Beauregard
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Your Animal is GORGIOUS Doc!
Part of the Jim Henson "magic triangle" of making Muppets is pupil placement. There is a specific measurement for them, but ultimately the pupils are individually placed and "eyeballed" by the puppet builder as to what is correct. Jim himself said that the Muppets eyes were to be "slightly crossed" and not "straight ahead" in order to create the illusion that the character is focussed and looking at something rather than ever having a blank stare. This applies even to Animal, but...it the key word here is "slightly". Over the years the Muppet builders have altered eye placement on some key Muppets (Miss Piggy's seem to change all the time) and the placement has evolved.I don't know why everyone is changing there pupils on there Animal. I look at pictures and I don't see that he is cross-eyed at all. Also, Terry told me that his pupils are suppose to be a half inch and no smaller. It just looks odd to me to see that Animal looks like he is cross eyed.
LOL, yeah. I'd be having some cat soup if our kitties ever messed with my MR Muppets.Finally got some pics of my Animal... Oh, and they're hanging from the ceiling so my cat doesn't get 'em.
Thanks!Your Animal is GORGIOUS Doc!
I was opening it up. Not for the 1st time but it shouldnt have been for the last either. WORD OF WARNING TO ALL ......... be bloody careful with the mouth.What do you mean Antony? Had you been shutting it, changed the tongue etc? Or do you mean you were manipulating it for the first time and it broke?