From: "Kismet" <kismet-AT-bigpond.net.au> To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Giant puppets: Labyrinth + DVD Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:19:56 +1000 Ive just been introduced to a great product...extruded fibreglass rod! they use it to re-enforce optic fibre cables...only 2mm thick incredible flexible and an incredible high tensile strength. Used for formers and stringers in giant puppets they are completely re-shapeable and recyclable! as to skeletons under latex for large puppets we have been using PVC pipe with the joints replicating traditional marrionette joints with a lot of success....... Re DVD's: You can sometimes get a fungal bloom under the protective coating. This may be minute and difficult to detect. Good indication is the errors happen at the same spot every time. If no obvious scratches and other DVD's play OK then I would suggest this is the problem. Your going to have to try polishing but that is really only helpful with scratches. You can do it your self with a soft cloth and some "Brasso" or very light cutting compound instead of paying some one to do it. If this fails "ce la vie!" Daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mathieu René" <creaturiste-AT-magma.ca> To: <puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 4:51 AM Subject: [Puptcrit] Giant puppets: Labyrinth + DVD Hi all. I am still looking for a few good ways to build strong yet lightweight knees and elbows. Right now, my size of puppet is human adult size. The best example of the knees I need to make is in my favorite movie of all time: Labyrinth. The fire Gang, those feathery wild bunch of bird-like self-dismembering creatures have the kind of knees I am looking for. You can see how well they move in the movie, but even more so in the making of, called "Inside the Labyrinth". Does anyone on puptcrit know how those knees were built? I know a lot of the material on the Labyrinth puppets are latex, but I am pretty sure there is some kind of skeleton underneath those skinny yet sturdy legs. HELP Exchanging a Jim Henson Home Entertainment DVD I have the DVD collectors' edition of Labyrinth, and I was happy with the contents, but it stopped working properly. I can barely access the special features, and sometimes not at all. I cannot skip forward or backwards (movie or special features) without the CD getting stuck in a reading loop. Often, the movie stops playing altogether, as if needing to read more data before going on. I cannot access the photo gallery anymore. Whatever the problem is, I hear the Tic-Tic-tic of the DVD player straining. The sound is very simlar to what the old 3.5 floppy disk readers on a macinstosh make. My DVD player (on my computer) seems fine, I tested it intensely with another DVD I have, and there was no glitches, even under the major effort I asked of it. I will still try to find another DVD player software, just to see if there is an incompatibility with the specific DVD. Right now I use PowerDVD, and I love it. Has anyone else had problems with the collectors edition of Labyrinth? I bought mine last year, and unfortunately the store where I bought it won't exchange it, being over their 30 day return policy. Another problem is that I only have the debit card receipt, not the actual receipt with all the purchase info on it. I'd be willing to send the DVD to a distributor, to get a replacement. Who should I contact? Otherwise, is it possible that the problem would be the physical coating of the DVD itself? I see no major scratch or stains. If I can't gert a replacement, I think I will risk having the disk re-surfaced. Any counter indications? Thanks for any leads. Mathieu René Créaturiste Marionnettes, Masques, Etcetera... Puppets, Masks, Etcetera... creaturiste-AT-magma.ca www.creaturiste.com (514) 274-8027 _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.12/46 - Release Date: 11/07/2005 _______________________________________________ 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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