Martin JagoAnimatronics · Puppets · SFX

Fortitude (publicity)

Sky Television (UK)
November 2014 - February 2015

Martin built mechanical head and neck elements for the life-size polar bear that promoted the Sky Atlantic series Fortitude around London and Berlin.

Polar Bear Created by Millennium FX

Animatronics Model Designer

Animatronic design & construction of the polar bear creature suit used for the promotion of Sky TV's Fortitude series in London & Berlin.

Videos

Fortitude (publicity) poster

Behind the scenes

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  • Polar bear suit under construction in the workshop, showing black foam rib hoops, cream foam body panels and a furred tail with a performer inside

    Workshop Test Walk

  • Polar bear suit seen from the side in the workshop, with black foam rib hoops, cream foam leg and shoulder pads and grey paw shoes

    Workshop Side Profile

  • Pete hugging the finished furred polar bear suit in the workshop, with a performer crouched beneath the fur and a lathe behind

    Pete & the Bear

  • The animatronic polar bear head in profile, jaws open, on a tube train platform beside the open carriage doors

    Sniffing the Teddy

  • Polar bear creature standing on a Tube platform beside an open train door, with two commuters seated further along the platform

    Boarding the Tube

  • Polar bear creature standing on frosty grass at Hampstead Heath, backlit by the rising sun over the London skyline

    Hampstead Sunrise

  • Polar bear creature walking along a path on Hampstead Heath towards the camera, with two walkers and a man's torso in the foreground

    Hampstead Stroll

  • Polar bear creature sniffing the frosty ground beside a park bench on Hampstead Heath while dog walkers and dogs look on

    Amongst the Dog Walkers

  • Two men in black, one steadying the bear with a pole fitted with a green foam pad, stand beside the polar bear creature on a tarpaulin at sunrise

    Puppeteered by Tom Wilton & Derek Arnold

  • The full sized animatronic polar bear on the Southbank with the Thames railings and the City skyline behind

    Children on Southbank

  • Polar bear creature in a Berlin street at Checkpoint Charlie, with costumed guards, American flags and a yellow tour bus behind it

    Bear at Check Point Charlie

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