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I read the pre-edited post and I think the copyright infringement debacle reared its ugly head again. And I'm happy to say I was able to restrain myself from becoming involved! Okay, delete my post now.

It's Chicago. Unless you are putting your own show together, using your own money, this isn't a puppet town. L.A. and NYC are where you want to be if you want to make money as a builder and/or performer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1-PwZltH8E Not even Kermit can distract from that sweater.

Left-handed? Guilty. Though I can go both ways. And it helps if I have a camera and monitor. ;)

I've been experimenting with latex. It is great stuff. While it is time consuming at the beginning (design and sculpt the head, cast it in hydrocal or ultra cal, cast the foam latex, screw it up, do it again), you will have the molds available to use again. And I generally hate hand sewing...

Have you considered using a wig?

I agree with everything that has been said about letting people take advantage of our desire to build and perform by lowballing us on the budget. It is all completely true. Having worked at various levels of film and television, it very rarely is about paying people what they are worth until...

http://www.monstermakers.com/category/The-Monster-Makers-Complete-Foam-Latex-Kits/ You want to use foam latex for puppet building. The mask making latex doesn't expand when it cures.

sorry. i don't mean to be brutal. (But hey! I've got a new signature quote now!) And the most recent picture looks a lot better. I forget who said it or where I first heard it, but someone said "Art is never finished, only abandoned."

Depends on the character. Is this an excitable bird? Then wings would be good. Is this a sarcastic bird? Then eyes would play a bigger part. And these are just real general ideas. Decide what the bird's character is going to be then make the choices that will help develop that character.

I guess you could come stand in front of my house and I can have my puppets yell out the window at the kids.

For the family? Not much really. Some of the local, small, not-for-profits might have a children's show on the weekend that might involve puppets, but there's nothing that stands out puppetwise. "Avenue Q" is going to be in town around then. But that really isn't family friendly (or maybe it...

It's an ill-fitting shirt (and not a great color), the eyes aren't well focussed and there are no gaps in the teeth (which isn't a big deal but tossing it out there).

So I didn't actually read the whole post, just saw award and the link so I clicked. Then, being Mr. Not Pay So Much Attention, quickly scrolled through the choices and landed on the Elmo driving one and, naturally, I assumed that's the right one. I start it up and it's really awful! I can't...

What do you mean kind of? :coy:

This post has been left blank because i know the joke I wanted to make, while pretty funny and not technically against the standards of the board, would, nonetheless, force one of our esteemed moderators to delete it. And just to be a little helpful: How about "Teppums"?

I think the best way to learn to make good bodies is to get some cheap 1/2 inch foam and start cutting different size wedges and darts and such, glue them together and see what it looks like. Eventually, you'll figure out what works and what doesn't.

Mmmmmmmm... French Fries....

I believe the word you were looking for is "professorial". ;)

Making money is the ONLY reason any movie gets made in the first place. "Ghostbusters" won't happen unless Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures pays a huge amount to Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Dan Ackroyd. it was in the original contracts. That's why there hasn't been a third movie. See...