Every credit, newest to oldest
The full list from his portfolio and project pages: his role and the year, then the production, the company and what he did.
Since arriving in Australia
Newest to oldest, undated credits at the end.
| Role | Year | Production |
|---|---|---|
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2024 | Puppets Created by Sharp FX Animatronic Model Designer on the mechanical heads created by SharpFX for the award winning ABC Children's TV series. |
| Animatronics Model Designer (R&D) | 2024 | Gabby's Dollhouse stage show Puppets Created by A Blanck Canvas Early development on the DJ Cat Nip puppet featuring in the Gabby's Dollhouse Live! show with A Blanck Canvas in Melbourne. |
| Prop Maker | 2024 | AFL Grand Final 2024 Vehicle Fabricated by A Blanck Canvas Fabrication of the futuristic vehicle ridden by Katy Perry onto the pitch for her pre-show performance in the 2024 AFL Grand Final with the team at A Blanck Canvas. |
| Animatronics Fabricator | 2024 | Dunkleosteus, Singapore Oceanarium Dunkleosteus Created by Creature Technology Fabricating the fibreglass core of the life-sized animatronic beast for Creature Technology in Melbourne. |
| Practical Effects Crew | Greyhound 2 Practical effects crew on the Tom Hanks WW2 epic, in Sydney. | |
| Practical Effects Crews | Play Dead, Mongoose and Granite Practical effects crews on three productions in Victoria. |
2020 to 2023
| Role | Year | Production |
|---|---|---|
| Puppet Design & Supervision | 2023 | Puppet Supervisor - Martin Jago Puppet designer and co-creator for the Penguins, Melman and Maurice characters for the New Zealand tour of the DreamWorks' movie. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2023 | Practical Creature FX by Weta Workshop Animatronics Engineer designing and creating the stilts used for the Xenomorph creature suit created by Weta Workshop for the TV adaptation of the Alien franchise. |
| Special Effects Technician | 2022 | Special FX Supervisor - Clint Ingram Overseeing 'stickies' elements for Clint Ingram's SFX team on Kiah Roache-Turner's upcoming Australian spider horror feature. |
| Special Effects Technician | 2022 | Time Bandits Special FX Supervisor - Steve Ingram On-set SFX technician for the Paramount / Apple TV series from Taika Waititi, based on Terry Gilliam's 1981 movie. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2022 | Sand Worm Created by Weta Workshop Design, prototype and construction of mechanical puppet for the forthcoming DUNE sequel. |
| Special Effects Technician | 2020 | The Rings of Power Special FX Supervisor - Dean Clarke Design and construction of VFX and stunt stand-ins for the SFX dept. on season 1 premiere episodes of the Amazon TV series. |
| Puppet Design & Supervision | 2020 | Puppet Supervisor - Martin Jago Puppet designer and creator for all creature elements of The Conch's 2022 NZ International Arts Festival production. |
2010 to 2018
| Role | Year | Production |
|---|---|---|
| Special Effects Technician & Puppeteer | 2018 | Special FX Supervisor - Steve Ingram Development and build of mechanical horse VFX rig and collapsing Phoenix shrine animatronic for Disney's live action remake. |
| Special Effects Technician | 2017 | Outlaw King Special FX Supervisor - Stefano Pepin On set Special FX Technician for locations shooting in Edinburgh and Glasgow. |
| Special Effects Technician | 2016 | The Commuter Special FX Supervisor - Stefano Pepin On set SFX Technician (dailies). |
| Special Effects Technician | 2015 | Special FX Supervisor - Steve Ingram Pre-production workshop development/build, and on set SFX technician for the live action remake of the 1995 cult Japanese anime. |
| Prop Maker | 2015 | Props Created by Applied Arts · Illusion Supervisor - Paul Kieve Design and construction of a number of illusions for the Disneyland Paris stage show. |
| Puppeteer | 2015 | Gorilla Created by Millennium FX Additional on-set RC puppeteering for animatronic gorilla (with Brian Herring) for the Spanish language children's movie. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2015 | Puppet Baby Created by Millennium FX Animatronic new born baby with thalidomide birth defects. |
| Prop Maker | 2015 | Props Supervisor - Nicky Holderness Transformation of a golf buggy into a bus befitting the world of Lewis Carroll for MIF 2015, designed by Rae Smith. |
| Animatronics Mechanic | 2015 | Puppets Created by Gyre and Gimble Design, prototype and construction of animatronic elements for the full sized elephant and tiger characters used in the summer 2015 Chichester Festival production (restaged at The Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, May/June 2016). |
| Additional Puppeteer | 2015 | Animatronic by Chris Clarke for Millennium FX Additional puppeteer & engineer for the PG Tips Monkey, featured climbing London's tallest building to raise money for BBC's Comic Relief. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2015 | Creature FX Supervision - Dave and Louise Elsey Animatronic creature development and R&D for "The Beast" on Disney's live-action remake. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2014 | Polar Bear Created by Millennium FX Mechanical head/neck elements for the full sized polar bear used to promote the new Sky Atlantic TV series on locations around London and Berlin. |
| Prop Maker | 2014 | Prop Supervision by Marcus Hall Props Design and construction of a mechanical Carousel in Jamie Lloyd's Menier Chocolate Factory stage production of the Sondheim/Weidman musical. Designed by Soutra Gilmore. |
| Animatronics Model Designer & Additional Puppeteer | 2014 | Puppet Supervisor - Fiona Cazaly Mechanical design/construction and additional puppeteering for the second season of the TV series. Additional onset and 'behind the scenes' puppeteering for the second season of the TV series. |
| Special Effects Technician | 2014 | Into the Woods Special FX Supervisor - Stefano Pepin On set SFX technician (trainee) for additional photography on the Disney movie adaptation of the Sondheim stage musical. |
| Animatronics Model Designer & Puppeteer | 2014 | Bear Created by Millennium FX Mechanical head/neck for the brown bear "Adam/Eve" characters as well as on set dressing and maintenance for the BBC TV series based on true life story of the founding of Chester Zoo. |
| Animatronics Mechanic | 2014 | Monsters vs Aliens Mechanical wing design/construction for the Eelix (dragon) character introduced in season 3 of the CBBC TV series. |
| Prop Maker | 2014 | Fatal Attraction Illusion Supervisor - Paul Kieve Working alongside illusionist Paul Kieve to realise and construct the magic effects for the infamous "bunny" scene for the stage adaptation of the movie - directed by Sir Trevor Nunn. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2013 | Creature FX Supervisor - Connor O'Sullivan Part of the workshop animatronics team engineering an Ox that collapses with exhaustion for the Ridley Scott bible epic. |
| Mechanical Engineer (Props) | 2013 | Prop Manufacture - DB Props Mechanical design and construction for the Bombe machine "Christopher", emulating the WWII code-breaker in the Alan Turing biopic. |
| Illusion Effects | 2013 | Illusion Supervisor - Paul Kieve Working alongside illusionist Paul Kieve to realise and construct the magic effects for the infamous "dagger speech" scene for MIF'13. Subsequently seen on screen as part of the NT-Live series and in New York at BAM in summer 2014. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2013 | Puppets Created by Robert Allsopp and Associates Design and construction of the mechanical aspects of the (squirrel) creature costumes for the stage production of Roald Dahl's children's novel, directed by Sam Mendes. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2012 | Puppets Created by Evolution FX Part of the mechanical design/construction team for the two large bunraku-style human characters used in the international advertising campaign for car manufacturer. |
| Prop Maker | 2012 | Sky Xmas '12 Props Created by Frozen Fish Design Prop Maker & on set technician for the Sky TV Christmas Campaign. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2012 | Makeup Effects Supervisor - Connor O'Sullivan Key animatronics model designer for the build of an articulated decapitated Westray (Brad Pitt). |
| Mechanical Engineer (Props) | 2012 | Eco-Marathon Exhibits Created by Frozen Fish Design Mechanical Engineering interactive exhibits & installation at the Ahoy Centre in Rotterdam for Shell Eco-Marathon. |
| Illusion Effects | 2012 | Illusion Supervisor - Paul Kieve Working alongside illusionist Paul Kieve to realise and construct the magic effects for the finale of the re-staged 25th anniversary UK/US tour. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2011 | Puppets Created by Asylum Models Additional mechanical design and construction for 4 puppet characters used in the Argos advertising campaign. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2011 | Puppets Created by Artem SFX Design and build of a number of the puppet creatures featuring in their international advertising launch. |
| Special Effects Technician | 2011 | YouTube Space Lab Props Created by Artem SFX Rigging props & puppeteering on web-advert for Lenovo Space Lab. |
| Special Effects Technician | 2011 | Props Created by Artem SFX Mechanical engineer for Artem Models, creating a pigment dropping rig for creating the effects for the Sky 3D "DNA" campaign. |
| Animatronics Model Designer & Puppeteer | 2011 | Creature FX by Weta Workshop Senior Animatronics Model Designer for the featured dying goblin character and Radagast's Hedgehog (not featured) in "An Unexpected Journey". |
| Animatronics Model Designer & Puppeteer | 2010 | Creature FX by Weta Workshop Animatronic Lead for the mechanical mountain lion head for the Khajiit character in the live-action promotional feature for the game. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2010 | Mole Created by Weta Workshop Lead animatronics designer for the character of Mole for a proof of concept short film with Weta Workshop, for director Ray Griggs. |
2001 to 2009
| Role | Year | Production |
|---|---|---|
| Motion Control Engineer | 2009 | Fantastic Mr Fox Motion Control Supervisor - Andy Bowman Temporary on-set cover for MoCo Rigs on the stop motion feature film. |
| Electrical Engineer & Programmer | 2009 | Headform Created by i-bodi Electrical build & software programming for an articulated headform used for training & research. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2008 | Puppets Created by Talk to the Hand Mechanical eye blinks, ear mechanisms and animatronic wings for hero puppet characters. |
| Puppet Development | 2007 | Puppets Created by The Handspring Puppet Company Reengineering elements of the Joey & Topthorn horses prior to the London premiere in 2007. Research & design of barding for the puppet horses. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2007 | Puppets Created by Robert Allsopp and Associates, Scott Brooker, Maggie Hayden and Nicola Tedman Animatronics Design for the mechanical elements for Dab Dab the Duck, the Pushmi-Pullyu, elephant and seal puppet characters. |
| Motion Control Engineer | 2007 | Miniature Shoot Directed by Alex Funke Modification of Motion Control rigs, on-set maintenance and assistance with the miniatures shoot on the feature in Wellington, New Zealand. |
| Animatronics Model Designer & Puppeteer | 2006 | Puppets Created by Asylum Models Construction of jointed limbs for hero characters and animatronic claws for additional eagle puppet. On-set maintenance and additional puppeteering. Additional puppeteering and on-set maintenance for animatronic puppets and mechanical rigs. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2006 | Creature FX Supervisor - Nick Dudman Additional design, construction and on-set performance of VFX stand-in rig for the giant character, 'Grawp'. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2005 | Puppet Suit Supervisor (Shooting) - Robert Skidmore Lead Animatronic Engineer for the initial shoot of the Ragdoll series, overseeing the electronic and mechanical elements of the various animatronic heads during filming. |
| Illusion Effects | 2005 | Illusion Supervisor - Paul Kieve Co-design and fabrication of magic effects featured in workshop productions of the stage musical at the Shaw Theatre in London for the illusionist Paul Kieve. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2005 | Creature FX by Crawley Creatures Design and construction of thrashing legs for Ornithomimus dinosaur animatronic. |
| Electrical Engineer (Puppets) | 2005 | 3 Celebrities and a Baby Baby Created by Artem SFX A revised power supply & charging station for the Russian version of the reality TV show. |
| Prop Making | 2005 | The President of An Empty Room & Aristocrats Design and construction of additional props for the RNT stage productions. |
| Costume and Illusion Effects | 2005 | Props Supervisor - Fraser Birchill · Illusion Supervisor - Paul Kieve Co-design and fabrication of magic and costume effects featured in the Improbable Theatre stage production featuring Jim Broadbent at the Lyttelton Theatre. |
| Prop Making | 2005 | Two mechanical props for Paul Kieve Co-design and construction of two mechanical props conceived by Paul Kieve, used to create magical effects in the stage production. |
| Electrical Engineer (Puppets) | 2004 | Puppet Supervisor - David Cauchi Electrical maintenance of the extensive puppet cast during the show's second run at the National Theatre, London. |
| Puppeteer & On Set Mechanic | 2004 | Puppets Created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop Puppet wrangler for Conchita character principally puppeteered by Rebecca Nagan. Also on-set mechanical repair responsibilities. |
| Prop Maker | 2004 | WHSmith Worm Campaign Puppets Created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop Co-design and construction of stills photography mechanical puppets for WHSmith Christmas 2004 promotion. Additional construction on animatronic puppets used in TV advertising. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2004 | Creature FX Supervisor - Nick Dudman Modification of stilts (designed by Joe Scott) including CAD manipulation and construction for two central characters in the movie. |
| Electrical Engineer & Puppeteer | 2004 | Creature FX Supervisor - Nick Dudman Wiring and PCB work for the underwater dummies of the Triwizard Tournament, on-set puppeteering at Leavesden Studios and stilt coaching for Madame Maxime. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2003 | Creature FX by Jim Henson's Creature Shop Design and construction of all Vogon arm mechanisms; both rodded and animatronic, as well as mechanical construction for additional 'Viltvodle' alien characters. |
| Animatronics Model Designer & Puppeteer | 2002 | Creature FX Supervisor - Nick Dudman Co-construction of stilts used for Professor Lupin's Werewolf character. On-set performance training with suit actors. Puppeteering of singing cane toad animatronic puppet characters for "Double Trouble" song performed by the Hogwarts choir in the Great Hall. |
| Remote control rig | 2002 | AOL TV Commercial A remote control rig that dropped a CD-ROM coaster from a mug, for an AOL UK TV spot. |
| Animatronics Model Designer | 2002 | Puppet Supervisor - Neal Scanlan Additional construction of mechanical heads for principal character suits and puppets. |
| Animatronics Model Designer (trainee) & Puppeteer | 2001 | Creature FX Supervisor - Nick Dudman Trainee mechanic position. Co-construction of components for Aragog, Basilisk and Fawkes the Phoenix animatronic characters. |
1998 to 1999
| Role | Year | Production |
|---|---|---|
| Puppets and Masks Technician | 1999 | Puppet Supervisor - Anne Salt Preventative maintenance work on the mechanical masks used for Scar and Mufasa during previews and opening weeks of the original London production. |
| BEng Avionics Research Project | 1998 | Software & hardware interface between a flight simulation package & the controls from a retired Boeing 727 as the design project for BEng in Avionics and Aircraft Systems at The University of Bristol. |
References
Three people he has worked for, in their own words.
first class and expedient on set ... Martin's expertise and calm manner ensured holdups in shooting were minimised ... often (working) late into the night to rectify a request from an artist in their costume. I have no hesitation in recommending both Martin's skills and attitude
Susan Mather, Line Producer (In The Night Garden)
a valuable part of the team ... with his professionalism, enthusiasm and all round abilities
Anthony Mark Ward, Asylum Models (Tales of the Riverbank / Argos Aliens)
I would have no hesitation in recommending him to you. He has worked consistently hard and with great enthusiasm
Nick Dudman, Creature and Makeup Effects Supervisor (Harry Potter movie series)