Model of the polar bear Iorek Byrnison
Model
2019 (made)
2019 (made)
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His Dark Materials, the television series adapted by Jack Thorne from the trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman, premiered on BBC / HBO on 3 November 2019, starring Ruth Wilson as Marisa Coulter, Lin-Manuel Miranda as Lee Scorseby, James McAvoy as Lord Asriel Belacqua, and Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua. It was filmed between 2019 and 2022 at the Bad Wolf Studios near Cardiff and on location in Wales, England and Spain.
The polar bear lorek Byrnison was designed by puppeteer William Todd-Jones with Painting Practice and Framestore and built by Wild Creations in their workshop in Cardiff. Voiced and operated by Joe Tandberg, the bear was modelled to be slightly larger than the largest known polar bear. It was wheeled on set as a spatial proxy for actors to give them practice with interacting with an animal that size. VFX replaced the model in the final edit.
The polar bear lorek Byrnison was designed by puppeteer William Todd-Jones with Painting Practice and Framestore and built by Wild Creations in their workshop in Cardiff. Voiced and operated by Joe Tandberg, the bear was modelled to be slightly larger than the largest known polar bear. It was wheeled on set as a spatial proxy for actors to give them practice with interacting with an animal that size. VFX replaced the model in the final edit.
Object details
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| Title | Model of the polar bear Iorek Byrnison (generic title) |
| Brief description | Large-scale fibreglass model of the polar bear Iorek Byrnison, used in the filming process for the BBC television series His Dark Materials, 2019-2022 |
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| Credit line | Given by Bad Wolf Ltd |
| Summary | His Dark Materials, the television series adapted by Jack Thorne from the trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman, premiered on BBC / HBO on 3 November 2019, starring Ruth Wilson as Marisa Coulter, Lin-Manuel Miranda as Lee Scorseby, James McAvoy as Lord Asriel Belacqua, and Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua. It was filmed between 2019 and 2022 at the Bad Wolf Studios near Cardiff and on location in Wales, England and Spain. The polar bear lorek Byrnison was designed by puppeteer William Todd-Jones with Painting Practice and Framestore and built by Wild Creations in their workshop in Cardiff. Voiced and operated by Joe Tandberg, the bear was modelled to be slightly larger than the largest known polar bear. It was wheeled on set as a spatial proxy for actors to give them practice with interacting with an animal that size. VFX replaced the model in the final edit. |
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| Accession number | S.884-2024 |
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| Record created | May 9, 2024 |
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