http://puppetbuzz.com Puppet News From Around the Globe Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:09:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love Project Puppet's contests.  I have been a judge and a participant in these contests and they are a ton of fun.  Well this years contest revolves around the theme of Hero and villains!  Very cool.  I wish I had the time to enter.  I have a great character, ... http://puppetbuzz.com/2010/08/19/puppet-contest-2010/ Swazzle is casting NY/Tri-State Area hand and rod puppeteers for a live show that will premiere at FAO Schwarz on 5th Avenue beginning in September. The show will be promoting the "Juno Baby" brand, which is a series of children's DVDs featuring a cast of puppets who teach the wonders ... http://puppetbuzz.com/2010/08/04/attention-ny-puppeteers/ Well this looks great. Forget the fact that you can win $10,000, I am interested in the puppet videos. I was very entertained. The writing is funny and visually it is very well produced. The puppets have a simple but nice look and the puppeteering is ... http://puppetbuzz.com/2010/08/02/10000-puppet-pirate-treasure-hunt/ Puppet Heap has released "Exit Row", a new comedy web series that joins two air sickness bags, Ralph and Chuck, as they grapple with everything from love, betrayal, friendship, identity, in-flight etiquette, and life ad nauseum from the perspective of a seat back pocket. Puppeteers James Godwin (Chapelle's Show, The ... http://puppetbuzz.com/2010/07/18/puppet-heaps-exit-row/ Goodnight Harvey is the latest short film produced by IFYW, a collaboration of Josh Self, Orlando Rivera II, and Derek Iaea, and soon to be on the film festival circuit this summer. The film follows "Sam, a puppet skinner’s apprentice, who must confront the realities of his profession when ... http://puppetbuzz.com/2010/05/11/goodnight-harvey/ I have been looking for this company, video and information for a long time.  I heard about them a good while back and lost all information about them.  Well, I tracked them down.  How awesome is GLOW? I think pretty darn awesome.  This is an Austrian, theatre company that uses live ... http://puppetbuzz.com/2010/05/03/glow-the-show/ This video is by Cedwan Hooks.  He was a part of a company started with a friend that I did a write up about called Pogo Puppet Productions.  Although their old YouTube channel is gone, he has his own channel and is still working on his puppet video skills.  Check ... http://puppetbuzz.com/2010/04/28/developing-young-talents/ Okay, I don't know much about Bollywood, other than they are one of the biggest movie making industries in the world.  These videos appear to be in the Hindi language, but what is cool is the use of English in some of their dialogue.  If you speak Hindi, enjoy.  If ... http://puppetbuzz.com/2010/04/27/wath-shahrukh-khan-amitabh-bachchan-puppet-show/ If you've ever wanted to puppeteer, and you live in the San Fransisco Bay  (California, USA) area you can audition to puppeteer for Swazzle's touring live show called "Water Color".  Here is the posting below.  We'd love to hear from anyone who attends the audition. Date: Monday, May 3, 2010 Location: TBD Swazzle ... http://puppetbuzz.com/2010/04/27/swazzle-auditioning-new-puppeteers/ Check out these videos by Widget Inc. These guys are great and have found a new fan in me. I just posted a video that Widget Inc. had created, and the more I looked into it, the bigger of a fan I became. I am really into the production ... http://puppetbuzz.com/2010/04/23/widget-inc-puppetry/