Puppeteering: Bringing Inanimate Objects to Life

[christyb]

I need some sources

Hey guys! First off I didn't know where to put this so I placed it here. If I should've asked somewhere else let me know. I have to write an essay on the Media for my comp. class. My title is so far Puppeteering: Bringing Inanimate Objects to Life. with the subtitle of The revolution of Jim Henson . Basically what I'm wanting to write about is how Jim changed puppeterring and brought it to the limelight with his muppets. My problem is that I have to have two outside sources. I can't find anything remotely related to use!! Anyone know of some good articles I could use. If you do I'll greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

 

[robinthecrow]

Well its sort of an article... a book... a big book... Jim Henson: The Works is a fantastic book. Get it.

 

[christyb]

Hmm...That sounds great thanks. I wonder if it's at Barnes & Noble. If I can find that book I'll still need one more ....

 

[FISH'N'WOLFE]

Hmm...That sounds great thanks. I wonder if it's at Barnes & Noble. If I can find that book I'll still need one more ....

I was able to find my copy in stock at Barnes & Noble. It's certainly worth checking, it is a fantastic book.

 

[christyb]

Arrrrggghhh (screaming in frustration)

You didn't tell me this book was $45. Man I hope people tip good tonight at work. Any other suggestions out there?

 

[Buck-Beaver]

Have you checked Libraries? There are several books on Jim Henson and his career. The Works is the best of the lot, but there is also:

- Jim Henson: Young Puppeteer by Leslie Gourse
- The Story of Jim Henson by Stephanie St. Pierre
- Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles
- Of Muppets and Men by Christopher Finch
- The Art of the Muppets
- No Strings Attached by Matt Bacon

There are also hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles over the years and most libraries have a good chunk of them in their collection on microfilm.

 

[christyb]

Thanks for all the help everyone. I'm just having serious problems locating these. But I'm not quitting. I'll keep looking.

 

[Infinity Sirius]

You can also try half.com and Ebay. That's where alot of these books can be purchased for less than the retail price. Another thing is that muppetcentral has alot of atricles in their archives.

 

[christyb]

Well I found a copy and the library is borrowing it from another library. Hopefully it'll get here soon. If not I'll still read it. Thanks again everybody.

 

[christyb]

Thanks again for the great help. One more question. Does anyone know of a good Henson quote to end it with. Seems like all the ones' I have don't fit.