Midsummer Scream - Long Beach, California July 29, 2017
RSSC Members Tim Lewis and Walter Martinez were invited to attend the MidSummer Scream Halloween Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center. One of the things of interest for robotics builders, especially android or humanoid robots is to learn about the materials used in movie puppets. Then there is the animatronics. At this event we got to see vendors selling props, sounds effect electronics, lighting and some mechanisms plus materials and masks used for life like figures. One of the less scary and more exciting parts of this event was meeting and asking questions to animatronics giants like Garner Holt, owner of Garner Holt Productions, master mechanic John Criswell from the Jim Henson Creature Shop