I wrote about Ruffus the Dog’s “revival” back in March. Well, the fine folks involved, have been working hard and are just about ready to have a public screening of their work on December 17th. It’s a half hour version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” – as told by Ruffus and a host of [...]
Check out these two video shorts that I helped puppeteer for. They were created for Let’s Talk Science and use an amazingly cool knitted puppet. The shorts were co directed by Kathilee Porter and Marty Stelnick. Kathilee is an amazing director and Marty is a fantastic puppeteer in addition to his directorial abilities. Marty and [...]
I have been active in a good amount of improv over the last year. It is no wonder why I’d like puppet improv. Let me present All Puppet Players! What I really like about APP is (not only solid improv) but also the way they use their all black outfits and oversized puppets in their [...]
I love puppet stuff and I am Canadian. So it would make sense that I might like what I have seen of Sunflower Hour, a Canadian film by Unpaved Films. The film is a “mockumentary” that follows four crazy puppeteers who are all vying for a coveted puppeteering job for a popular kids show. The [...]
These shorts have been produced by Hell Creek Entertainment here in Toronto, ON, CANADA. It has a few of Canada’s best stand up comics who are trying their “hands” at puppeteering. The series follows an alien newscast that outlines their eminent takeover of the planet Earth. Their strategy? Just sit tight and see what humans [...]
Well, it would seem that for the many fans of the internet series Apollo’s Pad, your prayers have been answered. Many people have asked for the series to be on television, and now it is! Apollo’s Pad has just inked a deal that will see eight, 11 minute episodes on their late night time slot [...]
I love showcasing all of the great puppet stuff happening involving Canadians. Here is a sweet little video from Georgetown, Ontario artist Brennan Finlay. The video was made by another (former) Ontarian, Filmmaker Julian Grant. The song is a love letter to Chicago, one of the US cities that I would love to visit, and [...]
There is a great interview over at Strange Kids Club (a site dedicated to 80s nostalgia, toys, cinema, horror, and all things animated, illustrated or otherwise art-related)! It should be noted that the cool puppet on their website was built by the wonderful Mr. Hatter! The SKC interview a company called Beans and Bueller. The [...]
When I first started to be interested in puppetry, one of the first local Canadian puppet companies I looked at was Radical Sheep Productions. In fact As a teacher, I took my first Grade 1 class to visit the studio. As a company, they made many different shows, including Ruffus The Dog. Radical Sheep is [...]
Big City Park is a wonderful puppet show that airs on CBeebeies. The abundance of puppetry airing in the UK makes me very happy. I just wish my home country of Canada would follow suit. The series was shot outside in Ormeau Park, Belfast and was a co production between CBeebies Scotland and Sixteen South [...]
