How much does it cost to have someone actually make you a puppet?

[Movies205]

I want make an orignal puppet but don't think it come out good so does anyone know where and how much it cost for an orignal puppet?(not any of the muppets)

 

[pdbooch]

I guess that all depends on size, materials, time it would take to make.
If you wanted say a Kermit size puppet, that could cost roughly $150-$200 dollars. But a puppet like Gonzo, with the amount of sculpting involved, could be much more. The cost could be less ($20 or so) if the puppet you wanted was more of a "toy size," like the old FisherPrice Muppet puppets from the 70's.

That's just my thought on the matter. Hope it helps!

patrick

 

[CB Boy]

If you need a custom-made puppet you should maybe talk to Buck Beaver's company because they do that kinda thing. I don't know if they are still building puppets for other people, but if they aren't they can give you the name of someone who can and will give you a good price.

I'm not totally unbiased because I do alot of work on their website, but I think they do pretty spiffy work (they built the moose in my avatar). I think puppets cost anywhere from $100 - $5,000 in Canadian $ depending on what u want.

Their website is located at http://www.omlemedia.com/puppetshop. There's not many samples of their work up right now but you can email them at chractershop@omlemedia.com too.

 

[Movies205]

I actually want a pretty simple puppet along the lines of the Cookie Monster... It for my movie something along the lines of the cookie monster is really what I'm looking for...

 

[Luke]

You oughta talk to Terry Angus, who was a puppeteer on Fraggle Rock and often posts his Ebay auctions of puppets for sale here.

 

[Movies205]

Can you give me an E-mail?

?????

 

[Luke]

Nope, but go to the member directory 'Members' at the top of this page next to 'FAQ' and he is listed as 'Butchcat' - you can email him through that !

 

[Movies205]

thX!

Thanks

 

[Traveling Matt]

Hey Movies205-

You might also want to check out this post from a few months ago (if you're looking for a Muppet-Style puppet).

I can personally recommend Armslength Productions. They make fantastic hand-and-rod puppets that are very easy to manipulate.

Good Luck!

- Billy

 

[Movies205]

hmm I've look at these sites and none really have what I'm looking for... Which is basically a really simple puppet, a Cookie Monster Style puppet...