Martin JagoAnimatronics · Puppets · SFX

The Hobbit

New Line Cinema
March 2011 - May 2011

At Weta Workshop, Martin was key animatronics model designer for The Hobbit's dying goblin, and for Radagast's hedgehog, which did not make the film.

Creature FX by Weta Workshop

Animatronics Model Designer & Puppeteer

Key animatronics model designer for the "dying goblin" character attacked by Gollum, and Radagast's pet hedgehog (not featured in the movie).

Videos

The Hobbit poster

Behind the scenes

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  • A large group of the crew in red and black, holding balloons and posing together on a workshop floor

    Weta Crew

  • Animatronic goblin head with a clear plastic skull cap, domed eyes, wiring and teeth, fitted onto a pale silicone body in a workshop

    Head Fitting

  • Animatronic goblin head with a clear plastic skull, domed eyes, wires and teeth, studied closely by one of the crew, with face casts on the wall behind

    Head Test

  • Rear view of a clear plastic animatronic skull packed with small servos, cables and brackets, fitted on a pale body while crew hands adjust it

    Back Head

  • Animatronic goblin torso with a clear skull cap and textured skin while one of the crew adjusts the neck and others look on in the workshop

    Test Fitting with Body Skin

  • Side view of the goblin head with pale unpainted face, bared teeth and long grey hair fitted, on a skinned body in the workshop

    Hair Fitting

  • Goblin suit with skin pieces, hands and feet laid out on a trestle table beside a finished goblin head, inside a dark tented work area

    Goblin Suit on Set

  • Film frame: aerial view of a cave floor strewn with bones, with a man crouched at left and Gollum beside a dying goblin at right

    Gollum and Goblin- Aerial view

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