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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Scott C.’s collaborated with Russ Walko to create puppets for his recent show Home Slice. Scott C. (aka Scott Campbell) recently staged a gallery show called Home Slice at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California. The show featured some great-looking puppets designed by Scott and built by Russ Walko, one of the puppeteers on the upcoming...
Do The Right Thing is a very powerful film about racial prejudice and some of Spike Lee’s best work. I first saw Do The Ring Thing as a teenager in a high school film class. It’s one of my favourite movies. A few weeks ago On Animation posted a really interesting analysis of how Spike...
Bryn Oh is a virtual artist/avatar inside the online world of Second Life (photo credit: ) Lately, I’ve been really intrigued by the work of Bryn Oh, one of a number of ground-breaking artists who are creating virtual art inside Second Life (SL). Bryn Oh creates steampunk-inspired statues and three-dimensional environments that are really well-thought...
RoRo Art makes all kinds of sock-related awesomeness, including sock puppets. RoRo Art – a previous source of inspiration on PuppetVision – was recently featured on Steven and Chris, a popular daytime talk show here in Canada. In the segment (it kicks in at the 23 minute mark in the video), the show visited the...
Coraline maybe just be the best 3D film ever made. It’s the long Family Day weekend in most of Canada (and President’s Day for my American friends). If you’re still looking for something to do with your family I highly recommend going to see Coraline, preferably in 3D if you can. Coraline has been a...
Scott McCloud explains his “four tribes” theory of comics at the TED conference. Scott McCloud is one of my heroes. I was considering getting out of puppetry altogether back in early 2003 when I read his book Reinventing Comics and discovered his Morning Improv Blog (sadly, no longer updated). When I first read his arguments...
Watch 50 incredible stop motion videos, compiled by the good folks at Smashing Magazine. Smashing Magazine has put together a fantastic list of 50 incredible stop motion videos. My favourites from the list include Human Tetris, Sia – Breathe Me and the previously-blogged Process Enacted. I also thought that the Super Mario Bros. 3 Lego...
Canadian animator Michel Gagné is adapting his Insanely Twisted Shadow Puppets as a video game (image ©2008 Shadow Planet Productions LLC). I think I first mentioned Michel Gagné’s Insanely Twisted Shadow Puppets way back in 2005. They were originally a series of shadow puppet-inspired interstitials originally created for Nickelodeon, but now Michel and top-notch crew...
Wall-E director Andrew Stanton recently had an in-depth chat with Creative Screenwriting Magazine. Creative Screenwriting Magazine recently posted an exclusive audio interview with the director of Wall-E, Pixar’s Andrew Stanton that makes for a great listen. The Creative Screenwriting Magazine podcast has a bunch more of these that are definitely worth checking out. Via the...
Some seriously dedicated Star Wars fans have built an incredible full-scale Star Destroyer set for the fan film Tydirium. This morning’s inspiration was going to be an amazing 60,000-Piece Lego Star Wars Hoth Diorama (complete with LED lights!), but never mind that. Who wants a Star Wars diorama when you can build a full-scale Star...
Hand made, stop-motion-animated paper puppets are used in the closing credits of Madagascar: Escape To Africa. If you’ve watched many recent animated films you may noticed the opening and closing credit sequences, which seem to be getting more and more creative every year. I haven’t seen Madagascar: Escape To Africa, but I love the film’s...
Although some musician fans love to mock them, you can’t argue with the success and under-the-radar staying power of former teeny pop band Hansen. Remember Hansen? Even if you don’t remember them making preteen girls around the world swoon in the late `90s, chances are you (at least vaguely) recall their insanely catchy 1997 pop...
