Thursday, January 31, 2008

Wear A Raptor



When I first saw the tv mini-series "Walking With Dinosaurs", I immediately wanted to know how they made all the CGI and animatronics. If you haven't seen it, I implore you to netflix it. A behind the scenes documentary followed and one particular scene amazed me - the raptors weren't robots at all. They were masterfully crafted costumes worn by people! A series of servos and hydraulics controlled the tail but the classic stalking gait came from very talented stunt people.

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