Jungle Fever 2: Primal Fury – First Trailer

Check out this little puppetry gem.  I for one was blown away with it.

This movie short was put out by Director Peter Haynes of New Zealand based Haynesfilm Ltd.

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The project was conceived back in the summer of 2005, and the team for Haynesfilm were feeling the crunch of the 48hours film competition they were in.  Eight hours into it, 3am and they still didn’t have anything resembling a storyline or idea.

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These film competitions often have a few elements that each short must include, here are theirs.

Character: Bodil DeRezney, Animal Lover
Genre: Action.

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Director Peter Haynes remembered the moth eaten old puppet Monkey he had as a child. In a fit of 8am scribblings on a sheet of refill, ‘Jungle Fever’ was born.

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It went on to win Audience favourite in its heat, reach the regional finals in Auckland, and then go onto the National finals after being selected as a wildcard winner by Peter Jackson himself.   JF2: Primal Fury’” is a continuation of the story of DK bond, Fighter, Lover, Monkey.

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‘JF2: Primal Fury’ was filmed on a Panasonic HVX in 720 mode, using a redrock M2 lens adaptor with Nikon Lenses. It will screen in 12 episodes on Juice TV in New Zealand beginning 7th April. It is totally self funded.

So many times people worry about making a puppet “as professional” as possible. Here is an example of how wonderful film making can make a simple puppet look great. This is a topic that I will be exploring further. For now, enjoy the trailer.


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One Comment to “Jungle Fever 2: Primal Fury – First Trailer”

  1. Campbell Cooley 8 May 2008 at 1:28 am #

    I had the privilege of being in this production (in more ways than one) and I encourage all puppet lovers to watch this series! The production values are amazing and the script is just plain fun! I challenge anyone to see how many other film references are made in the series! And depending on the feedback from fans, there may be a JUNGLE FEVER 3. So, please… spread the word. Forward the links. http://www.junglefever.co.nz
    You won’t be disappointed!

    -Campbell Cooley (a.k.a. Bruce Torquemada)


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