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For the past year and a half I've been producing a documentary about puppeteers and puppetry around the world called "PuppetVision". The film includes a segment that discusses the Muppets and Jim Henson's impact on art and culture. As part of this I'm looking to interview some really...

UK puppeteers Jonny & Will have produced a new three part series of shorts for Cartoon Network called "The Grumpy King". I've posted all three installments over at my blog, along with some links to more of their work - http://puppetvision.info/2012/08/jonny-wills-grumpy-king.html

This is a video of some amazing puppetry and puppeteers that I saw and met during a recent trip to a puppet festival in Taiwan. It was filmed for PuppetVision: The Movie, the puppetry documentary that I'm working on (and mentioned in this thread). You can learn more about the puppeteers in the...

I wanted to share with everybody a project that I've been working on for a long time. For the past few years I've been traveling to different cities and countries in my spare time, interviewing puppeteers, puppet builders and other people who are really passionate about puppetry. So far I've...

I'm in the process of downsizing the storage unit where I store a lot of puppet building materials and while I was sorting through things I found a four (4) yards of the original antron fleece that was discontinued several years ago and can no longer be purchased; this is the highly prized...

I'm currently working on a documentary about contemporary puppetry around the world and while I was doing some research the other day I came across this video, which I thought was kind of neat. It appears to be video/stills from a Muppet exhibit in 1977. There are a bunch of Muppets pictured on...

Hi everyone, I have about 25 yards of the original antron fleece that I need to get rid of because I have to clear out some storage space at the end of the month. I'm selling it at cost for $25/yard, which is what I paid for it including shipping and taxes. This is the original Antron...

Hey guys, Furry Puppet custom built this puppet for a project at Unraku back in 2009 and now because we've got too many props and puppets in storage we're looking to sell some of the stuff that wasn't built in-house. We'll entertain offers over $300 U.S. & up for this puppet (it was...

For those in or near Toronto, One Night Slam is a new, ongoing series of puppet slams hosted by Unraku that wil be held in different, unusual locations around Toronto during 2011. Some will take place in prominent public locations around the city, while others will be more intimate and unfold in...

Unraku did a fun gig last week; we were asked to have a puppet character host a Christmas call in show for kids in Southern Ontario called "Talk With Santa". The format of the show is that kids call in and, well, talk with Santa. We did 5 live one hour shows last week, which I really enjoyed...

Finally got around to trying something new for puppet mouth plates today, a vacuformed plastic hand grip. In the past I've tried a dozen or so different ways of making these, but I really like this. It's a prototype and a little rough; the final step is to cover the plastic with shammy...

I thought I would share this with everyone, a few photos of different types of puppets built by the Unraku Workshop in Toronto - http://www.flickr.com/photos/unraku/sets/72157624827023753/

Hi all, About a year ago I stopped updating my PuppetVision Blog about puppetry in film, video and the web due to a combination of illness in my family and a desire to spend less time writing about puppetry and more time actually doing puppetry. Last week I started updating PuppetVision...

Apparently the San Diego Zoo is looking for puppeteers to perform as part of a new attraction. Deadline to apply is this Thursday. Here's a link with more info - http://www.indeed.com/job/Actor-Puppeteer-Character-Cost-at-San-Diego-Zoo-in-San-Diego,-CA-f46b28128e96708b

Since early February myself and another puppeteer have been doing a series of weekly workshops at work with a team of eight new puppeteers. Each week they’ve been learning the basics of on-camera puppetry; how to perform using video monitors and how to use different types of puppets, including...

Hi all, A few puppeteers friends and I do a basic "intro to puppetry" workshop in Toronto every January. This year it's taking place next weekend. It's a full day workshop. The first half of the day will be spent on some basic on camera exercises, explaining how monitors work and basic...

Hi all, I've been working on a fun project with a bunch of other talented puppeteers/builders since December. Can't post too much about it just yet, but we are posting pictures and video of work-in-progress almost daily (well, Monday to Friday). If you're on twitter follow @unraku or visit...

I should have posted something about this on here sooner, but I'm offering a nine week intensive online puppet building course online over the summer via PuppetBuilding.com called Puppet Building 101. Puppet Building 101 is designed to take you step-by-step through the process of how to build...

I've reposted one of the most popular tutorials on PuppetBuilding.com (before it was taken offline last year), How To Make Puppet Practice Eyes. Just like the title suggests, this explains how to make a pair of "Oobi-style" puppet practice eyes. The tutorial was written by Andrew Moore. Enjoy!

Due to popular demand, PuppetBuilding.com is back online. As some of you know, the site - which seemed to be insanely popular - got hacked a year ago and filled with spam. Although I had back-ups of most of the site's content, I had to essentially rebuild it from scratch so I decided to try...