Tommy Schatz-Thompson

     On Kubo and the Two Strings I was a machinist and worked in the rigging department. I machined armature, rigging, and motion-control parts and kit items operating a Haas VF-1 cnc mill and manually machined production runs of parts using a variety of industrial machines and metal fabrication techniques. I designed, prototyped, and managed production runs of rigging kit components using 3D printing, manual/cnc machining, laser cutting, welding, silicone casting, and water jet operation. While working in the rigging department, I was responsible for building rigging mechanisms providing movement, stability, and ease of performance for puppets, props, and motion controlled elements.