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yes, or something more elborate such as the characters in Dark Crystal, which most were controlled mechancially (i.e. cables, wires, etc.) and not all electronically, such as radio controls.

Which do you prefer? I personally prefer, cable controlled puppetry because to me it's form of traditional puppetry. What I mean is that, it's a simple type of puppetry, just like marionettes, hand puppets, etc. It requires the strong skills of a puppeteer to control it. whereas, radio...

I could see that for Barney. I'm surprised about Welcome to Pooh Corner, because they look very simplistic, like Pufnstuf. Just my thoughts.

wow, I didn't know that. nor did I even notice. Is this is how Barney was operated? as well as the characters on Welcome to Pooh Corner and Dumbo's Circus?

I was just watching some episodes of H.R. Pufnstuf and how was he operated? I mean it's clear that he's a costume puppet, but both arms were clearly moving and the mouth was moving along with the movements. So, how was that done, because I doubt back then they had the technology to operate him...

I'd thought I bring this thread back to life, by mentioning two shows produced by the same company and were very good and one of my favorites as a kid. Welcome to Pooh Corner and Dumbo's Circus. I used to love those shows as a kid. I especially like the fact that all the characters were...

I agree it is an ingenious idea. Seeing how it was operated kind of reminded me The Dark Crystal. A great deal, if not all the characters, were mechanically/cable operated. While it is hard to get some movement out of it, it's also pure traditional puppetry. Plus, for some scenes in Short...

I have seen that video, it's truly inspiring to see something that seems so complex be made into simple rods, cable controls and mechancial rigs. That's true puppetry right there. I'm not a huge fan of radio controlled puppetry, for some reason, I feel it's just like driving a remote control toy...

I just watched these two films for the first time, and while they were good movies, I was more impressed with the effects that were used to make the robot Johnny 5 come to life. It was all puppetry. I actually like the effects in the first film better than the ones in the second one. The...

Animation, Puppetry, Film and TV are all mediums of entertainment, but they're also art forms. Genre is something such as comedy, drama, action, etc. However, in film and TV when a genre is picked for it, if it's live action, then they just have to call it a comedy or drama. However, if it's...

that's terrific! how did you make it?

no you didn't, I was just saying.

Thanks! yeah, I did. It's my first one. I made it in an apprenticship I took about marionettes. If you don't mind me saying, I wasn't trying it make funny. I know everyone has different interpetations of art, but I'm just saying.

I know what you mean. Before I actually got the part, there was someone else who wanted it. The teacher was saying how we make "master puppeteers" out the performers. That same kid said, "What's so hard about moving a puppet. You just have to flap your hands up and down." I told him it's much...

yeah, because I felt people in the cast and crew just thought of us "only the guys who move a mouth up and down." That's what people don't understand about puppetry. A puppeteer is an actor too, but hidden. You have to give a performance, as well as deal physical demands that may come with the...

I performed Pods 1 & 4, while the actor for Seymour did Pod 2 and someone else did Pod 3, becuase the drama teacher did want me to kill himself with doing three. I had fun. At times, I felt the same way you did. The pod 3 puppeteer as well as myself, were sometimes treated more like crew member...

In the Muppet Movie, when you watch it in full screen, the gang is about to enter the office of Lew Lord, Kermit turns to talk to the gang. When that happens you can see Kermit's arm sock and Jim's head.

Back in may I was a puppeteer for Audrey II and it was a lot of fun. Very sweaty and a physically draining job, but fun. Here's a bit of my performance from the show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoBsww4vbRI I know I just posted a video of short film and I apoligize if I'm making too many...

Hello, long time no see. I made a short film using my first marionette that I ever made. I made this over a month ago, but for some reason I never thought to share it on here. So, now I'd like to share it and I hope you enjoy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkG21kW0VS0

that video is awesome! That seemed like a unique way to operate it. I hope when/if the third movie comes out, that they use the puppet and not CGI.