Project Animatronics
Guided By
Mr. Balaji Ramadurai
By
Vishal Shinde
Suraj Gujar
Yogesh Thakre
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai
Mtech Project Management team
Yogesh Thakare
Vishal Shinde
Suraj Gujar
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What is Animatronics?
Animatronics is the use of electronics and robotics in
the creation of puppets which simulate life.
It is a multi-disciplinary field which integrates anatomy,
robots, mechatronics and puppetry resulting in the
lifelike animation of any living or lifeless object.
How it began…. Animatronics made cinematic history long before digital
effects were around.
It was first introduced in movies by Walt Disney in 1963
Today it is used in films parallel with VFX, museums,
advertisements and many more.
Planning example
Creating an animatronic
character…
The storyline
The Model and its Mechanical feasibility
The Framework
The driving mechanism
Art work
Motion and movements
The Storyline
Artist sketching spinosaurus,
At stan winston studios, Los
Angeles
Proportional clay modelFinal movie scene
depicted by model
• Story plot and brief role
of animatronics
in the plot
• Sketching the artwork
and acknowledgement
The model Artwork The Art Team develops the
model and acknowledges
with the director for further
work
The Feasibility of a larger
structure is studied by
design engineers
Director Joe Johnston and the one-
fifth-scale maquette of the Spinosaurus
from jurassic park III
The framework Holds the body
Allows motion as per the scene
Uses steel, wood, polycarbonate or lighter plastics
Live working on the framework
Driving Mechanism The characters may be driven either mechanically or by
human force
The mechanically driven character is remotely
controlled by RF (radio signals)
For small structure, electric motors, and for larger
structure we use hydraulics or pneumatics
Spinosaurus being
scaled with epoxy mold
Spinosaurus from
Jurassic park III, Stan
Winston studios
To make the character lifelike, body artwork is essential
Clay, paint, latex, silicone, polyurethane rubber, plaster are the materials generally used
For creating body patterns, a set of molds made of durable epoxy is used
Body Art
In Motion
The characters are programmed to play their roles in
the respective scene
Their timing and control is handled with the help of
microcontroller
With the help of compliance, we can allow more faster,
more realistic movements without sacrificing control
over the character
Cost analysis Story, casting and $ 500,000.00
Sets and video budget $140,000.00
Sound budget $40,000.00
Set and video budget includes Animatronics and visual
effects/editing
Animatronics budget $ 100000
VFX and editing $ 40000
Analysis
Story and casting
$ 500000
Sound$ 40000
VFX editing$40000
Animatronics$ 100000
Set and Video
$ 140000
Budget
Project Planning
Example schedule
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