PuppetVision Archives: puppet building

18 Jul 2011 Monday Morning Inspiration: Papier-mâché with Mathieu René

I've been lucky enough to collaborate with Mathieu René (see previous post) - better known online as "Creaturiste" - off and on for past few years thanks to our mutual association with Unraku.He's one of the most knowledgeable and innovative puppet and mask makers working in papier mache anywhere in the world and he's now...

01 Apr 2011 Handspring Puppet Company TED Talk

If you haven't already watched this you need to. It's an inspiring TED Talk with Handspring Puppet Company co-founders Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones explaining the evolution of their puppets, which culminated in the incredible horses of...

03 Feb 2011 The Art of Lion Dance

I don't generally post puppet making videos here, but since it's Chinese New Year I thought that this look at the making of a Lion head for a Chinese Lion Dance was...

04 Jan 2011 An Even More Incredible Hulk

This is a teaser for an upcoming DVD called An Even More Incredible Hulk from Steve Johnson's Eon Entertainment that promises "a stunning look at a 100% animatronic Hulk" that was developed, but never used for Ang Lee’s 2003 Incredible Hulk...

27 Nov 2010 Weekend Puppet Catch-Up

Thanks to an incredible number of submissions from all of you wonderful readers and being busy with a few different film projects in recent weeks, I've once again fallen hopelessly behind with interesting things from world of puppet film and video. So once again, here's a quick weekend puppet catch...

23 Nov 2010 Zappos.com Puppet Commercials

Online retailer Zappos.com - who are renowned for their amazing custom service - started an ad campaign earlier this year that uses actual customer calls reenacted with puppets....

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