Recent content by JDAmato

Yeah right now money is an issue because it's a lot of spec stuff early on. But I was just curious to see who was poking around NYC. We are in talks right now with some large companies and so in the future money wouldn't be an issue. I'll post specifics as soon as I have them-- just wanted to...

Hello everyone! JD here-- I've been super busy lately and so I haven't been on the forums too often. In fact, the reason I've been gone is also one of the reasons I came here. I just started up a production company here in New York and we are working on a lot of projects. It is me and 25 of...

I love the designs-- I can't wait to see the finished puppets in action!

Hey! It looks like you were using an iteration of the eye blink mechanism that I had posted a while back and that ended up on PuppetBuilding! Great to see the video! Nice job, very well done. Let me know what you think about it? Do you mind if I post your video on my blog to show people the mech...

yeah I dont remember the puppetry being too bad in it.

It won't let me edit the first post, but anyways, here is the link to the page with the pictures and not just a general link! http://jdamato.blogspot.com/2007/11/new-old-puppets.html Happy Sunday!

Hey Everyone, I just posted some older puppets of mine on my blog that I realized I never put on the internet. Despite being a bit older, let me know what you think! http://jdamato.blogspot.com/ Hope everyone had a deal-filled black Friday!

thats cool, Since it is cable operated it means you could give him a larger than life body...well done!

Even if you aren't a dummy, sock puppets can be awesome. Check out Marty (one of the members of the puppet-band Uncle Monsterface) and his work...he takes the simple idea of sock puppets and really puts a neat spin on them. It's just fun to see that there is always a new spin to be put on old...

I have a colleague who builds camera-rigs constantly, and you would be surprised what a $50 trip to home depot can make. So, while I do think risers are your best bet for a low cost option, I would sketch out the ideal rig you would want and see if you can find the parts at a hardware shop. What...

In terms of feet/legs, I have gotten good results for a more fanciful looks by filling stockings with stuffing material...it makes it pretty easy to shape and the connection is as simple as a little sewing. If you don't like that look, I would suggest just starting out with thick tubes and hand...

This may sound less awesome than you had invisioned, but I was thinking...why not build a regular steadi-cam (i have tried most of the hand-made ones on line and they all work prett decently) and then just build a 3 or 4 foot platform for your camera op to walk on? While Jib arms are cool, they...

(Blink, thanks for the heads up, I think I fixed it!) I dont know how this slipped me, but Peter Jackson's puppet movie "Meet the Feebles" has a lot of action in it. It is an extremely inappropriate movie for some audiences but it has some nice puppets and a lot of action. here is a sample...

Unfortunately, a higher heighted steadi-cam rig is going to be tough. The general idea behind steadi-cams is that they move the force of movement below the anchor point and center of balance that if usually just at your hand. While there aren't going to be any nice plans laid out for you on the...

Look at pretty much any monster-based horror movie from the 80s...unless the monster is big enough to have a human inside, they are usually just puppets. Alien, for example, is mainly large manually controlled puppets (although a lot of the famous shots are huge animatronic rigs).