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Will this site be legal? Now that Disney will own the Muppet characters, will sites like this one, dedicated to the Muppets and featuring many pictures of the Muppets, be shut down by Disney because of a breech of copyright? I'm not sure what the legalities of online websites and images, but...

Hello all. Today in a puppetry class I'm taking at college, we watched part of an episode of the "Jim Henson World of Puppetry" series. The segment we watched had Jim talking with a French puppeteer named Philippe Gentry. His work looked amazing. Has anyone else heard of him and would have any...

Thanks for the link Buck. I'd like to see what people have done with paper mache, even though this is a very profoam group. I'm not bad mouthing foam, because it's a pretty good material to use. But, I've found that you can get some equally good results from paper mache as well. I use paper clay...

Hello everyone! It's been a while since my last post and I wanted to talk about a topic that doesn't seem to get alot of discussion here: paper mache. I've gotten some pretty good results from it, and also from paper mache like products. Paper Clay is one that's fantastic for nice sculpted...

Alright guys, thanks alot for the information on equipment. What I really want to know is this: How can a begininer at digital video use it to create a professional looking film? I know nothing about it but would be interested in learning BUT I'd like it kept simple. I'm not experienced in...

Hey guys, I am curious about the ins and outs of digital video and production, lighting, types of cameras currently available, editing, even how they can all be used in computers. Does anyone know of any websites that give tutorials on digital video shooting and editing, software to use, how it...

AND I JUST bought the FOAM BOOK!!!

Hey, I had my presentation today and it went great! I did enough run throughs before hand and adlibbed here and there, even throwing in some things that the students were saying as they walked in (making cracks about Starbucks, for example). AND, I got to thinking more and more that I'd like to...

Thanks a lot you guys for all of your replies and messages. I did some thinking today and eventually my mind made a descion. I want to change me major to acting and do what i can to get a BA in acting at my school. I want to take classes in art as well and do puppet building at home. Thank you...

Hello everyone, I've been mulling over a fear of mine for a while, and I wanted to share it with the everyone in the community. I'll soon be a junior in college and I've decided to go for a BA in Fine Art and to take acting and theatre classes as well, so I can take what I learn from my art...

WOW! Jinx you have an AMAZING talent! You do so much and a little bit of everything! What is the theatre community like where you're from in Montanna? Did you go to school for your theatre training, your vocal training? I'm just blown away by what you can do. Thank you for your response, Marc

Thank you both, Buck and Jinx, for your advice. What types of shows do you perform Jinx, both puppet wise and magic wise?

I'm interested in buying some black gaffer's tape, but I'm a little hesitant to purchase from a company. For those of you who may not know, gaffer's tape is a cloth type tape, like duct tape, which is plastic type. It's called gaffer's tape because gaffers, technichians who hang and design...

Yes, I did get your email about the foam videos and book on Ebay, but the asking price was already set at $12 and there had already been about 6-7 bids, so I would have assumed that the bidding price would be at least $20 or more apiece, which I think is the actual price for each video. Thank...

I've been wanting to adapt several folktales from a book that was published a few years ago into a anthology puppet show. The book has several stories in it, and I wanted to adapt 3 or 4 for the show. My question is, would I need to obtain the author's permission to use these folktales in my...

Hey Jinx, this is Marc. I noticed you were on and wanted to ask if you had any pictures of your puppet work that you created using the foam book and videos? I know that you mentioned your avitar had a picture, but do you have any larger ones and or different as well? Take care. Marc.

I stumbled upon website for The Sacred Stone months ago and was blown away by the puppets. Just the LOOK of them was awesome and I'd love to see them move and the movie itself. Buck, do you know if The Sacred Stone is out on DVD in America, or out in theatres in the states?

Well, actually Buck there will be a festival, a pretty big one from what I've heard, this summer in Kankakee, IL. I Think it's called the International Christian Puppeteers Festival, and more information can be found at www.onewaystreet.com. Personally, I am not a very relegious person, but it...

Thanks Buck, and it's good to hear from you! I think I will pick up the foam book. I've worked with foam before with pretty good results and have done one pattern for a wolf hand puppet. What I'd like to get better at is being able to draw out and make more patterns. My current method of foam...

Rugby, Glad to know that you're dreams aren't crushed. Like most of the other replies have stated, you don't need to have puppetry consume your entire life to be called a professional puppeteer. You no doubt have other interests and passions that take up your time (your family for one, and your...