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Bakutis on his prop-making work for Casper, 2014.

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PEOPLE: - Jason Bakutis. Models & Prosthetics for Zelda’s Adventure. QUOTE: Q: You worked on Casper in 1995 as a mold/lab technician. Could you elaborate on that role? Bakutis: So the thing with Casper is that it was the very first movie (ever) where main characters were CG and talked with actual people. However, the actors weren’t always able to line their eyes up with the eyes of ghosts that weren’t there yet. So, we had to make full-sized polyfoam and latex ghosts that could act as stand-ins. We used huge popcorn tubs to mix the foam. Messy, but fun.
October 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Bakutis on how he constructed the models for Zelda's Adventure, 2014.

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PEOPLE: - Jason Bakutis. Models & Prosthetics for Zelda’s Adventure. QUOTE: "Q: In terms of the actual prop making, how did you go about constructing the Zelda’s Adventure props and miniature sets? Bakutis: Well, the creatures were all sculpted from plasticine clay, molded in ultracal, and cast using a combination of latex and polyfoam. I would put a simple aluminum wire armature in the mold so that the creature could be posed and animated. I then painted them, added fur, or teeth, and sometimes clothes."
February 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Bakutis on his prop-making work for Casper, 2014.

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PEOPLE: - Jason Bakutis. Models & Prosthetics for Zelda’s Adventure. QUOTE: "Q: You worked on Casper in 1995 as a mold/lab technician. Could you elaborate on that role? Bakutis: So the thing with Casper is that it was the very first movie (ever) where main characters were CG and talked with actual people. However, the actors weren’t always able to line their eyes up with the eyes of ghosts that weren’t there yet. So, we had to make full-sized polyfoam and latex ghosts that could act as stand-ins. We used huge popcorn tubs to mix the foam. Messy, but fun."
April 18, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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Bakutis on the budget for Zelda's Adventure, 2014.

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PEOPLE: - Jason Bakutis. Models & Prosthetics for Zelda’s Adventure. QUOTE: "Q: What sort of budget did the Zelda’s Adventure development team have to work with? Bakutis: We had, at the time, the biggest budget ever for a video game. At one point, the owners told me they were talking to this band ‘Echo & The Bunnymen’ about doing the soundtrack. I heard of them, but never heard them."
April 10, 2024 at 4:05 PM
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Bakutis on the camera setup for walk animations in Zelda's Adventure, 2014.

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PEOPLE: - Jason Bakutis. Models & Prosthetics for Zelda’s Adventure. QUOTE: "Bakutis: I remember we had this big treadmill, and a mirror on the ceiling. The [Zelda’s Adventure] actors (including the girl who played Zelda) would walk on it, and the camera was aimed up at the mirror, so that the footage had that ‘top down’ quality that is associated with so many video games."
July 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM