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11 Jun 2013 Designing China Girl

This is a clip from the special features of Oz the Great and Powerful that offers an expanded look at the use of the practical China Girl marionette that was performed live on set by Philip...

15 Feb 2013 James Franco as Oz with the China Girl

Ain't It Cool News has been doing a series of interviews from the set of the The Great and Powerful Oz. One of the interviews features Master marionette puppeteer Phillip Huber, who performed an 18 inch tall marionette version of the film's "China Girl" character on...

05 Feb 2013 Hansel and Gretal’s Animatronic Troll

The reviews for Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters haven't been kind, but one aspect of the movie that does look very impressive is this fantastic animatronic troll head that was made for the movie by Spectral...

27 Jan 2013 A Brief History of Monster Suit Performance

The Stan Winston School of Character Arts recently posted this great, but all-too-brief video about the history of monster suit performance featuring Tom Woodruff, Jr., a veteran creature maker and suit performer who has worked on dozens of Hollywood...

22 Nov 2012 ThanksKilling 3

I was searching for something Thanksgiving related to share with PuppetVision's American readers and I came across this little gem, which is easily one of the weirdest trailers I've ever...

27 Sep 2012 Melonpool: The Motion Picture

Puppeteer and webcomics pioneer Steve Troop is finally realizing his dream of producing a feature length independent movie of his long-running Melonpool webcomic....

19 Sep 2012 Animatronic Terminator skull from Terminator 2

The Stand Winston School blog has posted a great behind-the-scenes look at the improved T-800 Terminator robots that were built as practical puppets for Terminator 2: Judgement Day....

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