Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 02:54:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Amy Feldman <amykfeldman-AT-yahoo.com> To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] GOOD Puppet videos on YOUTUBE Thanks so much. You openned up a whole new world to me. Your dedication to puppetry is truly inspiring. Amy --- Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-magma.ca> wrote: > Hey, the first post, last morning, seems to have > passe unnoticed. Since there a a few very > interesting videos on the list I filtered, I am > sending it again. It is easy to see the videos on > Youtube (at least on my 3 year-old computer system > with a semi up-to-date windows XP, browsing with > Mozilla). > > > ------------------------------- > > Hi all puppet junkies... > > I filtered hundreds of Videos tonight, I had access > to high speed internet after a meeting. > I went a little overboard. I stopped when I was > becoming aggressive (too much crap is published out > there. Anyone with a sock or even an action figure > thinks it can call it a puppet, and a pooping > stuffed doll also qualifies????? > > You wouldn't believe the amount of garbage I had to > wacth under the keyword search of "puppets". > Here are the best (real puppets) I could find. There > are still many more to filter. perhaps a few gems > can still be found. I only checked until about 700. > Thankfully, some, alas not all, of their thumbnails > are clear enough to judge if it's crap at first > glance. > > > HIGH SPEED INTERNET HIGHLY RECCOMENDED for this. > Most of the videos are under 5 minutes, but still > heavy on a 56k phone connection. > Alas, YouTube has made it difficult to save movies > on our hard drives. SO far I have tried one software > to bypass it, but have had no time to make it work. > > > Preview of the Jim Henson company's improv show, > "Puppet Up" Shown at Comic-Con 2006 > I want to see that!!! WOnderul concept, pushed to > new heights (two shows, one on the screens, and one > down here). > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmQpBIB8YPs > > > Our fellow Puptcrit member Jim Gamble at work: a > burlesque marionette. Strip tease and special > effects. Warning, nearly full puppet nudity, may be > considered "vulgar" by some. We also get to see and > hear Jim talk a little. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM9opAFewss > > Muppet Vikings with I think, a weird song that has > replaced the original soundtrack. Dark and funny. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyh5v_GizaY > > > Yet another Muppet clone, but I don't know why, it's > got something special. Maybe it's the proportions, > maybe it's the funny lips. Maybe the puppeteer(s) is > shining through it. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdjJnOYQhUE > > Persian puppet show almost completely inspired in > look and in content by Sesame Street. I believe the > characters on the screen are, you guessed it, > letters! > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIwYprP3sGM > > For those of us who haven't or can't afford to see > Avenue Q, a little preview. Other videos on Youtube > if you search. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTqkS1_37tg > > > Here's a humanette. Funny, very little construction > needed. I still think this is puppetry. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCQUTduvv_Q > > > >From Spitting Image. The latex puppets look great, > the humour is fun too. Lots more SPitting image > excerpts on Youtube, just keyword search for it. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PntMYkZPxCY > > > A puppeteer performing on the street in Hollywood > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz190K7yTJs > > > And finally, an asian newscast (where???) showing a > puppet company winning an apparently great honour. > Lots of blabla, as one would expect from news, but > endure it and see the few times where the puppets > move. So smooth! Even in Improv (the puppet accepts > the trophy)! These folks know how to merge all their > moves together to give true life! The puppets look > like they are walking on air, but cushionny air! > Wonderful! > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t4TffdLiAk > > > > Mathieu René Créaturiste > Marionnettes, Masques, Etcetera... > Puppets, Masks, Etcetera... > www.creaturiste.com > creaturiste-AT-magma.ca > (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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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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