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Everyone’s asking how we made this lion — the behind-the-scenes reel is up now on my profile!This is the Amazing giant puppet lion scene from Higglety Pigglety pop, a film by Clyde Henry , made for Spike Jonze and voiced by Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker #puppetisland #whereTheWildThingsAre #nfb #lionpuppet #bigcats#puppetry, #practicaleffects, #notcgi, #behindthescenes, #animatronics

You watched Part 1 & 2… now watch the floppy finish.PART 3!!! Viewer discretion advised — this date gets VERY personal.#catfish #datingapps #onlinedating #montereyaquarium #fish

I’m teaching a course about the spark!#puppeteering #spark #itsalive

People don’t fall in love with products. They fall in love with characters! This is what we do at Puppet Island and have done it successfully many times.We’ve also built a huge social media presence.Created a story.So this is a call to action to brands out there that are trying to figure out how to get themselves onto social media in a regular way.I think with all the AI slop out there there is a real need for real things and Puppets offer that authenticity.Please get in touch with Puppet Island if you’re trying to find a way to represent your brand#CharacterDesign #StorytellingMarketing #BrandingStrategy #PuppetTok #ContentCreation

we had a really good time at the festival!
Thank you to all our guests, the audience, our partner, co-workers and all the participants!
Hope to see you all next time!
LOVE to all of you!

Here are some impressions.

photos/videos by @alexugriffin

@michal.gili.svironi
@daisyjordan_art
@puppetislander
@alexugriffin
@i.gilbo
@pigmaliao
@dufelix
@thomas_guerigen
@aj.dubler
@carmela.murphy.art
@thespiritcabinet
@puppetcoreco
@halfpastselberschuld
@pooria.noori
@luhanfilm
@handmadepuppetdreams
@trukitrek
@alexandolmsted
@jaimesunwoo
@louisdeiss

Koproduktion:
@fftduesseldorf
@theatermuseumduesseldorf
@halfpastselberschuld

Partner:
@handmadepuppetdreams
@greenfeatherorg
@fidena_festival
@theaterimpumpenhaus

Förderer:
@sparkasseduesseldorf
@buergerstiftung.duesseldorf
@kulturamtduesseldorf
@mkw.nrw

#puppetry #festival #celluloidgolem #puppenspiel

Mr. Meaty is having a little moment, and somebody who runs the site @everthingmrmeaty sent me this great moment.What a talent @nicolekidman

Three little knittens on a mission to fit into things that are WAY too small 😭

Thanks for helping me make this happen @daveskwarczek

#kittens #cats #crochet #knitting #puppets

The course is in my Linktree, on GUMROAD #puppeteering #gumroad #frankenstien

Vampires made me do it!This was just such a funny show, and I felt quite honoured to meet all the hilarious actors.#whateedointheshadows #marrionette #naughty

Puppeteering is basically wiggling dolls… or, if we’re being generous, playing with slightly oversized action figures. And puppet action scenes - That’s the part I’ve always loved most. This wrestling sequence from the TV show Mr. Meaty is probably my favourite action scene I’ve ever directed. To make it work, I had three versions of the puppets: the regular puppet, a wire armature version for more controlled movement, and a full ragdoll for the heavy impacts and throws. Mixing all three together, can you tell when I used what version of the Puppet?

I also have to give some credit to my brother Casey. He was obsessed with classic wrestling, so I spent an absurd amount of time growing up watching the WWE glory days — Hulk Hogan, André the Giant, and Macho Man Randy Savage. I guess all those hours paid off, because somewhere along the line I learned how to stage wrestling moves with puppets.

#Puppetry #MrMeaty #BehindTheScenes #ActionScene #PracticalEffects PuppetMaking StopMotion Filmmaking Puppeteer TVProduction Wrestling WWF WWE HulkHogan AndreTheGiant MachoManRandySavage 90sKids ThrowbackTV CreatureEffects Miniatures FilmMakersOfTikTok Directing ActionDirector PracticalFX PuppetAction TikTokFilm InstagramReels TVMagic BehindTheCamera Nostalgia

I’m still in Germany at the @celluloid_golem_festival puppet festival - eating lots of bread and drinking lots of beer - so here’s some random Puppet videos from my archive!