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I just submitted the "Snakes on a Plane" spoof video from to the MTV Movie Awards. Over the next week, web users vote on their favorite spoofs and the finalists will be shown on MTV during the MTV Movie Awards. There's a lot of competition, but if you like what you see, please vote for our...

Does anyone have a good technique for greying fake fur. I have some 4-inch fur in both white and red, and I want to have it look like Red hair that's turning white (salt and peppery). Would it be better to use the white hair and add red somehow or start with the red and add white? I know...

After weeks of hiatus, Melonpool's back, wishing everyone's favorite barrel-shaped droid the happiest of holidays... Enjoy! http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=2914 Steve

After watching and interacting with Greg the Bunny and seeing the MR Kermit the Frog, I'm beginning to think scaling down my puppets from their current 10-12 inch tall heads to a more manageable 7-9 inch head might be in the foreseeable future. The benefits I can see range from being able to...

I've been working hard for the last nine weeks on those puppet video podcasts over at www.quickstopentertainment.com. Mostly, we've been doing interviews, but this week we did our first scripted set piece. Hope you enjoy it. And look for the cameos at the end...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media contact: Brad Guigar bguigar@yahoo.com media@blanklabelcomics.com (267) 207-1078 Melonpool’s Troop Launches Weekly Feature for Kevin Smith Site Steve Troop, webcomics veteran and professional puppeteer, is proud to announce a new weekly feature...

So, I made the biggest leap of my puppet-making career and decided to make the next batch of comics out of Antron Fleece. I imagine that along with learning to dye the material, I'll have to switch from machine sewing to hand sewing just about all of it. Is there anything else I should look...

I was wondering if anyone is distracted when they see arm rods? They don't bother me in the least bit, but it seems like a lot of people are obsessed with either hiding them or painting them out. I think a decent puppeteer (or decent cameraman) can make them work without painting them out or...

I looked for about an hour for the post about the company that pre-dyed Antron Fleece, but couldn't find it. Does anyone remember where the link was? Steve

I'll be in New York this weekend shooting stuff with the Mayberry puppet at the convention. If anyone's in the area and wants to come by, I'll be exhibiting at Booth #177. Here's the info: http://www.nycomiccon.com/App/homepage.cfm?moduleid=2577&appname=100453 Steve

Content Opinion A friend of mine and I made three puppet tests last night. I ended up posting two of them to youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/?v=KtJTC0gJyTs and http://www.youtube.com/?v=FRbrZYNo-Dg The third, however is a little on the mature side (we lip-synched to a song with...

The puppet in my avatar -- Mayberry -- is due for a rebuild, but that most likely will be a month or so away. The main reason for the rebuild is that the grip broke about ten minutes after I put him together two years ago, and I've had to make due with weaving my fingers over and under the...

Well, I finally started putting together that puppet I've been talking about for the last five months. I managed to complete the head today. Enjoy. The two movies are the same. The .mov file works on macs and .avi file works on PCs .. or so I'm told...

Does anyone know the target age group for the initial run of Fraggle Rock? I'm not so interested in what ages it appealed to (like all of us), but the age group (10-12 year olds, maybe?) targeted during the pitch. Thanks! Steve

Is anyone going to Wizard World Texas next week? If so, I'll be exhibiting at the Blank Label Comics Booth. And, if I get my act together, I'll even have the new Ralph done. Steve

So, I went on my second puppetry audition today (the first being the LA Muppet audition a few weeks ago. I was wondering if some of you had any advice... Basically, when I got there, I was handed two pages of script and told to do a young character with a higher-pitched voice (but not forced...

Hi! I auditioned in LA today for the Muppets and made it as far as working with the monitor before I was eliminated, leading me to believe that while my puppetry skills might be okay, my monitor skills need quite a bit of work. Anyway, I was thinking it might be a relatively inexpensive...

Hi all, A friend of mine is going to London next week and was looking for some Muppet-related sights. Studios and locations from the Muppet show - Great Muppet Caper years would be great as well as addresses and directions to landmarks such as Jim Henson's old house and the bench featured in...

I've been toying with the idea of making a new puppet movie (Those of you unfamiliar with my old puppet movie, click here). Anyway, unlike my previous endeavor, I'd like to build a puppet-friendly elevated set. I've seen in various documentaries stage hands on puppet shoots easily removing...