SPECIAL EFFECTS TERMS; ANIMATRONICS

Animatronics is the use of electronics and robotics in mechanised puppets to simulate life. For film productions, animatronics are used to perform action involving creatures that do not exist. Animatronics today is computor controlled and manual radio devises. Animatronics are mainly used in movie making, but also in theme parks and other forms of entertainment. Its main advantages to CGI and stop motion is that it is not a simulation of reality, but rather physical objects moving in real time in front of the camera. The technology behind animatronics has become more advanced and sophisticated over the years, making the puppets even more realistic and lifelike.

An example of animatronics in a film production wouls be Jurassic park.