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Oner good thing about these auditions though is that if any members of Muppet Central forum or Tough Pigs forums actually land a job, they will try to be true to the original soul of the character/muppeteer. And I think that's a great positive for the muppets we love. :) Also the history of...

The neatest technique I have ever seen is to go to a fabric store or a hardware store and buy snaps. You know, like the snaps that close your jacket. They work fantastic! That I know of there are two types, the tiny snaps you sew on, and the heavy duty snaps you can hammer into the...

Could be just the opposite! You and the others were talking to Todd Merrick with the job title "Human Resources Recruiter- Casting Services at Walt Disney World" If you go to this link (you'll need Abobe Reader to view it) you'll see a picture of him and his job title as mentioned above...

As you learn the art, you build up a tolerance to keeping your arm up over your head. I think in a typical 8-hour workday, you would probably have your hand up over you head about 6 hours, depending on the scene. I know of no excercises to relieve such pain, but one tries not to sleep on the...

Good point. But let's say Steve makes $700 a day doing union minimum for example in a TV project. Why would he turn down being offered for example $250 to appear in a mall doing Kermit. The Muppeteers don't have much work coming their way the last few years, so I don't understand why they...

There are so many union contracts that each TV show (and movie project) has their own pay scale. Example...I think if someone appeared on a primetime comedy show the minimum would be in the thousands. SAG represents the film industry and has their own pay scales. AFTRA, which represents...

Payscale Professional actors and puppeteers are member of SAG (Screen Actors Guild) or AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artist). Each union is something like $1,200 to join in USA money. Those who perform on Sesame Street are members of AFTRA. If Sesame Street had been a...

Found this on the web: Thu Nov 18, 2004 4:30 AM ET Participant Prods. is teaming up with International Street Prods. to produce "The World According to Sesame Street." Linda Goldstein Knowlton and Linda Hawkins will direct and produce the documentary, which examines the history of the...

That Pepsi comercial is very cool, thanks for the link! :) .

Hi all, Came across this very, very cool video on the web of bunraku style puppetry mixed with ping-pong. It's 3.4 MB download. It's neat! http://www.btinternet.com/~foo_f1ght3r/Videos/Ping-Pong-Matrix.wmv .

Ooh! Excellent thought! .

Yep, interesting address alright, I scanned the official 'Muppet Holding Company' stationery letterhead if anyone wants to have a look. I put it up on the web at: http://www.angelfire.com/yt3/the_media_shack/Holding_letterhead.jpg Just copy and paste the link above into your browser's...

Hi all, found the story below on Variety.com. It was dated Aug. 4, 2004. --- Known primarily for the characters that make up its Muppets franchise, the Jim Henson Co. is gearing up to develop darker fantasy and supernatural fare for older auds. To that end, the company is on a book-buying...

From Variety.com dated Aug.1, 2004: "Warner Bros. Pictures and Basil Iwanyk's Thunder Road Prods. will produce a live-action feature adaptation of the 1967 Rankin & Bass animated special "Mad Monster Party." John Pardee and Joey Murphy will write the script, in which Baron Von Frankenstein...

Well, I do agree with the original poster (Dash X) that CGI is killing the art. Specifically employment for Video/film puppeteers. Let's see to make a standard Puppet cost from $3,000-$8,000. And that's a plain puppet mind you for TV/fim production. Add into that development, scouting out...

Shrek's CGI Puss wears a hat, boots and a sword. Should the Henson company actually make this CGI Puss, I'm sure he'll sport the same outfit. Outside of giving Puss a different fur color, they might look alike. Since Dreamworks has announced that there will be a Shrek 3 and Shrek 4...

Don't have a clue what inspired them. However It will be curious to see if it gets made. Shrek's 2's CGI version of Puss n' Boots was done great by Antonio Banderas. And it was well received by all. Now the Henson Company will have to top that CGI Puss n' Boots with their own version. A...

I spotted this today on Variety.com. It was dated May 2, 2004. "The Jim Henson Co. will produce "Puss 'n Boots," a $35 million live-action movie with a leading role for a CGI-animated cat. This centuries-old tale of a miller's son, a beautiful princess and a mischievous feline will be...

Well according to Variety.com, the director of “Babe”, Chris Noonan will be directing two movies soon. The first one called "Rule of the Bone" is described as a “coming-of-age” movie. His next feature will be "Crash Dummies: Adventures in the Far-Gone." It’s described as a fantasy about...

JAPANESE “SESAME STREET” BILINGUAL Seeking actor: mid-20’s, native English speaking bilingual male for lead role in new Japanese “Sesame Street.” Production begins shooting in Tokyo, Aug. 3rd and runs minimum two years. Must be willing to relocate to Tokyo at own expense. Mail pix and...