About PuppetVision

PuppetVision is all about puppetry in film, video and (especially) on the web. Began in 2004, in its original incarnation PuppetVision was a daily blog that highlighted all of the unique and interesting work that was emerging from puppetry artists around the world. After a semi-hiatus during 2009/10 when I stopped doing regular updates in order to devote more time to my own personal work, I’ve recently returned to posting new updates every weekday and occasionally on weekends.

About Andrew

I’m an independent filmmaker and professional puppeteer based in Toronto, Canada.

My professional career began at the tender age of eighteen with Canada’s acclaimed black light puppet company Famous PEOPLE Players, where I spent about four years performing in close to 1,000 black light shows across Canada and around the world. Since then I’ve been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to build, direct and perform puppetry on both stage and screen throughout Canada and the United States, as well as in far-flung places like Chile, Japan, Taiwan, Mexico and South Africa.

Most of my time these days is devoted to my independent film projects and collaborating with Unraku, a puppetry studio I co-founded with several other artists in 2008. I also periodically I find myself employed as a consultant on various projects for film, TV and theatre and I often give workshops and lectures about puppetry and its role in film, video and digital media at schools and conferences throughout North America.

Currently I reside in Toronto’s West End where spend most of my non-working hours reading, biking, hiking, watching movies and updating this site.

You can follow me on Twitter, or if you have questions or comments please feel free to email me via puppetvision@gmail.com.