Thom Carnell

Author and Teller of Tales

Episode 181: Rick Lazzarini

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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell & Langley J West talk with animatronic artist, Rick Lazzarini. Rick is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Character Shop, creating fantastic creatures, puppets and animatronic effects for over twenty five years. Lazzarini has built and puppeteered creations from a variety of feature films. He heads the Animatronics Institute, has taught courses at USC, UCLA and AFI, and is a guest instructor at the Stan Winston School of Character Arts. After the break, Thom & Langley return to go over news, reviews some trailers, and make a few recommendations.

Featured song: 
Sek "The Living Dead Beats"