Crafting Believability: The Art of Animatronics with Chris Clarke In this episode of ‘Battles with Bits of Rubber,’ Chris discusses his journey and experiences in the world of animatronics. He recounts various projects, including building the horse animatronic for ‘Warhorse’ and the massive head for ‘Wicked.’ Chris emphasises the importance of blending practical effects with …
#97 – Richard Martin
Richard Martin is a multi-skilled and astute operator. He combines creative flair with a very sound approach to business, problem-solving and meeting deadlines. Often, as creative people, we love to dig deep into the joyful processes of making stuff, but frequently we lack the capacity to insist on sufficient time, money and space to allow …
#96 – Brian Best
In this hefty (nearly 3-hour long) episode of ‘Battles with Bits of Rubber,’ we dive into an engaging conversation with Brian Best, an expert in prosthetics and mould making. Brian shares his journey from being a passionate teenager who loved Gremlins (who didn’t from that generation?) to becoming a professional mould maker and ZBrush enthusiast. …
#95 – The Prosthetics Event 2024 Debrief
This episode discusses our experience following the Prosthetics Event 2024 in Coventry. We mention our highlights, including networking, speaking to hundreds of people with our presentations, and a series of insightful discussions, which we hope you will find very helpful if you are a rubber monster freak like us. We chatted with Adrian Rigby, known …
#94 – Practical Pixels & Imprudent Imposters
Welcome back to another episode of our podcast! In Episode #94, titled “Practical Pixels & Imprudent Imposters,” there is a dive into the world of digital sculpting tools, 3D printing, and the risks of taking on jobs beyond one’s qualifications. From debates on the practicalities of video in podcasting to insights on the use of …
#93 – Falmouth (Part 2)
This episode is part 2 of our trip to Falmouth Uni. Neill Gorton joins us, and we get into some decent workshop talk. We cover how to approach getting work, good folio content, critique, how we learn and what makes a good crew member. It was a nice atmosphere, and it was lovely to be …
#92 – Falmouth (Part 1)
Our trip down to Falmouth Uni preceded The Prosthetics Event 2023. It was a great trip, and so nice to see the work being done by students there and talk shop. As always, we have a rough idea about what we want to talk about, but it’s always led by the feeling in the room …
#91 – Digital Tools In The Workshop
Makeup artists typically like makeup. It is a tactile medium, and they enjoy products, how they feel and smell and respond to brushes and pressure. Making prosthetics similarly has its tactile qualities, and it is hard to separate these sensations from the very nature of the joy in the work. It is little wonder then …