Andy Deubert
Stage Mechanics and SPFX Designer
Stage Mechanics and SPFX Designer
Andrew has worked within many areas of the entertainment industry including theatre, television, film, commercials, pop videos and corporate exhibitions and museums.
He began his career by creating Frankenstein for a Hamlet commercial which won the Golden Rose Award in Cannes. He then worked with Peter Litten at Coast to Coast Productions collaborating on numerous special effects projects including Max Headroom and an animatronic robot of Elton John.
Then followed several years at the BBC Visual Effects Department with credits on shows including ‘Alexei Sayle’, ‘Children in Need’, ‘Allo, Allo’ and many more. Other notable projects during this time included the creation of Kryton and the Polymorph monster for ‘Red Dwarf’, gunging Mary Whitehouse on the ‘Noel Edmunds Show’ and the design and manufacture of the puppets for two series of the children’s show ‘Mortimer and Arabelle’ as well as various mechanical and atmospheric effects.
Later, as a freelance designer he was commissioned by Scottish Television to produce all the puppets and models for three consecutive years for the children’s show ‘Magic House’ and all the creature effects and costumes for the stage version of ‘The Fly’.
Aside from his current work for The Miniature Opera, Andrew continues to create special effects for numerous clients and also lectures in make-up and special effects at various colleges.
He began his career by creating Frankenstein for a Hamlet commercial which won the Golden Rose Award in Cannes. He then worked with Peter Litten at Coast to Coast Productions collaborating on numerous special effects projects including Max Headroom and an animatronic robot of Elton John.
Then followed several years at the BBC Visual Effects Department with credits on shows including ‘Alexei Sayle’, ‘Children in Need’, ‘Allo, Allo’ and many more. Other notable projects during this time included the creation of Kryton and the Polymorph monster for ‘Red Dwarf’, gunging Mary Whitehouse on the ‘Noel Edmunds Show’ and the design and manufacture of the puppets for two series of the children’s show ‘Mortimer and Arabelle’ as well as various mechanical and atmospheric effects.
Later, as a freelance designer he was commissioned by Scottish Television to produce all the puppets and models for three consecutive years for the children’s show ‘Magic House’ and all the creature effects and costumes for the stage version of ‘The Fly’.
Aside from his current work for The Miniature Opera, Andrew continues to create special effects for numerous clients and also lectures in make-up and special effects at various colleges.