We had the incredible privilege of bringing Garcia, the lovable Polar Bear from the new Red One Christmas movie, to life for the red-carpet premiere in New York on November 11th, 2024. Garcia’s larger-than-life personality made it tough to stay in “authoritative mode”—We just wanted to interact with everyone!Sharing this magical moment with icons like Dwayne…
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Animatronic Bear Studios Inc. has officially arrived in Southern California, and boy is it good to feel the west coast sun on our faces (and paws!) Getting all of our bears across the country may not have been the most straightforward thing in the world… But now that we’re here: We can get to work…
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In May of 2016, our bear “Berwynn” traveled to sunny Vancouver BC for an ad campaign by St. Bernadine Mission Communications. External shoots in Canada are always a delight and Paradise Valley Campground in Squamish, BC lived up to that tradition. Over 2 days working with a great cast & crew, we made a series…
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An incredibly enjoyable evening with Katy Perry during her Firework Foundation event on Sunset Boulevard, California. Animatronic Bear Studios were hired to provide bear action for their troops and a few participants of the Firework Foundation camp. “The Firework Foundation’s mission is to empower children from underserved communities by igniting their inner light through the…
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When you have the opportunity to shoot a commercial with Penn and Teller… …you just can’t say no! We worked closely with Borax Creative Filmmaking to create a playful commercial featuring one of our animatronic friends. Our grizzly bear Bruno was just as excited to work with the dynamic duo as we were… …especially since…
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Early in 2021 a call came in from our Boulder Colorado friends over at Frontier Airlines. A business presentation was in the works for NYC and our polar bear “Nanuq” was invited to attend supporting Americas’ Greenest Airline as their mascot “Powder”. …
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Our first production assignment outside the US was for Gold Seal Salmon, which proved to be a particularly challenging but rewarding project. The theme of the commercial combined references from then recently released ‘Mission Impossible’ as well as ‘Reservoir Dogs’, creating an action-packed heist scene featuring our bear actor. We had a number of firsts…
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Plexo is our more rounded design robot character. His surface can be customised to a degree with decals or additional fixtures which makes it great for marketing or in keeping with your theme. Ready for more info? visit: Plexo for more information about this wonder bot! …
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