Note: projects mentioned here could not have been
accomplished with out the talents of dozens of managers, skilled
engineers, technicians, and artists. These projects are a success due to
teamwork and shear willpower!
Along with other designers, technicians and artists, created many aspects of the mechanical design of the
figures and the fountain. Also created the manual for their maintenance and operation.
Atantis, Caesar's Palace Forum Shops,
Las Vegas Nevada
Assisting Lester Creative in the design of many aspects of this
multi-media extravaganza, including lifts, structures, and special
effects equipment.
Images courtesy of Lester Creative, Inc.
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Assisting Lester
Creative, Air'n Art Designs helped to create the internal structure for the
showcase statue as well as many facility/show related elements. images courtesy of Lester
Creative, Inc.
Pollution Monster: “Time
Tunnel”
Le Nouveau Mondes des Schtrompfs - Metz, France (1988)
“Pollutie”, as he later became
known, was a star attraction in this animatronic/live action “opera” where
the “product of evil pollution” (composed of old car parts, sewage waste,
various pieces of scrap form a gigantic humanoid skull ten-feet in diameter
with pointed metal chomping teeth) battles the champion of man with
laser-like pyro-techniques and smoke. Involvement: Limited Concept development, CAD designed mechanisms,
fabrication, documentation, information systems management, graphic art.
King Kong Universal Studios
Tour - Orlando, Florida (1989)
These famous forty-foot tall
simians are known the world over for their awesome appearance and realism
(such as real bad breath, generated by a scent cannon using banana extract
and ammonia). One giant ape hangs off of a bridge pylon while another
terrorizes the tour vehicle. Involvement: Limited Concept development, Limited CAD designed
mechanisms, documentation, information systems management, technical
writing, graphic art, desktop publishing.
Video Wall,
Proof-of-Concept Study - FOOTLOCKER
Concept study of a
moving "video wall" for a Flagship Footlocker Store at Walt Disney World,
Florida.
Each video wall consisted of 12, 36" LCD displays mounted together to form a
single video source panel. Each panel were to be mounted on a telescoping
boom-arm that extended and retracted and moved around a circular track and
could form various combinations of video presentation.
See a video clip of the study
Casino Rama Resort, in Rama,
Ontario, Canada
The Chippewas of
Mnjikaning First Nation, an aboriginal community north of Toronto, have
turned to modern theatrical technology to showcase their ancient history and
culture.
Assisted Lester
Creative to design this multi-media theater. See More...
EVA Vehicle Concept - Imagine
That
Concept design for
a proposed mass-transit vehicle to be used between Los Angeles and Palmdale
California.
Air'n Art Designs created multiple concepts to satisfy numerous design
specifications