Martin JagoAnimatronics · Puppets · SFX

The Wind in the Willows

RG Entertainment
June - August 2010

Martin was lead animatronics designer on Mole for The Wind in the Willows, a proof of concept short film with Weta Workshop for director Ray Griggs.

Mole Created by Weta Workshop

Animatronics Model Designer

Lead animatronics designer for the character of Mole for a proof of concept short film with Weta Workshop, for director Ray Griggs.

Videos

The Wind in the Willows poster

Behind the scenes

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  • Weta Workshop's maquette of Mole reading a book, beside a Wind in the Willows book spine and the studio logos

    Mole Maquette

  • A technician in a beanie wiring the clear animatronic skull of the Mole head, its eyes and teeth already in place

    Cabling the Electronics

  • The Mole head's clear shell packed with servos, linkages and yellow wiring on a workshop bench

    Head Mechanisms

  • The finished furred Mole head with its pink nose and amber eyes, in front of a wall of plaster face casts

    Art Finished Head

  • Mole in profile, mouth open, dressed in a collared shirt and a knitted green vest

    Dressed with Finished Head

  • Mole smiling in round glasses on set, a model sailing ship behind him

    On Set Closeup

  • Mole standing full length on set in his glasses, vest, brown trousers and clawed feet

    On Set Full Body