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31 Oct 2012 Characters from Swazzle's "Halloween is for Making Friends" video.

Halloween is always a great excuse for a little puppet fun and I've rounded up a few fun videos from the web this year to help put everyone in the mood for trick-or-treating....

19 Dec 2010 So Long to Ya, 2010

It's almost the end of the year and you know what that means...time for JibJab's annual salute to the year we've all just lived through. Although JibJab is primarily an animation studio, they've never shied away from blending puppetry and animation in the past (see previous post) and this year's video is almost entirely puppet...

06 Dec 2010 Swazzle puppeteers performing on a special episode of The Simpsons

If you caught last night's episode of The Simpsons, then you know it featured the series' first-ever live action segment with The Simpsons in puppet...

26 Sep 2010 The Simpsons, Swazzle and Katy Perry

Looks like Katy Perry really likes puppets. Hot on the heels of the Katy Perry/Elmo “cleavagegate” controversy (see previous post) comes news that Katy Perry will be the first human guest star in Simpsons history. She’ll be appearing in a special Christmas episode that features the Simpson clan in puppet form, as created by Swazzle...

29 Jul 2010 Swazzle’s Demo Reel

This is Swazzle’s demo reel. Like the reel for Puppet Heap that I posted yesterday, Swazzle does the montage thing I advise against. And this is another example of an exception to that rule, because this isn’t just a puppeteer demo reel, it’s promoting their company and all of the services they provide. There are...

20 Jul 2010 Team Smithereen

There been a lot of chat here and elsewhere about Team Smithereen since it was shot in 2008. It's now available to U.S. cable audiences Saturday mornings on Disney...

14 Apr 2009 The Swazzle Workshop

Swazzle is looking for puppeteers in Southern California. Are you a puppeteer in California who’s looking for a gig? Swazzle (see previous posts) are currently looking for puppeteers to perform live puppet shows at libraries in Southern California this summer. Auditions are being held April 30th at Swazzle’s studio in Glendale, California. To schedule an...

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