animatronic talking tree

[@creaturebotman]

Computers, Electronics, Mechanics and most of all Artistic talent. You got to have all these talents to pull off what you guys created. My sincere complements to you folks.

[@verylostdoommarauder]

Looks like someone's over 25 and owns a computer

[@AmazingArends]

No matter what music you play you still can't make those nerds look daring...

[@luvskippy]

Very nice construction, always a labour of love.

[@andreagiomaro]

love! yessss

[@lh9789]

The tree looks great and the video is very enjoyable as well. You are quite talented.

[@ryukon2012]

This is so awesome. I am in the process of researching as much as I can to teach myself how to make an animatronic puppet so that I can make a animated dragon for my business. You guys did a great job on this video. It really has inspired me :) Thank you

[@stargazer209]

I feel like I've seen this tree before, when I was really young

[@jorgecarmona19]

im thinking the same!!!! 9 year later tho lol, tell me if u know where u saw it!!! i need to knowww

[@andreagiomaro]

this video is from 12 years ago ... I did it together with carlo diamantini and we both formed by looking at the same things of jim Henson ... the style is the same but the design is original

[@Roadent1241]

Same, it was in the middle of a shop! I'm surprised it stuck in my memory because I never knew what it said. Darn me being HoH.

[@Xzolhol]

Oh my thats awesome, cute tree!, I love the 1980s epic music too :D

[@andreagiomaro]

it's a water-base acrylic sealer usually used to seal fireproof doors. I colored it and thinned whit some water for the first coat and after drying I've put it directly whit a spatula to add texture. the foam becomes harder and rubbery!

[@ZoeCamBam]

so cool to see it from start to finish!

[@70maite]

fantastico, es una pasada, os felicito. España

[@vitadabionicle4006]

Ti faccio i miei complimenti!!!

[@andreagiomaro]

grazie!!!

[@darkghor6372]

Tree..I remember YOU, tree...at least, something like it. In a Rainforest Cafe I went to when I was little, it's a shame the place shut down...

[@Roadent1241]

There's a talking tree in the one in Texas at a beach, I'm watching a very recent (like 3 days ago as of writing this in April 2021) Carpetbagger video on the Rainforest River Dark Ride, and it's what reminded me of this.

[@Sarah_Sparkles]

wow! thats just amazing! i always wondered how they were made ^^ i love animotronics!!!!

[@rogeliozazuetaguicho8452]

Aterrador pero...INCREIBLEEEEEEEE!

[@windtoday]

Excelente!!!!! Que calidad!!!

[@TheSarcasticEngineer]

Awesome work, guys. Seriously, the silicon coat over the foam and stuff? I'd never thought of that.

[@JoshuaH688]

You need to work for Disney. This is the kind of innovation which we need more of in the world. :-)

[@TheStraatjutter]

Love the ateam theme style of the vid

[@joeelipo]

I wish you all the best. Thanks for all out of the world good job. You are awesome when I checked your web link.

[@stanlelR]

Wow It's so great and you are so creative!

[@DeathlyPumpkin]

Cute beginning... Just wished that we saw the final ending with the tree actually saying something

[@crazysingingchick]

Haha... Soon as I heard the drum beats I knew the A-team song was coming on! Cool!

[@pauloinventostube7533]

S h o w ! ! !👍👈

[@ItaloMike84]

This one looks exactly the same as the one in the dutch themepark de Efteling... Very impressedby this animatic!

[@andreagiomaro]

considering only materials 6000 euros but it toke 40 days to build it in 2 people! it's all made of class m1 fire resistant materials and it was not easy to find them, after that it's only iron foam and servo motors, but you mast consider that it takes many tools to work on it and they were very very expensive!

[@andreagiomaro]

sure I did! first liquid coat darker, second less liquid coat less dark, than spatula coat brown, then acrylic paint yellow-white for lights! more coats and more colors you use more textured becomes the tree!

[@BlindingSun247]

really awesome!!!

[@andrus9000]

Wow!!! Veramente bello, complimenti!!! 5 stelle... Solo una piccola critica: manca Hannibal... :D

[@anandmasool371]

hello freinds ,excellent work, i also wish to build a talking tree,and insert voice .you have showed how it is made ,but i am more interested to know along with it how do you manage to create voice in it.

[@andreagiomaro]

You do not see audio devices cause the tree was acting real-time pupped by an actor just speaking with his own voice in a mic

[@bababeebabo]

MAKE SOME MORE!!!!!!!! YOU GUYS ARE CREATIVE PERSONS!!

[@Twoyoudude]

Reminds me of Stripes. Dang i loved that movie

[@malachisdreads140]

I love it 👍

[@vertizcold]

Wow nice xD and the music of T Team that was epic :) and then rock :P!!!

[@magicienvar646]

what is the material used for the cylinder? the first layer and the one where it jumps, I want to do one for fun ! thank's you and amazing job

[@andreagiomaro]

It was a pvc that kind for Hydraulics... And the skin was foam like the One in the sofa

[@RobinReuvekamp]

nice tree but where did this ting stand now ?? because we have at the Netherlands also a tree like this in the efteling

[@andreagiomaro]

Italy

[@hiroyouwee]

c'est du boulot magnifique du merveilleux

[@bsicker]

awesome job!

[@lemonadecupcakes]

This is absolutely amazing. I want to be able to do this kind of thing, I'm so jealous! congrats on a wonderful tree.

[@IloveAnimaljam13226]

I remember a tree a rainforest cafe and she said her name was Casey Tree and she looked just like that tree but no eyebrows. :)

[@SConsumer998]

Same

[@annachilds9605]

When I was little I was scared of robots and I think I'm still scared of robots but this is so amazing

[@TravK123]

I like the a-team theme.

[@suffolk-sancuaries]

Amazing creation :O)

[@andreagiomaro]

no one of them! universal concentrated colors to paint the sealer and acrylic to paint over it, if you are afraid they do not attack on it add a little of the same sealer so they will be the same material and stay there for ever!

[@sidowninc]

Excellent work guys! How long did it take you?

[@andreagiomaro]

40 days!

[@TheCallofmy]

wow,very cool man

[@oddsource]

awesome great video of craftsmanship :)

[@leester901]

wow, thats awsome!!!

[@dpeffer]

Woah awesome

[@andreagiomaro]

Thank you very much! never thought about a DVD but if you have some question, simply ask!

[@andreagiomaro]

it's uretan foam, the one they use for sofas but it's fireproof! first of all I',ve sculpted it than I sealed it using an acrilic sealant (fireproof) whit whater, so the foam drunk it a little, after a day I added another layer of the sealant but whit no whater so it was quite sclptable so I added the wood-texture!

[@starrfisher]

do make many anamatronics? have you heard of the rock-afire explosion? can you do anamatroic bands?

[@andreagiomaro]

No o didnt

[@candlemat22]

About how much money did you use to make this?

[@Sarahmajig]

That's creepy. But it reminds me of the tree from Wee Sing in Sillyville.

[@andreagiomaro]

il cliente voleva tutto su un radiocomando e visto che l'albero deve viaggiare molto per diverse manifestazioni ho pensato che il servo con l'interruttore fosse una cosa facilmente sostituibile da chiunque con pezzi facilmente reperibili ovunque... cmq mostro in giro anche altre cose!

[@atararobox5059]

Grande!

[@KevinFelstead]

COOL , May give the average Dog a surprise !

[@giulianaromero3618]

yo quiero uno para mi jardin !!!!... lo maximo!!

[@judith5937]

congratulations!! an awesome job! I tried in some pieces to put this silicone rubber but it was not so liquid as yours, how do you liquid it?

[@andreagiomaro]

judit H it was not silicone, it was acrylic fireproof sealor, (the one they use to seal doors) you can tin acrylic stuff by water and almost every silicone by acetone or naphta (zippo lighter fluid is great to tin silicone for paintjobs!)...

[@judith5937]

thanks for aswer Andrea :) I don´t know this kind of acrylic fireproof sealor, I´m going to ask tomorrw in some shop. and thanks for sharing!

[@judith5937]

is the acrylic fireproof sealor some kind of elastyc material similar to silicone?

[@Icewind007]

Appreciation for animatronics was just had.

[@lemonjellies]

Very cool but the tree could use some airbrush detailing.

[@andreagiomaro]

thank you! the servo part of the work was the easiest cause they are ready to install, but the elettric engine was quite hard to place and make it work correctly !

[@pegyhill9333]

This is awesome!! I really wish I knew how to do this. I would pay you guys to build one of these for me

[@dragonskinstudio]

gr8 work guys

[@DavidNPS]

Very nice work. I am glad a friend linked me to your video. :-)

[@dantiri]

Bel lavoro ragazzi! comunque siete pazzi a dar su il mastice e a bruciare la gommapiuma senza la maschera!!!

[@andreagiomaro]

troppo buono!

[@andreagiomaro]

It was made for Santa'S village a temporary xmas attraction in Palermo but nowIt's traveling across Italy, exibiton, schools ecc..

[@YoFreshBean]

I want this just to scare my sisters XD

[@andreagiomaro]

it's a self made toolst to sculpt the polyfoam, just 2 nails keeping a hot tungstein wirepowered by a welder to control the temperature.

[@andreagiomaro]

thank you!

[@andreagiomaro]

so... quite thanks!

[@DJjosto]

AWESOME ^_^

[@dionicia12]

Do you have a tutorial on how you did the eyes and eye lids? I would love to learn how you did those. Thanks.

[@andreagiomaro]

No i have not sorry

[@zoulou02]

damn, it is, awesome!

[@andreagiomaro]

ma sono io... adoro i piani ben riusciti

[@FillingTheGap1]

Top Gear workshop music!

[@juckkritp]

What music is this can you please tell me the name?

[@aVampireTear]

Was this made for 'the efteling'? it's a themepark that has a very similair one

[@andreagiomaro]

No It was in italy

[@andreagiomaro]

on internet but forget to see something like animatronics but look for pneumatics or electronics engine or servomotors or plc or someting like that

[@andreagiomaro]

it's a normal foam class m1 fireproof that I find where they built sofa, so they can also cut large pieces

[@andreagiomaro]

thank you very very much!

[@thaksjtube]

amazing

[@jupiter9099]

the tree ate the camera man at the end 0.0

[@toonsville]

That would've work for Alton Towers, especially in Cloud Cuckoo land theme area.

[@andreagiomaro]

i had a look to your's ...it's great!

[@ericasabadini7259]

Geniosss!!

[@andreagiomaro]

troppo buona! ringrazio

[@LianeJC]

Tracy Tree at yorkdale mall... I recall she creeps out more kids than she entices.

[@andreagiomaro]

very kind! i wish you the best! thank you you made me happy!

[@pinkfroth4968]

What paint did you use and did you have to prime the foam?

[@andreagiomaro]

it was not silicone, it was acrylic fireproof sealor, (the one they use to seal doors) + acrylic colour paint. Yyou can tin acrylic stuff by water and almost every silicone by acetone or naphta (zippo lighter fluid is great to tin silicone for paintjobs!)... not to prime cause the paint goes inside the foam and they became one!

[@fromtheyear80s]

Dat is een copy van de De Sprookjesboom ! Leuk!! Nice!

[@sohigh10]

This really looks like the story telling tree in the efteling in holland

[@andreagiomaro]

really thanks

[@andreagiomaro]

thanks

[@AprilTheSimmer]

Black window pops up at the end Me: What the...?! O.O Oh, my wall charger for my tablet doesn't want to be in my tablet. XD

[@midgetman11215]

huge frikkin ventriloquist figure.

[@thejonas928]

What is this music?

[@andreagiomaro]

yea but animatronic do not make a film look good too, carpenter is carpenter and is a master... for special fx I think the first jurassik park is the best movie that mix cgi and animat in a fabulous way after that only budget or marketing reason !

[@Minecraftbuds89]

cool

[@LokiPrime27]

cool can you make a tiger