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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This is a few weeks late for Christmas perhaps, but I really liked this behind-the-scenes video for The Nativity Story, which premiered at the Orlando Puppet Festival a few months...
The PG Tips Monkey (see previous post) is still at it in the UK. Monkey and Al (played by British comedian Johnny Vegas) is the star of a long-running series of commercials for PG Tips tea. Here are a few of Monkey and Al’s recent commercials: A send-up of When Harry Met Sally. “The Stripper”....
This is a very honest and raw documentary about renowned puppeteer Mak Wilson, who discusses his career, his struggle with depression and some of the not-so-fun aspects of working in the film and television...
This is a brief interview with British puppeteer Toby Philpott discussing his work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a film that most people don't realize required a team of puppeteers to...
Me and My Monsters is a new live action series about a family who relocates from Australia to the UK only to discover there are monsters living in their basement....
Air New Zealand has launched a new series of innuendo-filled videos on YouTube starring a puppet named Rico, built by the Jim Henson Creature Shop and performed by Tyler...
While I'm still mired in lots of work, the pace will be slowing down a bit starting this week and I'm hoping to get back to regular blogging soon. In the meantime, here's some interesting news and notes from the world of...
The Jim Henson Co. has launched a new blog called "Jim Henson's Red Book" based on the master puppeteer's person work diary, which he kept from the mid 1960s until just a few years before his...
This is a classic commercial that Jim Henson made in 1962 for the Council of Churches/Protestant Radio and Television Center in Atlanta to help promote safe...
In this video installment of the Henson.com Podcast from earlier this year, the Creature Shop's Head of Puppet Fabrication, Julie Zobel, explains the process of restoring several Skeksis...
Julianne Buescher has one of the best demo reels I've ever seen. Not just because she's a great puppeteer and works on a lot of fun projects with the Henson Company, but also because her reel is really well thought out and well...
The Henson Company created this singing unicorn that belts out Michael Bolton, Boyz 2 Men and Culture Club hits for a new Juicy Fruit campaign. Allan Trautman was the lead puppeteer on this and, well, I don’t really know what else to say. Videos are embedded above and below. Watch and enjoy! Via Evolution...
