Ridiculously Awesome Animatronic Shark Costume
A special effects team from VFXLAB got together to create and build a crazy awesome animatronic shark costume. I'm sure Steven Spielberg would have loved to have something like this while shooting Jaws.
The costume is built around a Seabob, which a person has to operate. We have a video below of the shark costume in action. They tested it in the swimming pool of a local Hilton Doubletree Hotel, which makes the whole thing even more amusing. I can only imagine what the guests at the hotel thought when they saw it in the pool!
VFXLAB testing Seabob powered shark piloted by diver in a local hotel pool while guest were present. Funny they were a little scared even knowing what it was. VFXLAB crew Bob Wasson, Zane Wasson, Gary Wasson and Jim Arbaugh.