File puptcrit/puptcrit.0604, message 305


Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:57:37 -0700
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From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com>
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_[Puptcrit]_STRINGS=A0_--=A0_Movie?=


Did they do a lot of rain scenes to hide the strings?

Ax



At 4/27/2006 09:59 AM, you wrote:
>My 4 cents on Strings:
>
>The puppets were astounding works of craftsmanship and artistry, and for the
>most part they were manipulated beautifully. (Only some of the battle scenes
>looked a bit clumsy.)
>
>My quibble with the film is with the script and direction.
>
>I would have appreciated some variation in the overall gloominess of the
>script. For instance, the girl's pet bird could 
>have added some much needed comic
>relief.
>
>As for direction, I thought the pacing could have varied. It was all so...
>legato. There were also some questionable 
>cuts/edits. When the characters' faces
>never change expression, and their mouths never move, it's incumbent upon the
>director to make absolutely clear who is speaking when. There were many
>scenes in Strings when the direction was more 
>like that used for humans, which
>simply doesn't always work for puppets.
>
>I also got a little tired of all the rain scenes. It began to seem like
>showing off -- "Look! We can operate puppets in water!"
>
>But like I said, just quibbles. Overall, really an amazing film.
>Linda
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