Henry's World, Season 2
I was hired to help fix the puppet fabrication process. The original molds had softened between seasons 1 and 2. I had experience with molds from model FX. I created a new efficient process and when they found out I could build, they had me creating new sets. I trained new fabricators for the puppets and moved full-time to making sets and large props.
The Bakery. I built the room and the talented prop makers did everything else.
The Sewer. A single shot required a forced perspective set. That was fun!
Henry's Basement. I built and painted the set and furnace.
Henry's Basement. Set dressed, ready for shooting.
Henry's Basement. Dressed and ready for shooting.
Stone Bridge. Concept to model. Concept by Rich Duhaney.
Detail of Bridge
Detail of Bridge
Stone Bridge on set and dressed
Uncle Neptune's House with underpaint.
Uncle Neptune's House with final paint.
House detail with underpaint
House detail with final paint.
Neptune's house dressed and on set.
Gymnasium set. Part one of the biggest miniature sets I ever built.
Gymnasium set. Part two consisted of a stage for a play. Dressed and on set.
Newspaper HQ. The first building I did on Henry's.
The Pirate Ship "The Walrus". I had to expand upon a set that was built for Season 1.
"The Walrus" painted and ready to move to set.
"The Walrus" during paint.
"The Walrus" detail.
"The Walrus" dressed and on set with rigging, reused from Season 1.
UFO. Built by me and the shop foreman, Ted Heeley.
Castle set. I did the walls, floors and stairs.
Castle set detail, test dressing.
Castle set detail. Torch was built by Ted Heeley.
Gajdecki Visual FX
Circa 1995 to 1999ish, I worked at GVFX, one of Toronto's premier (and one of the first) Visual FX houses, on various movies, MOWs, and commercials. It was a great time, with great people. I don't have much photo evidence other than what's below. If I find more, I'll update.
Below, is the model I'm most proud of: The S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier from Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., starring the inimitable David Hasselhoff.
Yup, I built that. That's me. I was supervised by Dan Brooks and Rick Gajdecki. Model painted by Dave Axford.
Final prep on the model before moving to set. L-R: John Gajdecki, Dave Axford and Dan Brooks.
