Client:
Vectis Ventures / Black Gang Chine
Brief:
The park's beloved dodo characters were entrusted to our designers to realise as interactive puppet characters. Because these characters roam between various themed zones within the park, essential to the brief were costume elements that would allow the dodos to blend into Cowboy Town, the Pirate Galleon and the Fairy Fling.
Debrief:
Concealing the upper torso of the performers inside the birds travelling packs helped to lose the human form within these petite costumes. The weight of the puppeteer's rig in the front of the costumes demanded that the performer lean slightly back for counterbalance, further helping the illusion.
Specifics:
Walk around costume
Multidirectional head
Moving mouth
Eyeblink
Build Time:
Six weeks
Testimonials:
“A massive, MASSIVE thank you from us all here. The Dodos excelled expectation and will be a fabulous addition to our offering here at Blackgang Chine.”
-Verity Godwin, Blackgang Chine
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