Gorilla “Kokamo“
SFX Studio Inc., the well renown make-up and creature FX studio from Vancouver, BC, Canada, is proud to announce the new birth of Kokamo. Kokamo is a Silver Back Gorilla, 5.11ft (180cm) tall with full animatronic face features. A trained quadruped stunt performer and an radio control puppeteer complete this wonderful creature with amazing movement and expression like growling, sniffing, talking and more.
Specifics:
• Size/height: 5’11” (180cm)
• Fur color: Black with silver grey back
• Type: Suit with animatronic head
• Usage: Feature Films, TV programs, Commercials, Music videos, Special events…
The suits comes with a performer, a puppeteer and a dresser. We travel wherever you need the bear to perform.
Tell us about your project and we will provide you with a free quote.
Latest News
We are excited to highlight Kokamo’s appearance in one of MrBeast’s sensational YouTube videos! Collaborating with one of the platform’s biggest creators, Kokamo brought an extra layer of excitement and entertainment that captivated millions of viewers.
With millions of views and counting, imagine the attention Kokoma could bring to your production or event.
TEAM
The Puppeteer
A puppeteer is the animator behind the puppet. With the help of controller like radios or cables, he brings life to the character using all mechanical advantage that the puppet has to offer. This requires skills and proper understanding of human and animal comportmental behavior. He also works very closely with the performer inside the suit to coordinate a move for a particular moment.
Joel Echallier has been a makeup FX artist and a puppeteer for the last 14 years. He has worked on numerous movies and TV commercials animating characters like bears, aliens, cats, dogs,sea creatures and ice cream cones with eyeballs.
The Performer
A performer is a person who is acting the suit. She/He is usually inside of it. It’s the most difficult part of character acting. The suit is usually heavy, uncomfortable and noisy from all the servos running inside of it. The performer should be person in good physical condition and should have experience in body expression and body language. Our performer is quadruped trained and can make you forget that there is actually someone inside the suit. Long hours of practice are required to grasp all the tiny motion details that will make the character believable.
The Dresser
A dresser is a qualified suit specialist with knowledge in costume fabrication, sewing techniques, special suit fitting and maintenance. We provide technicians who do only that and more. They can backup every tasks that the puppeteer needs them to take over. The dresser is in charge of the maintenance kit which contains all necessary tools and products to clean and maintain the suit during the rental period.
TESTIMONIALS
“Kokamo was a game-changer for our commercial! The team was professional, and the performance was unforgettable..”
“We couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Kokamo stole the show at our event!”