer animation special effects as it breathes a sense of reality to the visualized scene. Robotic effects play a major role in the movement of the animatronics characters. The concept of animatronics first originated in Walt Disney. However, later a lot of production houses cashed on the idea. More efforts are going in making the characters flexible, interactive and more realistic.
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It's not just movies but many theme parks, restaurants, scary rides, which make us e of the animatronics prop. Robotic special effects have entertained audiences worldwide in movies like Godzilla, King Kong, Kong, Terminator and Transformers. They have also made way for breath taking stunts like Keanu Reeves in Matrix and Will Smith in iRobot. The production houses are investing a lot of money in special effects as they are bound to impress the audience.
Advancements and research in the computer aided animation industry have made it possible to design virtually anything. Everyone is striving to create something out of the box, fresh and appealing. It is possible to create props irrespective of their shape, size and intricacies. The advancements in designing have made production houses to save time, effort, money as well as other resources. There is nothing such as retakes. The props are eclectic, bizarre or even scary at times, but it's just to cater to the taste of a hungry audience seeking something different.
We have surely come a long way from actors jumping off planes performing the action stunts. The virtual world is here. It's full of innovation and adds to the evolving human imagination. Who would have thought of flying archaeopteryx's and hungry dinosaurs Animatronics and robotic special effects have made them living characters. The ever developing technology has left us to experiment. The production houses and the audiences couldn't ask for more.
Animatronics, Props and Robotic Special Effects Fueling the Unimaginable IROBOT
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