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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“Stickman”; a marionette created by acclaimed American puppeteer Basil Twist. There is a great video about Basil Twist available from United States Artists (a grant-making organization dedicated to supporting American artists in a variety of different fields). If you’re not familiar with Basil’s work, he’s an acclaimed third-generation puppeteer based in New York who produces...
A performance of Worm Circus from last year’s Orlando Puppet Festival. Check out these edited clips from Worm Circus from last fall’s Orlando Puppet Festival. Puppet “circus shows” with bricks, fleas, tin cans and other odd creatures and objects are a very old idea, but it looks like this show puts a fresh, entertaining spin...
Who Am I Casting Crowns is an impressive example of Christian puppetry from Norway.Who Am I Casting Crowns performed by a United Pentecostal Church youth group from Oslo, Norway is a really nice example of Christian puppetry and how to use black light effectively. It’s been viewed over 2 million times, which has got to...
John Tartaglia and the puppet stars of Johnny and the Sprites are raising money for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS with a special live performance.The Johnny and the Sprites (see previous post) is coming to Broadway! John Tartaglia and the puppet characters (and their puppeteers) from the hit Playhouse Disney kids’ show are taking...
Spain’s Sinilos Productions produces bright and colourful puppetry for kids. Sinilos Productions is a puppetry company in Spain that performs live puppet shows for children. They have several videos of their work on YouTube and are also working on a TV pilot. I really like their work, the puppets are bright, colourful and well designed...
This full-body polar bear puppet costume is a mascot for Coca-Cola. There are some short videos on YouTube here and here of a neat full body bear polar puppet. The bear is of course one of the famous Coca-Cola polar bears and is apparently the mascot of The World of Coca-Cola, a new permanent exhibit...
The Ultimate Rock N Roll Puppet Showdown From Space comes to Gorilla Monsoon in Toronto for a special show Sunday and Rock N Roll puppeteers Hillary and Kendra say that it may be the last chance to see it so if you’re near Toronto or can get here this weekend go and check it out....
