This was suspended from a crane when used outside and from the studio roof for other shots. The escape sequence required a large hot air balloon which was completely handmade from the basket to the patchwork canopy. Our technicians and model-makers constructed oversize items such as industrial washing machines, laundry chutes and an enormous pile of washing which added to the grim surroundings of a Victorian prison. The majority of the items built at Artem’s West London workshops were required for the movie’s prison, fairground and climactic train chase scenes. Paddington was added to the scenes in post-production after the filming had been completed.
These included lightweight props, an extendable ladder and Paddington’s iconic marmalade sandwiches. Artem also had a team of dedicated technicians working on the day-to-day requirements of the film such as smoke and atmospherics, and on manipulating the objects that an imaginary Paddington interacted with during the filming process. This film was a great opportunity for Artem's SFX Supervisor, Mike Kelt, and his technicians to showcase the whole range of their skills and experience, with production requirements ranging from marmalade sandwiches and fairground makes through to complex mechanical rigs. Produced by David Heyman ( Harry Potter films, Gravity) and directed by Paul King (Paddington, Bunny and the Bull) Paddington 2 is an action-packed family film, loaded with physical comedy and featuring a stellar cast of familiar faces - such as Hugh Grant, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent and Hugh Bonneville. Tim Wellspring - Line Producer "Paddington 2"Īrtem was very excited to be asked to provide the Special Effects and Specialist Engineering for feature film, Paddington 2. It was a demanding production which Mike and his team performed with good humour and the results speak for themselves!"
They built a series of the key models, our complex mechanical train rig and all the onset effects. “It was great to work with Artem to produce the SFX for Paddington 2.