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Creature Effects Inc

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Creature Effects will bring your ideas to life.

Los Angeles, CA11-50 employees1 awardscreaturefxinc.com

About Creature Effects Inc

Creature Effects, Inc. is a full-service effects house that produces animatronics, props, and makeup for film and television. Located in Los Angeles, adjacent to Universal Studios, they support feature films for major studios and travel globally to manage effects.

Mission

Creature Effects will bring your ideas to life.

Approach

Utilizes innovative approaches to create life-like realizations of client concepts, implementing the latest technology that can be used in the toughest environments on the most remote sets.

What Sets Them Apart

Known throughout the industry for ultra-realistic, rideable mechanical horses.
Extensive rental inventory of life-like human babies, animal puppets, props, and character suits.
Capable of supervising extensive, multi-million dollar projects with large crews as well as commercial assignments with limited funds and rapid turnaround.

Headquarters

3329 Cahuenga Blvd W

Post-Production Capabilities

5 services

Animatronics

Producing ultra-realistic, rideable mechanical horses and other creatures.

Props & Character Suits

Extensive rental inventory and production of props and character suits.

Makeup

Creating high-quality creature makeups.

Puppets

Producing and puppeteering life-like animal puppets and human babies.

3D Printing

Producing 3D printed effects for clients.

Types of Work

Feature Films
Television
Advertisements

Notable Clients & Projects

Paramount Pictures20th Century FoxAmazon StudiosKellogg'sWheat ThinsArizona Lottery

Industries Served

Film
Television
Advertising

Awards & Recognition

1 awards

Technical Achievement Award (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)

2017

Firm Leadership

Mark Rappaport

Founder

Founded the company in 1990 after a long career of creating puppets and makeup, producing effects for ILM, Chris Walas, KNB, and Stan Winston.

Bob Newton

Production Coordinator

Production coordinator and puppet builder for various film and commercial projects.

News & Press

Behind the stuffies and stand-ins used to make 'Clifford the Big Red Dog'

Dec 1, 2021·beforesandafters.com

https://beforesandafters.com/2021/12/01/behind-the-stuffies-and-stand-ins-used-to-make-clifford-the-big-red-dog/

Mark Rappaport '72 Recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Mar 2, 2017·justin-siena.org

https://www.justin-siena.org/news-detail?pk=1092847

'Devil baby' terrorizes New York City, spawns viral video

Jan 16, 2014·syracuse.com

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2014/01/devil_baby_terrorizes_new_york_city_spawns_viral_video.html

Office Locations

Los Angeles

3329 Cahuenga Blvd W, Los Angeles, CA 90068

Pricing Information

Project-based and Rentals

Offers rental inventory for props and provides multi-million dollar project support as well as limited fund commercial assignments.

Note: Pricing varies based on project scope, complexity, and timeline. Contact Creature Effects Inc directly for a detailed quote tailored to your specific project requirements.