At Area 51 HQ we thrive on challenges and creating something new, exciting and unique. With an in-house team of talented individuals who have mastered the art of animatronics and SFX, we have the ability and vision to fashion exciting bespoke creations and take things to a new limit. We love to experiment and create special production items never seen or achieved before.
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
QUACK TEAM FITS THE BILL!
A successful rural country bistro-pub and restaurant required an innovative, high-impact PR campaign to help promote the business in the wake of an expensive kitchen refurbishment. Ten eye-catching duck character costumes were designed and created in-house at Area 51’s workshop.
BUTTONS THE CADBURY COW
Research for chocolate makers Cadbury found that 1 in 3 children didn’t realise milk came from cows. And many didn’t how big they are. So Cadbury asked Area 51 to create a life-size, realistic, animatronic cow, named Buttons. She would show families at London’s Southbank Centre how friendly cows can be and help launch the Cadbury
ED’S UP ON CREATURE CHAOS!
Initial sightings placed the lithe creature in southern Wales where it managed to stow away on board a 747 airliner bound for Florida in the USA but it has also been spotted in Oklahoma and Las Vegas. More recently, additional sightings have been made in Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Chile and Argentina.
THE TROLL
The world’s only walking, talking animatronic Troll, measuring a mighty 9ft tall and 7ft wide. The Troll had to be a movie-quality walking, talking monster, able to move around at live events in forests, fields or on floors. We used the latest in silicone skins and paint effects to ensure he was as real close up as in promo pics.
STILTS MAKE GREAT STRIDES AT GADGET SHOW
Area 51’s revolutionary DigiLegs kicked up a storm at this year’s Gadget Show Live at the NEC in Birmingham and were rated among the best products on show. The popular reverse leg stilts have revolutionised costuming
