Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:27:49 -0400 From: Hobey Ford <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Puppet Eyes There is video. I will convert it to Mp4 in the next month and post it. It was an awesome project. The true test came when the ushers asked us to tone it down a bit because there were little wet spots on many of the chairs after the show. The puppeteers knew they had it just right when there were only a couple of wet spots. On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Brad Shur<mr_utamaro-AT-hotmail.com> wrote: > > That is a gorgeous dragon! > Is there any video of it by any chance? > > B. Shur > > > > >> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:19:56 -0400 >> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org >> From: hobeyone-AT-gmail.com >> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Puppet Eyes >> >> Speaking of marbles, =A0I used various sizes of iridescentmarbles as >> gobules in the scales of my Dragon Smaug. =A0They looked awesome. =A0His >> eyes are clear plastic christmas tree balls, but instead of painting >> them I carved foam eyes and painted them. =A0The foam paints >> beautifully. =A0I carved the iris out and put a light on a dimmer and >> covered the iris with red gel with diffusion material. =A0The plastic >> bulb gave the whole thing a smooth shiny lense. =A0The lid was a larger >> bulb cut in half. =A0It was controlled through the body with a 1/16" >> cable running through a rotor router cable housing. =A0His foam rubber >> scales and skin are coated with several coated of sculptRcoat. =A0It >> worked ok but on the reticulated foam it made the ears incredibly >> fragile. =A0It was better on the regular foam rubber, though somewhat >> brittle. =A0It gave the scales a reptilian shine. =A0The head and neck >> were quite heavy but they were on a counter weighted boom, so very >> easy to swing up and down and around. =A0The fire breathing was done >> with compressed air and spring loaded streams of dyed silk which were >> lit orange with a lamp on a dimmer and coordinated in the control. =A0He >> was used in The Hobbit stahge play at Univ. of NC in Asheville, then >> at the state theater of NC in Alladin (thats when they gave me the >> Hastings marionettes unkowingly to return the favor)He was then in >> Beowulf. =A0He hung in the atrium of the Center for puppetry arts for a >> year as well. =A0He was by far my most ambitious puppet. =A0He breaks down >> into a minivan for hauling. =A0He is beginning to come apart here and >> there and would require a lot of work to re-enlist into service. =A0But >> I can't let him go yet. >> >> [ Attachments: >> >> http://lists.puptcrit.org/pipermail/puptcritattach/attachments/20090730/10bdca43/attachment.jpg >> >> >> http://lists.puptcrit.org/pipermail/puptcritattach/attachments/20090730/10bdca43/attachment-0001.jpg >> >> >> http://lists.puptcrit.org/pipermail/puptcritattach/attachments/20090730/10bdca43/attachment-0002.jpg >> ] >> >> >> 2009/7/29 Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>: >> > =A0 Last year I tried the heat shaping of fun foam onto wooden balls, and it >> > =A0 worked well, providing one works fast, forces the wrinkles away from the >> > =A0 main shape, and holds steady all around the base of the sphere. A jig would >> > =A0 have helped. >> > >> > >> > =A0 I love using glass marbles, necklace beads made of semi-precious stones, >> > =A0 ping pong balls, other plastic balls, and sometimes I use plastic grapes. >> > >> > =A0 Wooden balls are more work because they usually need to be painted, but hey, >> > =A0 paint grabs onto them without any problem, so we get total control. >> > >> > =A0 Sometimes all a creature needs are shiny, round-headed finishing nails to >> > =A0 make the eyes. >> > >> > =A0 Sometimes the absence of eyes is a good idea, if the eye sockets are well >> > =A0 defined. >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org >> Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit >> Archives: http://www.driftline.org > > _________________________________________________________________ > Bing=99 brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. > http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MLOGEN_Local_Local_Restaurants_1x1 > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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