puppetry
It must've been
Sesame Street, but somewhere in my early childhood, I developed
a love for puppetry that never went away. My first inclination towards
performance involved puppetry, and I seemed to have a natural ability
with it. For many years, I did shows for all sorts of audiences.
Like the young Howard Stern, I even did puppet shows at nursing
homes (although with far less controversial effect!). Church services,
talent shows, vacation bible schools, civic groups, birthday parties,
school projects, you name it. I've done a lot of puppet shows in
my time.
When I started
making videos, however, my puppetry hobby
took on a new life, and these days I make music videos wtih puppets,
usually centered around my own interests. It usually takes a couple
of months to complete a video, because I do all the performing,
directing and editing myself. These babies are true labors of love.
I hope you enjoy them!
Puppet
Boy - 2005
I started working on this video as a way to teach myself Adobe Premiere
Pro. In a kind of bizarre alignment of the stars, I managed to combine
my love for puppetry, Devo, the Web, and video production with an
all-puppet music video for one of my favorite Devo songs from 1984,
appropriately entitled "Puppet Boy". Enjoy.
click here to play
Computer
World - 2007
After about 4 months of work, I finally completed the follow up
to Puppet Boy. Once again, combining many things I love:
computers, keyboards, Max Headroom, Kraftwerk, and Tron! I think
this video shows that my skills have improved a lot in the intervening
years since Puppet Boy. Click the image to watch it on
YouTube, or click
here to download the Windows Media version!
I've
always loved puppetry, and always will. The
Dark Crystal is one of my all-time favorite movies, and One
Way Street's Puppet
Ministry Festivals present some of the coolest creative outlets
for kids I've ever seen. Bottom line: It's simply an art form that
resonates with me, and I'm always looking for ways to do more of
it.
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