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For this commercial we built a frog that was puppeteered to both jump up and down on a lily pad and turn its head.
 
We had to make a frog jump up in the air from a seated position and then land back on its lily pad. We started by sculpting the frog in an extended position.
 
Jeff was hoping it might transform into a princess.
 
One of the eyes being attached after the spraying was completed.
 
Extensive testing was done in order to achieve the correct movement.
 
The model frog was sculpted twice life size.
 
During tests we altered the rigging in the frogs back legs so many times we called him Steve the bionic frog.
 
Steve’s head was also rigged to turn via a cable.