I’m an independent filmmaker and puppeteer in Toronto, Canada who blogs about puppetry and film.
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European Buildings built out of paper by Megan Brain.
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Hand craved foam puppet head by Phil Fletcher.
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Simpsons couch gag animated by John K.
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My apologies for the lack of the traditional beginning-of-week inspiration here yesterday. It was a long weekend here in Canada and, well, I was having a glorious, computer-free weekend. To make it up to you, please do enjoy the adventures of Bionic Lobster, who’s sort of a viral video mascot for Leatherman’s Wave multi-tool. And...
This is a commercial/promo for Puppet War, a popular FPS (First Person Shooter) game on the iPhone that looks like it might be a lot of fun to...
Just following up on my recent post about the giant Mayflower marionette commercial, above is the Australian TV spot that I referred to that also features a giant marionette. If, as they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then Royal DeLuxe should feel extremely flattered. Giant marionettes like theirs have been turning up...
This is a new ad for Mayflower, a moving and storage company in the United States. While I do really like this ad conceptually, it might seem very familiar to you...and that's because it...
FairPoint – a communications and data provider in the U.S. – has launched a campaign featuring “Bundle” an adorably cute little critter built by the Jim Henson Workshop in New York. He’s performed by Tim Lagasse, who was assisted by James Godwin (in the video above) and Amanda Maddock (all the other ones). More Bundle...
If you're familiar with the "Ugly Doll" plush toy phenomenon or a regular at any of the art or craft shows in Toronto, you may already know the work of Monster Factory. They're a company based here in Toronto that produce line of colourful Monster plush toys and have been doing a lot of puppetry...
Another day, another monster-themed video! Furry Puppet Studio has been building large "monsterized" appliances for some upcoming...
The Henson Company created this singing unicorn that belts out Michael Bolton, Boyz 2 Men and Culture Club hits for a new Juicy Fruit campaign. Allan Trautman was the lead puppeteer on this and, well, I don’t really know what else to say. Videos are embedded above and below. Watch and enjoy! Via Evolution...
As I've mentioned before, good puppetry - much like good animation - requires a good understanding of the power of silhouette (see previous post). There probably no more pure example of that than shadow puppetry, a medium that this new commercial for Surf Twilight Sensations takes full advantage...
Nike’s MVPuppets campaign has been a huge hit with basketball fans. Nike’s MVPuppets campaign (see previous posts here and here) keeps rolling right along. I think the bigger a fan of the NBA you are, the more you can appreciate these. The storyline in the ads has been following along with the NBA playoffs; in...
Red is the new puppet mascot of Virgin One. British broadcaster Virgin One has a brand new mascot and he’s a puppet. His name is Red and he’s performed by Brian Herring and was built by Paul Jomain, who also built the PG Tips monkey. Red was created as part of complete rebranding of Virgin...
Nike’s “Most Valuable Puppets” ad campaign features puppets of basketball stars LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. The rest of the ads for the previously-blogged “Most Valuable Puppets” Nike campaign featuring puppets of NBA stars LeBron James and Kobe Bryant are now online. Click “Read More” to watch `em all below… Finally, here’s a video of...
