September 01, 2008

Wearable Dino Suits That Look and Move Realistically
posted by Hank Mabuse 16 years ago
  • Very articulated and well disguised. Only comparison I recall is to the Landstriders which are ridden by the Gelflings in "The Dark Crystal" movie by Jim Henson, Frank Oz & creature designer Brian Froud. The Landstriders were run up and down hills by actors inside a contrivance. Henson Associates people in New York told me that most of the movie's puppets were being made in England, using a proprietary latex foam. Wonder if some of the same people were involved with the BBC Dino Suits, at least at the scenic shop level...
  • Yup. It's me.
  • They look NOTHING like Dean Martin.
  • Oh yeah, I can totally see myself wearing one of these. Late at night. In a dark alley. Behind a bar. hee hee
  • Fun at the church picnic, methinks.
  • They look NOTHING like Dean Martin. You just haven't had enough scotch yet, baby!
  • Fuck CGI. Give me some guys in suits and masks.
  • Guess the expert cadence and movements of an actor is what gives those suits the extra edge of realism. Can't help but wonder what it would look like with a drunk guy inside...
  • Gonna be a halloween to remember this year!
  • Acherly, I'd like to see a dinosaur messing around in a human suit. I bet the legs bending the wrong way looks really odd.
  • "Anonymous Rex" and "Casual Rex" By Eric Garcia are a couple of novels that feature Dinosaurs Messing around in human suits. (That's not Eggar, that was something in an Eggar suit! (MIB 1)
  • Garcia's books are a good read if you're looking for something light and amusing.