Lily, animatronic robot leopard, John Nolan Studio, London, United Kingdom


Animatronics in real life: Behind the scenes of a viral hit

Published on Apr 2, 2017

National Geographic asked John Nolan, an animatronics expert and producer of viral videos, to create a leopard. Raising awareness of humans taking up to 90% of their habitat - forcing them to co-exist with humans.

We caught up with John to find out what goes into the creation of animatronics, how it started and what place there is for animatronics with the dominance of CGI in cinema.
 
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