Well, Project Puppet is doing it again. They are having their latest puppet building contest and this time there is a theme, Fairy Tales Characters! It’s called the “Once Upon A Puppet Contest” and I am honoured to be invited back as on of the official judges.
Honestly there have been few puppet building contests that [...]
Although most of the puppetry world knew of the details behind the giant puppet clips some time ago there has now been an official reveal and a slight reworking of the clips into one full clip along with music. Go along to watch on youtube or read more info here and here.
I came across this DVD a while ago and decided to share it with you all. It is called Pinatta’s View and it is a puppet video that is intended to help children deal with any worries about going to the dentist. The puppets look great (designed by Julie Morrison and build by Rick Lion and [...]
I recently received an email from Chris Deline about a top five puppet video countdown. It was posted about here. I would like to add to that top five another video I stumbled across. The song is called Heart It Races by the group Architecture In Helsinki from the album Places Like This. First off [...]
In my opinion Philip Hatter is an amazing young talent when it comes to puppets. As the owner of Thistledown Puppets in Virginia, he has done a bunch of puppet videos for Youtube that has received some attention. Most recently he has decided to make a little introduction video that has him talking a bit about [...]
UK-based Puppetechnics is looking to hire an apprentice puppeteer to operate their puppet theater show, “The Secret of Gooney Farm” on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays through August. The theater is located in Miniatura Park. You can find more information about Puppetechnics on their site – www.puppetechnics.com – or more about the puppeteer position here.
Many of the puppeteers that are part of the online community are involved in Christian ministries. For those who fall under this category, the Fellowship of Christian Puppeteers is hosting their annual conference at Winthrop University in South Carolina on July 23-27. Anyone in the area may find this an educational opportunity to refine your [...]
Quite simply, Tableau Vivant Nouveau art coming to life. This example is a recreation of a painting through live performance, originally inspired music, and puppets! I really like the cute little puffer fish puppet in the video. The piece has been created by a newly founded art group called “The Imaginary Light Bulb Factory” from Sarasota, [...]
Okay, so here is the question. What exactly is Showbeast? It is hard for me to describe really. It is an online puppet series featuring puppets and people, and it is the brainchild of Benjamin O’Brien (a.k.a. Snow Beast). It has some catchy songs and some really cool greenscreen work. It reminds me of a puppet show [...]
