puppetry
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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 here
to watch it on YouTube! |
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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
I've
always loved puppetry, and always will. The
Dark Crystal is one of my all-time favorite movies. For puppet
ministry opportunities, One Way Street's Puppet
Ministry Festivals present some of the coolest creative outlets
for kids and adults. 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.
Featured
Link: PuppetVision Blog

Me and Brian Henson at the Center for Puppetry Arts.
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