Martin JagoAnimatronics · Puppets · SFX

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Walt Disney Pictures
June 2007 - February 2008

Martin modified and maintained the motion control camera rigs for the New Zealand miniatures shoot of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, in Wellington.

Miniature Shoot Directed by Alex Funke

Motion Control Engineer

Chief Engineer for the motion control camera unit on the miniature model shoot for the 2008 adaptation.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian poster

Behind the scenes

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  • The Caspian miniature unit crew posing outdoors beneath a curved steel canopy at the workshop entrance, holding drinks, with a blue heeler dog sitting in front

    Caspian Crew

  • Two of the crew work at a cluttered steel workshop bench beside lengths of aluminium gear rack, one machining a part while the other looks to camera

    Working on the Pinion

  • One of the crew sits low on a section of motion control track inside the workshop, working on it, with blue steel framing and timber stairs behind

    Working on the Track

  • Motion control track runs across a studio floor toward a tilted miniature castle model against a blue screen, with lighting rigs overhead and the black dolly column at right

    Dolly to the Castle

  • Two crew talk beneath the arches of a detailed miniature castle bridge, with rock work either side and more castle towers hanging overhead

    Grips Under the Bridge

  • A motion control camera arm with a perforated steel extension, a counterweighted boom and bundled cabling stands on a track in the workshop

    New Extension for Camera Head