Call it the J.J. Effect. Animatronics — along with similar techniques like puppetry, makeup effects and miniatures — is making a comeback. The work was long responsible for some of the most iconic…
Film fans of a certain age never fell out of love with so-called practical effects. So why did CGI so effectively kill off animatronics? Millennium FX CEO Neill Gorton says one reason was to defer costs. “If you wanted animatronics on film, you had to condition them months before,” he explains. “You can spend money upfront on animatronics or go get a great reel of footage, and someone will [put] up more cash to get it finished; you can defer the [creative] decision for three or four months.
Animatronics is also alive and kicking in fields like exhibitions and theme parks. Gorton says that he’s never been busier, adding, “People have been asking me for 25 years if my industry is dying.”attractions like the Hall of Presidents and the Enchanted Tiki Room, moviemaking animatronics came of age in the ’70s and ’80s. When “Jurassic Park” became ground zero for the burgeoning CGI movement in 1993, it ironically contained some of the best animatronic effects ever seen.
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