Martin JagoAnimatronics · Puppets · SFX

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Warner Bros. Pictures
November 2002 - August 2003

Martin helped build the stilts for Professor Lupin's werewolf, coached the stunt performers who wore them and puppeteered a singing toad in the Great Hall.

Creature FX Supervisor - Nick Dudman

Animatronics Model Designer & Puppeteer

Assisting in the construction of the mechanical stilts forming part of the live-action creature suit in Professor Lupin's Werewolf transformation - as well as coaching the two stunt performers during rehearsals and filming (with creature performer Ailsa Berk).

Puppeteering a 'singing' toad during Professor Dumbledore's Start of Term assembly.

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  • A performer's legs in the mechanical werewolf stilts with furry paw covers, walking on grass

    Werewolf Stilts

  • Marnix seated on a kerb in the werewolf stilts while one of the crew adjusts them, a smiling woman seated beside him

    Fitting Marnix in the Stilts

  • Marnix taking his early steps on the werewolf stilts on a lawn, a woman crouching to check the paws and a smiling man beside him

    Marnix Taking First Steps

  • Marnix standing on the werewolf stilts on a lawn in front of a brick building

    Marnix Perfecting the Pose

  • Spencer leaning forward on a lawn in metal arm extensions with clawed hands that reach the ground

    Spencer Trying out the Arm Extensions

  • Marnix on the stilts in a harness and the animatronic wolf head rig in the workshop, its wiring above him, a man watching

    Marnix at First Fitting With the Animatronic Head

  • The grey werewolf suit standing in the workshop, a woman with a lanyard checking its clawed hand

    The Fabricated Werewolf Suit

  • Crew fitting the shoulder piece of the werewolf suit onto the performer, whose face is hidden by the head rig

    Fitting The Final Suit in the Workshop

  • A row of finished stilt legs with carbon fibre shins and machined aluminium feet lined up on a workbench

    Stilts Assembled Ready for Filming

  • Marnix seated and smiling in the lower half of the werewolf suit and its harness, a man fitting it and a smiling woman holding a clawed hand

    Dressing Marnix in the Studio

  • Night shoot on the forest set: a performer wearing the mechanical wolf head rig faces the grey werewolf suit

    Werewolf Face Off

  • The werewolf seated in swirling dust on set, movement coach Ailsa Berk beside it holding a radio

    On Set with Movement Coach Ailsa Berk

  • Cast and crew gathered on the grassy hillside of the set above the Whomping Willow, pine trees and a painted sky behind, a camera in the foreground

    Above Whomping Willow Set A Stage Shepperton Studio

  • Crew and a camera crane under the Whomping Willow on the studio set, scaffolding beside the tree

    Whomping Willow Set A Stage Shepperton Studio

  • Crew gathered around the werewolf on the set platform during a break, one reaching up to its neck, cameras on either side

    Break for Air

  • The creature control software on a monitor in the foreground, crew and cameras on the smoky forest set beyond

    Matt's View from the Creature Control Desk

  • Crew and a camera on the set platform around the werewolf, a monitor at right showing the camera's close view

    Closeup View from Monitor

  • The werewolf performer on stilts and one of the crew holding a black dog puppet, blocking the fight under the willow

    Blocking the Fight with Sirius Black

  • Three animatronic toad puppets on a purple-draped bench in the Great Hall, crew setting them up beside the robed school choir

    Initial Setup On Draped Bench

  • The robed Hogwarts choir lined up in the Great Hall with the toad puppets held in front, a puppeteer crouched low among the singers and the band's drum beyond

    Final Setup Amongst Choir

  • Steve crouched among the choir, looking up at the toad puppet a Gryffindor choir singer holds out, one of the crew beside her

    Steve Taking Position Amongst Choir

  • The Hogwarts choir singing in the Great Hall, three animatronic toad puppets held in front of them

    Toads Singing On Set

  • Three Hogwarts choir singers singing with the three animatronic toads, the toads' pink mouths wide open, against a grey backdrop

    Toads Singing Publicity Shot

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