File puptcrit/puptcrit.0703, message 152


Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:28:51 -0400
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
From: joe seely <joeseely-AT-sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Horror movie VS Puppetry's image?


I am currently playing an "Evil" man with a "Good" vent puppet.
In the end though i kill the little guy. It's on stage
in  L.A. I come off much worse than my innocent little friend.

[ See http://www.driftline.org/puptcrit/defenders_poster.jpg ]

Joe


--- Liz Evans <liz-AT-etherboy.com> wrote:

>  Mathieu,
>
>  Funny,  when I saw the first trailer I was wishing I
>  could
>  smack some exec producer who was so talentless that
>  they
>  where running this same vein again.  It does make
>  our
>  jobs more difficult.  I can't tell you how many kids
>  are
>  influenced by their parent seeing this kind of
>  thing.
>
>  You're holding the cutest character and you ask a
>  kid if they
>  want to say hi and the parent grabs their hand and
>  says "She's
>  afraid of puppets"  "They give me the creeps".
>  Meanwhile the
>  kid looks like they would love to say hi.  The
>  unfortunate thing
>  about that is that once the kid hears that they are
>  afraid of
>  puppets from mom or dad, chances are they will be in
>  the future.
>
>  Worst of the worst on this, the movie will probably
>  do great in
>  the theatre.
>
>  Sorry, just venting, I cringed every time a "Chucky"
>  or "Puppet Master"
>  movie came out too.  I know, the films have been
>  kind to us as well,
>  but these kinds of movies seem to much more damage
>  per film than one
>  good one does.  Anyone care to hazard a guess why?
>
>  Liz
>  K. Elizabeth Evans, President & Artistic Director
>  Renaissance Artist Puppet Company
>  http://www.RenArtPuppetCo.com
>  610-630-4259
>  Company performing -AT-
>  The Montgomery County Cultural Center
>  208 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA
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