Well,, I couldn't wait, I stayed up and made the little creature..
I, also found that it was not an incredible effect.
I then remembered, years ago there was a fad which involved kitch looking pyramid lamps, with the concave face of a pharoe and a little bulb below, illuminating the face. The effect of this was pretty striking and I thought that this illusion follows the same principles as the dragon one... I noticed that the more shadow on the dragon, the less dramatic the effect...
So, It was 3am, I was lying awake, thinking "when I get up, I'll try shining a torch, directly on its face..
Well, again, I couldn't wait, I got up, set the dragon on a white surface, set a torch on a table, 2 metres away, and stood 3 metres away, then walked around....MY GOD IT WAS CREEPY!!!!.
This method creates an illusion, every bit as dramatic as the one in the short film.....I found mysels saying "there's our little dragon", that what it does to you....