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GATOR DESIGN STUDIO
Creating Sci-Fi and Fantastical Props, Costumes, and Sculptures since 2017
My name is Andrew Gater, I am a recently graduated Industrial Engineer from California Polytechnic, specializing in Cinematic Production Design. With over 12 years of prop fabrication and theming experience, I plan to turn this passion of mine into a career. All images displayed on this site of hand props, costumes, or animatronics are I have created myself. All theming and scenic design installations were completed by myself and the wonderful Art Department at DWL studios.
Professional Experience:
Theming and Scenic Design for Companies such as:
Disneyland California,
Meow Wolf Grapevine,
Universal Studios Florida,
Mattel Adventure Park,
Scheel's Sporting Goods,
Knottsberry Farm,
Shabang Music Festival
and Colorado's Casa Bonita
FEATURED WORK
The Wookie Bowcaster
Hand Props
Fallout Shishkebab Flame Test
The Shishkebab : A Fallout Short Film
F.R.I.D.A the Viper Probe Droid
F.R.I.D.A :
Friendly Reprogrammed Imperial Droid Assistant
FRIDA my animatronic Viper Probe Droid built for California Polytechnic as my Senior Project
FRIDA my animatronic Viper Probe Droid built for California Polytechnic as my Senior Project
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F.R.I.D.A, my animatronic probe droid, was created for California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo as my senior project and is soon to be placed in their new STEM building. The droid will interact with passerby and inspire interest in the many crossovers between Engineering and the Liberal Arts. F.R.I.D.A is powered via two Arduinos and features speakers, lighting within the eyes, infrared motion sensors, and servo motors to animate the droids metal appendages.
Film Credits:
Let's Hold a Seance in the Basement :
VFX Supervisor and Artist
Watch the film here:
Hold a Seance in the Basementvimeo.com
Prosthetic was hand sculpted using Free Form Air and formed using thermoplastics.
*All stills from the film are pre-VFX work, the final shots will have a CGI overlay created using 3D scans of the facial prosthetic
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