How an Advanced Animatronic Creature Is Puppeted!

Published on 9 Jun 2025, 14:01

Adam Savage visits the animatronics workshop of Spectral Motion to check out their work creating complex creature masks for Astria Studios' cryptid film. Here's how four operators work in concert to puppet all the nuanced facial movements of this creature, and a look under the skin to see exactly how the animatronic was designed and fabricated!

Learn more about the work of Spectral Motion at: spectralmotion.com and instagram.com/spectralmotion
Astria Studios: astriastudios.com

Shot by Joey Fameli and edited by Norman Chan
Music by Jinglepunks
Additional media courtesy of Astria Studios

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