“I’d like to think I’m smart enough to say yes to everything, but in reality I’m too stupid to say no.”
Ben Eadie
Raptor House FX surprises New York City passersby and Maker Faire attendees with animated animatronic severed hand created for Netflix Wednesday. When you read about it, make:actually saw or was one of them 42 million views on YouTubeyou can see how impressive it is. At Maker Faire Bay Area 2024, they talked about the process behind it, creative engineering in general, and offered some great advice for those looking to get into professional prop making in the film industry. Much of their wisdom is great for freelancers of all industries, so it’s worth a look for anyone looking for a freelancer. Improve your entrepreneurship skills.
Solve problems before they become problems
Jesse Velez (Raptor House FX) and Ben Eadie (Star Trek Beyond, Ghostbusters Afterlife) Discuss the do’s and don’ts of creative problem solving when time and budget are at a premium. If you’ve been hired to make something no one’s ever made before (especially if it’s been turned down by a major store) but you don’t know what to do, their sage advice can save you a headache from ending your project. It will help you avoid it. You’ll learn how to work within constraints, communicate realistic expectations, and some tricks to avoid feature creep.
Jesse Velez says, “When you’re given a job with a very limited schedule, a limited budget, all kinds of constraints, it often freezes creative people and they don’t know what to do. ” I wanted to talk about. To that end, this talk will answer. Questions include: How do you assemble the right team? If the final product is a working prototype, how do you provide a quote to the client? And what do you say to the client when things don’t “go right?” Do you have it?
Raptor House FX is a multidisciplinary practice effects studio serving clients in film, television, and other creative industries. They use old-school techniques combined with cutting-edge digital design and rapid manufacturing to efficiently move projects to world-class standards. we covered an incredible amount Wednesday building things Previously featured on the cover make: Volume 85.
