Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:05:39 -0400 From: Hobey Ford <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Giant Puppets French artist Daniel Chotard was commissioned in 1985 to build a huge animatronic skeleton for a Verdi Opera. It was 25 m high. I got to meet and visit his home and studio several years ago in France. He worked with a team of welders and engineers. His job was to carve the bodies from styrofoam to go over the animatronics. http://www.danielchotard.com go to his gallery and lookk under decors also do a google image search on "Bal Masque" AND Daniel Chotard This was a big puppet! On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Stephen Kaplin <skactw-AT-tiac.net> wrote: > And don't forget Peter Boulanger's =A030' =A0"David" marionette on the > back cover of the most recent issue of the Puppetry Journal. > > Stephen > > > On Sep 25, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Alan Cook wrote: > >> The conversation about Giant =A0Puppet is a reminder that TRADITION is >> a better word than RIPOFF. >> >> Even the Bohemian Grove in California got into the act with a giant >> marionette operated from the top of a tall tree. >> >> And what about parallel giantism in sculpture---those big pop art >> enlargements of common objects like ironing boards and headache bags. >> >> Remo Bufano's giant CLOWN for Billy Rose's "JUMBO on BROADWAY, or >> blowup giant balloons in Sid & Marty Krofft Fair or Amusement Park >> shows---its all related. >> >> Just don't try a live production of KING KONG with finger puppets. >> It won't have the impact. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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