I saw this a little while ago, but it seems to be making the rounds again, so I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon and post a link to it. It’s a Zombie-powered rendition of “Dust in the Wind,” by Ottawa-based puppeteer Matt Ficner.
First of all, I think the puppets are great. They’re exactly the [...]
This is something we’re working on (based on a design provided to us). This is the paper-prototyping stage; once it’s nailed down, we use the paper pieces as the pattern to make the foam skeleton.
Just saw some videos for an Israeli puppet show called “Red Band.” I can’t read the language, unfortunately, so I’m not exactly sure what the setup is, but it looks like it’s something of a puppet-ized “This is Spinal Tap.” The puppets look great, and the filming looks pretty sharp, as well. If only I [...]
Hey all,
Here’s the recent (much-delayed) episode of Ask Palpatine, where he answers the question that led us to our very first contest. We hope you like it!
We just updated the site, and have added a profile page for the Bono puppet. Check it out:
http://hoggworks.com/puppets/view/35
I’m trying out the beta of a neat service called Evernote, one of the features of which being the ability to record all sorts of scraps of info, be it text, audio, or imagery, and to post it in a public scrapbook. So I’m going to be saving photos of things I might be wanting [...]
Here’s another video link, but this one ISN’T the Muppets. It’s a music video for the Barenaked Ladies. This video is for “Pollywog in a Bog,” from their recently released children’s album. A friend of mine is one of the puppeteers on the project, and it’s very well done all around. Very fun stuff.
The Bono puppet is done! I think he turned out really well, and is one of our better puppets so far. This is what he looks like:
And this is how he was built:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/inelegant/sets/72157605759679230/