Chinese Magician

Posted on 29. May 2014 by petitefrancine under Automata

Epiphany

Posted on 8. May 2014 by petitefrancine under Francine, Making Of, Rehearsals

Rehearsal Magic.

The Cleopatra Automaton

Posted on 9. April 2014 by petitefrancine under Automata

Details on the Mechanical Girl

Posted on 5. April 2014 by petitefrancine under Francine, Making Of

Every detail on the mechanical girl – except for the screws – is handmade. It takes hours of grinding, welding and cutting in order to tune up even the simplest mechanism or the smallest detail. In this picture you can see some parts of the pulley system for the upper arm and the forearm. The construction of the “gear box” of the upper arm took approximately 16 hours, while the elbow (in the right corner) got finished in 10 hours.

Elbow and Arm

Jaquet Droz

Posted on 4. April 2014 by petitefrancine under Automata

A short corporate documentary telling the story of Pierre Jaquet Droz and his sons displaying the most famous automatons “The Writer”, “The Draughtsman” and “The Musician”.