How do I get a job as a Muppeteer?

[GuyGadoir]

Frankly, I believe you are all full of it!
Full of courage and amazing soul and I can only imagine the extents your talents. I just wanted to compliment you all on your courage and wish you the best with your projects!

Being able to make a living while staying true to art is one of the biggest puzzles to solve in a lifetime, those who succeed are blessed and I believe you can. Best of luck, all.

 

[ravagefrackle]

Forgive me, but when was Hollywood not about money and nepotism?

QFT

 

[Fozzie Bear]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyjL2DgHChY

Then you can be like this guy...

I have to say I'm most impressed with the construction and performance of that one puppet, Troy.

 

[puppetsmith]

I've discovered that its very hard to get anyone to pay you to be a puppeteer.

And so, the next best solution is pay yourself.

So I say to you again... make your own way. That's what I'm trying to do.

If I go out there and prove that I can do that sort of thing, who knows? Maybe it'll be The Muppets knocking on MY door.

Well said, as all of the recent posts on this thread -Buck, Foz, Gordon, etc.

The only thing I have to add is that IF one day the Muppets, Disney, Nick or whoever come knocking at YOUR door - and I'm speaking in general - think twice about accepting their offer - and maybe three, four, five, or six times. You obviously must have been doing something right and maybe something of which the 'big boys' are incapable. Don't assume a partnership with the "powers that be" will make what you're doing better; It could work in reverse. Financial backing comes with costs, and you want to make sure you are not sacrificing what brought you your original success.

 

[Marky]

I have to say I'm most impressed with the construction and performance of that one puppet, Troy.

He doesn't look so good these days. Something about having to feed him???

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Feed him, eh? I half expected you were going to say something about how he was coming apart at the seams.

 

[Marky]

LOL!

Raoul is the puppets name, and he was made by Matt Ficner. Noreen YOung owns him though. I don't know why. She's the one who lent me the puppet (Matt's too busy filming zombies in Malaysia to be concerned about what I do with his rat).

I used him this weekend to do some Puppets Up! 3 promo stuff actually. It was fun, I hadn't done any public puppeteering since Sept. before that. Bad Me!

 

[Fozzie Bear]

I'm trying to convince my friends to do some improv--except they're not all puppeteers. However, we play REALLY well off each other and I think it would be a hit if they would only do it and could perform puppets.

 

[Marky]

I'm trying to convince my friends to do some improv--except they're not all puppeteers. However, we play REALLY well off each other and I think it would be a hit if they would only do it and could perform puppets.

Try doing a li'l basic workshopping with them. Ya never know! All you need then is a venue and... puppets!

I'm kind of lucky, I get both provided when doing stuff with Noreens troupe or The Balcony Puppeteers. Biologically, I'm far too lazy to build and write scripts. I just do my voice thing, abuse other's puppets and butcher writers' work.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

I just do my voice thing, abuse other's puppets and butcher writers' work.

I do that to, but unfortunatley only to my own puppets...poor things.

I've tried, only one seems slightly interested, though. Shame, too. The folks I know are FUNN-EE---but, maybe not so on stage. I didn't think of that...