Look at Tested, visiting Rick Lyon
A quick update, tested visits Rick Lyon, and makes a puppet.
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Philip Stephens – Puppet Mouth Mechanism
In honor of BJ’s mech workshop going on at Stan Winston School, I thought this Friday video would highlight Philip Stephens. Philip is a puppeteer and builder from New Zealand who is missionary in Colombia South America. He consistently shows basic materials and readily found software to do great puppet work. Check out any of his videos […]
Puppets And Stuff
To spotlight another resource for puppet builders try the forums found on Puppets and Stuff (puppetsandstuff.com) In my early days of starting in puppetry I found this great community. It has been active since at least 2001, and uses the old bulletin board format for discussion and sharing. Started by Shawn Sorrell, many talented builders and […]
We now resume our regularly scheduled broadcast
I’ve been away for a couple of weeks without posting. Life does that, but puppet stuff hasn’t stopped. Today wraps up six fabulous days of puppetry at the University of Connecticut the school with the degree in Puppetry. Puppeteers of America hosted its bi-annual national festival. From their website: The National Puppetry Festival of the Puppeteers of […]
Glove and Boots
Looking for a fun series that is two main puppets that take about anything? Check out Glove and Boots on YouTube. They’re also on Twitter and just did a Periscope too. See some of their puppetry gold. PSA on phone video etiquette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA Product Placement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWJ571hB19s Parodies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afUPJOg7uRk See the faces and hands beneath the puppets […]
New Zoo Revue
When growing up I remember many shows on the TV that included puppetry, and one I remember watching frequently other than the standard Sesame Street is the New Zoo Review. This educational musical half hour show ran from 1972-1977 with 196 episodes. It featured the youthful free spirit Freddie the Frog, the by the book, know-it-all […]
In progress: Patches.
This weekend I’m building my first human handed or live handed puppet. This is where the puppet has a hand for the mouth, and the puppeteers other hand fits inside of one of the puppets hands. I’ve making a similar pattern similar to the following, but I’m leaving out the foam body, and leaving it […]