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It's a unique, clever, and decidedly unnerving design. I like it alot. I think the marketing of the product needs to follow what they already began with the prototype photos of happy/angry kitty in different locations with clever captioning. This will help build interest in the offbeat nature...

Excellent work, Jarrod! You really nailed the character design. The video end was totally unexpected, technically awesome, and, most importantly, hillarious. Well done! :)

I'll add to what Kanja said... Context and audience has a lot to do with how I view any comment (positive or negative) about anything that I do. I tend to not get all wrapped up in either, to be honest, because viewer tastes are so varied, that it really isn't possible to create something that...

Brian, This idea was the basis for my suggestion to create a 30 (or 60) second commercial to sell YOUR product, using the very skills you are selling (puppets, design, Flash). Feature well done ad spots selling yourself on your demo DVD, and get them into the hands of agencies or even...

Brian, You might be able to work a catchy ad pitch on the promo piece you are developing. I'm thinking create a short film (ie: a 30 sec commercial) that sets a scenerio involving a "typical web client looking for work" and use your puppet actors to pitch the ideas like "So ya need flash...

Very nice design. I especially like the proportions of the low profile head and prominent chin with underbite---makes for a cute character. :)

Excellent technique and an entertaining story and positive message, JJ! Well done!

Very nice work, Brian. The character details are great!

Hmmm... sounds interesting, but like you said, the changes will either be great or a huge disappointment (for those in the audience who may have already seen the Broadway version). Hopefully the performers won't treat their puppetry performance like a third-class citizen... but I can't imagine...

And THAT is precisely why I wear Playtex Living Gloves on my feet---and yet, still they stare. *shakes head in bewilderment*

Stacey, I'll let others who are more familiar with the PPoA video library make specific recommendations. That said, you will be well served by watching as much classic Henson TV puppetry as you can get your hands on. As Andrew posted earlier, studying the way Jim and his creative team staged...

That's a great point about "definite focus." That along with effective staging can really improve (and make or break) a performance piece. I've always been a keen observer of composition and staging. The time I am most concerned about actual eye focus is when my character is breaking the...

Stacey! Thanks for sharing this and congrats on the awards! Your voice work is great and the comedic timing is there and the character is really cute. Two observations for things to watch for when shooting next time are the puppet's hand position (as Buck said) which doesn't have to be in the...

Andrew, Excellent find at Pupcrit... thanks very much for posting.

This post got me thinking about people trying to get new puppet productions on TV and then I started writing and, well... I wrote a lot. I ended up posting the entire thing on my blog http://bubbleboyblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/its-time-for-creative-puppet-peeps-to.html because I didn't want to...

Groovy design... love the prominent UNDERbite (ya just don't see enough underbites anymore!)

Yes! I could not agree more. In fact, forced creativity will almost always yield results that feel---err--- forced. Not good.

Staceyrebecca, I like the way you think. And now, for some reason, I feel compelled to search out a ridiculously immense box of Q-Tips. ;-)

Are you looking to free hand the drawings into the computer like you would on paper? Unless you already own or are able to invest in a Wacom tablet (drawing in a natural way with a mouse is an exercise in futility), then I would skip the "drawing software" and draw your stuff on paper. You can...

Good stuff, Andrew. I, too, follow John's blog almost daily. The amount of info and lessons and mentoring he provides is priceless (and even more so since he doesn't charge a dime to visitors and his "students").