How Realistic Animatronics Are Made For Movies & TV | Movies Insider

Spectral Motion has been making animatronic puppets and props for movies and TV shows since 2002. Even if they don’t fully end up in the final shot, they can make for great references for both visual effects artists and the actors in front of the camera. Spectral Motion’s head of animatronics, Mark Setrakian, takes the characters sculpted and painted by the company’s artists and gives them the most realistic movements possible. This has included making giant troll hands compress and handle objects for “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” (2013), manipulating robotic bits and foam skin to make a wolflike snarl for “Lady in the Water” (2006), and making the Demogorgon’s face petals move on the first season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” (2016). Advancements in technology allowed Spectral Motion to push the kinds of terrifying movements it gave to the animatronic White Spike puppet who would be acting alongside Chris Pratt and Yvonne Strahovski in “The Tomorrow War” (2021).
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How Realistic Animatronics Are Made For Movies & TV | Movies Insider

[@Xavierpng]

The amount of work put into making realistic animatronics really shows how beautifully complex biology is.

[@racksdriller5828]

dude u f*king everywhere

[@theman541]

nub

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ayo shut up bot

[@g00gle1sw4tchingme]

Just remember it all happened randomly with no intelligent design. Mind blowing, right? Jk.

[@sarmin2003]

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[@nathanvalentine9244]

How does one get into these kind of job. The hands-on, tech-based, problem-solving stuff here is exactly what I want in a career

[@sedogaru]

Create a portfolio, move to LA, start doing the rounds. You're in for a disappointment though- notice 2 things from this video- all the examples are from nearly 20 years back, and all the current examples are "used by the computer animators for reference". The jobs just aren't there anymore. Not like they used to be.

[@ElonHusky]

@@CNMU until Augmented reality improves ,Then park will give AR headset to visitors

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[@SuperSpeedMonkey]

I knew Mark back in high school. He was passionate about movie special effects from the very start. We all knew he was going to do some great things. Great job Mark!

[@skepticalbutopen4620]

I feel like people just end up in these kinds of specialized jobs by chance because they are so rare and niche.

[@captainsarcasm1567]

Honestly animatronics still make such cool props and can really bring monsters and characters to life. It's a shame we don't use them as much anymore, I think they'd work really well when they enhanced with the amazing CGI we have.

[@questieee]

Remember: Animatronics tend to get a little bit quirky at night

[@coneskid2]

No.

[@bismarkboi096]

I knew there would be a reference

[@tayg2469]

we see u roblox boi

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Roblox is bad game

[@Rezi59450]

We all gonna to day ;(

[@kenethgellah8801]

They do this just to bring fun into our lives.... Much respect Woah!! thanks for the likes guys

[@stanleysmith4563]

Dey also do it to make millions of dollars

[@zhye5588]

Might be fun to showcase ones skill and creativity in such ways aswell

[@ThemeParkBeast98]

And money into their pockets.

[@spectrum7821]

@@ThemeParkBeast98 hey. its still a win win. Make good movie = More people watch. More people watch = More Money

[@shutey709]

They do this to make them money lol they don’t care about bringing fun into ppl life’s lol they want that multi million dollar check to “bring fun” / better lifestyle into there lives lol

[@CampingforCool41]

The expressions shown at 2:44 are so incredible, I would have thought they were cgi. I didn’t even know that level of facial control was possible.

[@robotfan]

The hand and head expressions are amazing! Definitely would love to see this technology incorporated into real Androids!

[@Cloveristic_]

Imagine adding those in prosthetics, obviously the size of a normal human arm

[@jim1550]

5:25 Scary Monster 5:31 Sassy Alien

[@yourslavgothgirlfriend]

I'm definitely in love with robotics and IT stuff, and as much as love visual art, I'm so sad that such incredible, smooth moving animatronics, were CGI-ed af during post-production 😢😔

[@hipsepipse]

I LOVE him geeking out about the new tech. It's delightful, he's like a kid on Christmas morning

[@monsoon1234567890]

It's a shame they cover up all those great practical effects with CGI

[@alexandershawn440]

these robots have their limits

[@gokulsm9290]

They are used for thr reference bro. If it existed in real life they would have took the real life reference. These models allows to get rhe reference of the lighting shadows and also a view point to the actors to get the perfect emotions.

[@Nick_Lavigne]

The second I saw the hand i knew it was from Hansel and Gretel: Witch hunters. Such an under rated movie with great story centric effects

[@aniketmaity8901]

Animatronics never fail to impress me

[@alyssa01825]

i love practical effects

[@jesuschristiscallingyou953]

Gah, great work: those things even without their skin on give me the creepies with their movement. They look alive for sure.

[@Step1234]

Gah

[@N1GHTSTRIKER-45]

everyones gangsta til the animatonics starts becoming alive

[@4G12]

Cutting edge strain wave drives are more than strong enough to rival most biological muscles. Problem is, they can cost up to 30,000 USD per unit.

[@shiloc009]

Wow these folks are truly the magic makers!

[@DavinderSingh-cr9ow]

Definitely better than CGI. Great video

[@HeidiBird]

This was riveting. I'd love to learn how to do this!

[@petermotta1623]

Definitely better than CGI. Great video !

[@adiznuts645]

Do they get quirky at night?

[@okamijubei]

Great to hear that those kind of arts isn't dead.

[@naiyahp]

I like that no one controls the robots I find that cool. 😎😎😎🙂🙂🙂

[@mac9955]

Nothing more scary than the Exorcist doll.

[@olsonspeed]

Mark Setarkian is the MASTER.

[@huldanoren951]

Don't you hate it when these things just jumpscare you at 3am?

[@GRKPRODUCTIONSROPESTAR]

Robotics can make life with electriconics

[@audreyholmes9751]

This got me into wanting to make my own cosplay with an animatronic face

[@toughguyver6986]

No wonder the „CGI“ in Hellboy looked so real! Practical effects evolved into robotic science!

[@reng7777]

This is type of carrer that you always keep your childhood alive!!!

[@Badbirdie]

I can't imagine how awesome it would be to act alongside these things.

[@dhruw9935]

Really it takes so much effort to do it all.

[@jean_mollycutpurse_winchester]

WOW! Fantastic work

[@antonio4100]

Hello:)

[@nikkimoon1533]

This is incredible! Why can't they use this tech to develop lifelike prosthetics for everyday use?

[@extrasalt5303]

To big to work in regular sized hand

[@theodorathanasiadis6629]

The have develope already

[@enigmaticcat7915]

I'd imagine they could, but just doing a basic search on robot arms, they seem to go for around 20,000 American dollars at the cheapest, so it'd most likely be far out of the budget for most patients.

[@theodorathanasiadis6629]

@@enigmaticcat7915 Yes there are so much expensive.

[@limeentertain1066]

Budget

[@justgimmemymoneey]

I’m definitely watching some of these movies now

[@robinsonjaraleal650]

Los animatrónicos son parte fundamental del cine pues aportan sensación de realismo

[@PappuDas-fq1ll]

I ALWAYS RESPECT TO BRILLIANT PRACTICAL ANIMATION.

[@albertloreak]

As mechatronics engineer, I wish I worked in something like this 🤧🤧

[@schottschott6825]

The animatronic looks so much cooler and it takes a really good director to know how to use them spectacularly. The cgi doesn’t create tension and scariness. Looks more like a video game to me.

[@ESHaunts]

You and Mark explained this very well, thank you!

[@sobera_media]

Incredible 💥

[@carebear4554]

That cascading technique is amazing.

[@vjy0037]

This Man on his own animatronics world. Awesome

[@bang-GIVOR]

wow. this is how it was made. amazing. I'm very impressed

[@GreasyFox]

Animatronics combined with computer graphic can create realistic effect rather than using one alone, case in point: Jurassic Park and Terminator 2. The tech used in animatronics is compatible with prosthetic design, just need a brain-to-device chip now.

[@rya7886]

My thoughts exactly but very complicated almost impossible. Especially for storing the amount of data it needs effectively. At least we can really appreciate biological programming :).

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, Insider..!! The robotics is an amazing technology.@.@

[@Diabdor]

Love that new Hansel and gretal

[@MilkyClayGALAXY]

Whoa, these are impressive!

[@Adriennegrey20]

Amazing work guys ❤️💯

[@denisehorgan6351]

The large hand is outstanding ..

[@abdoolahabdulhafez3070]

The first steps for that virtual world to come. Keep up guys!

[@hasweenrajskydrive4650]

One word for you guys...masterpiece

[@man66iac]

That's much cooler than cgi

[@bribri7872]

That's flippin awesome

[@urieaaron]

Why are servos still being controlled with joysticks instead of tiny input devices directly in a glove for instance or motion control from vision input from a human face and neck?

[@markviniello]

Depends on the final application. We use a variety of control systems.

[@fourq2049]

These guys do great work

[@maddenfootball]

Underappreciated Geniuses

[@jodohmu8974]

So much science and brain they put into making the movie

[@mothernaturescgreen1646]

Thank u I enjoy watching and learning the mechanics of it all.

[@rajchoudhary4349]

Breathtakimg indeed

[@RenegadeRanga]

This was pretty eye opening.

[@eshedresch8445]

Beautiful work!

[@lokeshG19]

That guy in friends grew up feels good for him

[@ihavenoidea42069]

A Five Nights at Freddy fan watching this be like: I bet he made at least one animatronic and trapped a adult and a kid in it

[@mrgrandi]

I respect these guy!!💯

[@TubeThambiAuroville]

That's amazing and so cool to see!

[@StaticFPV]

Incredible work

[@torchlight1785]

The real life models for the white spikes are terrifying, compared to the dull grey version in the movie.

[@jbatterwayneworkshop6334]

This has to be one of the coolest jobs in the world I'm so jealous

[@wilfredodiaz8743]

Amazing work! 👍👏

[@farrellrobotics1703]

I'm super impressed by Mark Setrakian. He's done some amazing things.

[@bellaxoxo5271]

I really enjoyed watching this it was pretty cool!

[@michaelscottoriginal]

Amazing robotics;

[@detroitmidunkin2138]

This is some scary technology

[@SolarWarden613]

Outstanding work

[@MAD42]

this is soooo awesome!!! thank you for sharing.

[@panwithnocake09]

This is so amazing

[@arturoreyes934]

Son los mejores del mundo mi respeto para es equipo 💪👍✊

[@sendyofindia]

Mark is amazing 👌

[@Photo_doctor]

This is so much fun

[@broehsannadeem6054]

Wow I loved this

[@ShivamSharma-iy2tv]

Another level

[@kashifsultanentertainment8926]

Beautiful VLOG ❤️

[@duranbodasing]

Adam’s Family Thing was dope af back in the day pulling the wagon 🤣 Of course the original Kongs hand was the real gangster OG tech!

[@tenorschofield]

WOW!!! MARVELOUS🙌✌️

[@SrajFilms]

Loved this better ❤️

[@infinawe]

Have always loved every thing about movies👍

[@dudehappy3278]

When talking about animatronic in real life,most of the people immediate thought is FNAF XD

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Incredible

[@pranabroy2802]

Super technology!!!

[@joshuatrujillo9621]

I want to be in this industry so bad! Making monsters would be awesome!

[@prekursur]

Wow! Thanks for the insight

[@stevevosty_orlando]

Just Amazing

[@emperorelly6230]

😂beilive me if i was to see that wolf at night i would get heart attack its soooooo realistic

[@minjmaxvlog5006]

Phenomenal 🔥

[@woodkey1]

Who else imagined the robotic hand come to life and overriding the joystick control to strangle the human

[@smritinayak2961]

One thing that comes in my mind after seeing this video: Fnaf 🐻

[@clinicalpoints2546]

WOW amazing