Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 14:16:44 -0400 From: Andrew Young <beartown-AT-bear-town.com> To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Re: [WORLDVENTS] Madagascar movie What a great marketing idea! The puppets look great Steve. - Andrew Steve Axtell wrote: > At 06:35 PM 5/29/2005, Keith Singleton wrote: > >> Run, don't walk, to see Madagascar. It is explosively funny, >> precious and adorable. Such an escape, and Steve Axtell's puppets of >> the characters are real knockouts. It's like they jumped off the >> screen onto his lap. Ax reproduced the textures perfectly, and since >> these computer-animated characters look more and more like >> three-dimensional puppets with round plastic eyes, etc., you can just >> imagine what it will be like when holograms take over technology, >> there will virtually (virtually, get it?) no difference. >> Congrats, Steve. You make the most photogenic soft figures I >> have ever seen, loaded with character, just like their daddy. >> >> - Keith and Harold > > > > Thanks Keith. I saw the movie with my kids this weekend too. Loved > it. I put some more photos of the puppets close up on the site. The > People magazine photos didn't show them off very well. Here ya go... > > http://www.axtell.com/mad.html > > I'm talking with DreamWorks and Pixar about doing live promotions in > the future with professional puppeteers that could operate the > character puppets in synch with their official star voices > pre-recorded. This could travel around to malls, theme parks, etc. > It could be a fun gig for several of you around the globe. Stay tuned. > >> Steve Axtell / Axtell Expressions, Inc. > > > *************************************** > See our new show "AxTelevision" on DVD! http://www.axtelevision.com > Amazing Puppet Characters for over 20 years. http://www.axtell.com > International Performer's Directory (Free Listing) > http://www.axtell.com/ipd.html > The original content of this email or attachments is © 2005 Axtell > Expressions, Inc. > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > Admin interface: > http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > > > -- Andrew The PuppetVision Blog "Retro-style puppet film and video goodness, delivered fresh to your computer each day." http://puppetvision.blogspot.com RSS Feed - http://puppetvision.blogspot.com/atom.xml _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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