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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Sesame Street puppeteer Matt Vogel recently had a chat with the Tough Pigs. Tough Pigs recently posted an interview with Sesame Street puppeteer Matt Vogel. In it, he discusses his work on the show performing Big Bird (Matt is the understudy of original Big Bird puppeteer Carol Spinney) and You Can’t Rock Sittin’ Down, the...
Karen Prell and her famous alter-ego Red Fraggle at Comicon `08 (photo by Flickr user Propologist). One of the things that I missed while I wasn’t posting was that the amazing Karen Prell was at the recent Comicon in San Diego where she entertained Fraggle Rock fans by performing Red Fraggle and leading the audience...
Bob Baker operates the oldest puppet theatre in the United States. I watched a short, but nice profile of Bob Baker on YouTube tonight. Bob operates the oldest puppet theatre in the United States (the Bob Baker Marionette Theatre in L.A.) and I’ve mentioned him on the blog before. The theatre is reportedly struggling to...
Puppeteer Scott Land is competing on America’s Got Talent. Scott Land – who’s hilarious turkey puppet I’ve posted about before (see previous post) – is competing on America’s Got Talent this year. You can watch a clip here. Scott’s made it past the first round of the competition and he’s off to Las Vegas. You...
Brains – from the classic British series Thunderbirds – is featured in a new viral ad for Drench bottled water in the UK. One of the latest viral sensations on YouTube is an ad for Drench Bottled Water in the UK featuring Brains (one of the characters from Gerry Anderson’s classic Thunderbirds TV series) dancing...
A video of Jeff Dunham performing Achmed the Dead Terrorist has received over 47 million views on YouTube. Achmed the Dead Terrorist is huge on YouTube. Seriously. Occasionally (like once every few months) I do a quick search on YouTube to see what the most popular puppet video is. I checked yesterday and was surprised...
“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...
I’m a bit late mentioning this, but Steve Swanson scored a real coup on this past week’s episode of the Muppetcast…as part of a special tribute to Jim Henson – last week was the 18th anniversary of Jim’s death – he landed an interview Frank Oz about his life and career with the Muppets. It’s...
Jim Henson during a 1980s interview talking about his work and new technological developments in film and television. Here’s an interview with Jim Henson from the 1980s that I saw for the first time today. I don’t know when it was filmed, but it’s obviously post-Dark Crystal. Especially interesting is when Jim discusses high definition...
RoRo’s Eclectic Sock Emporium makes beautiful Sock Monkeys and Sock Animals. Sock Monkeys are one of those things that most people take for granted, but actually have quite a history behind them. For some reason people always seem to confuse them with Sock Puppets and often assume they’re one in the same. There’s a lot...
Diary of a Doll Wiggler: A Bob’s Eye View into the Wacky and Wonderful World of Puppetry is a new book by Bob Nathanson from Charlemagne Press, a small publishing house that specializes in puppetry books owned by renowned Canadian puppeteer Lumad Coad. The book draws on Bob’s nearly thirty years as a professional puppeteer...
The latest episode of the Muppetcast pays tribute to Richard Hunt. The Muppetcast – Steve Swanson’s excellent audio podcast about all things Muppety – is paying tribute to the late, great Richard Hunt with its latest episode. Richard performed classic Muppet characters like Beaker, Scooter, Janice and Gladys the Cow (among many others) and died...
