Matthew Denton

Denton’s Den of Curious Creatures

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I’ve spent over three decades in the UK film industry primarily working in Creature FX specialising in animatronic control systems. During my career I’ve travelled the world and met some incredible people both inside and outside my industry. In this series I hope to sit some of them down for a cup of tea and a chat so you get to meet them too!

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Matthew Denton

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Oscar Wright - Conceptual Designer & Storyboard Artist 03.09.2025 59:46

Denton's Den LIVE! This episode was filmed in front of a live audience! There is a lot of visual content in this episode so I suggest watching rather than listening. My sixth guest is Conceptual Designer & Storyboard Artist Oscar Wright. Oscar has been creating epic storyboards, conceptual art and helping to design many incredible scenes in TV, Music and Film, working closely with his brot...

Mark Hunter - Epic Inventor & Senior Animatronic Designer 06.06.2025 48:43

My fifth guest is Epic Inventor & Senior Animatronic Designer Mark Hunter. During his time at Jim Henson's Creature Shop Mark built some iconic animatronic creations for many feature films. Mark is also the inventor of the BeBionic prosthetic hand, one of the most advanced prosthetic hands in the industry!

Gustav Hoegen - Senior Animatronic Designer 02.05.2025 44:47

My fourth guest is Senior Animatronic Designer Gustav Hoegen , Gustav has built some incredible animatronic creations such as Admiral Akbar, Admiral Radus, Nien Nunb and Six Eyes from Star wars and the incredible Engineer head for Prometheus! https://www.biomimicstudio.org/ Also available on Youtube, Apple & Amazon! You can support this podcast by tipping ********************************* http://w...

Gerard Moore - Animatronic Designer 02.04.2025 40:46

My third guest is Animatronic Designer Gerard Moore best known for his works on Star Wars, Dark Crystal and more! https://www.instagram.com/shemptech/ Also available on YouTube, Apple and Amazon! You can support this podcast by tipping ********************************* http://www.paypal.me/mantisrobot ********************************* Find me on Social Media* ******************************** https...

Tim Berry - Senior Animatronic Designer 05.03.2025 47:55

My friend and colleague Tim Berry joins me in the Den for a chat about his work on projects like Dr Who, Star Wars and much more. Including the difficutiles he faced getting started in the Special Effects and animatronics industry. Also available on YouTube, Apple and Amazon! You can support this podcast by tipping ********************************* http://www.paypal.me/mantisrobot ****************...

Lee Towersey - Senior Modelmaker & Droid Operator 16.02.2025 44:01

My friend and colleague Lee Towersey joins me in the Den for a chat about work, R2-D2, BB8, Inspirational films, radio control cars and more. Also available on YouTube, Apple and Amazon! You can support this podcast by tipping ********************************* http://www.paypal.me/mantisrobot ********************************* Find me on Social Media* ******************************** https://linktr...