From: "Bil Bug" <thatpuppetguy-AT-q.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:56:27 -0600
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Higglety Pigglety Pop Film Adaptation


Thanks for the clips, Andrew. Really nice work! Higglety Pigglety Pop will 
make Where The Wild Things Are look like a featurette!

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From: "Andrew" <puppetvision-AT-gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 3:02 PM
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Subject: [Puptcrit] Higglety Pigglety Pop Film Adaptation

> Just did a post on my blog about a new National Film Board of Canada
> co-production, Higglety Pigglety Pop (based on the book my Maurice 
> Sendak).
> It uses a mix of puppets, actors and animation and clips that have been
> released look really good -
> http://puppetvision.info/2010/02/higglety-pigglety-pop.html
>
> The film was directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, who are best
> known for their acclaimed NFB short Madame Tutli Putli which I think has
> been discussed here on Puptcrit in the past. The film is being released as
> an extra on the DVD for Where The Wild Things Are.
>
> The puppets in the film were built by Vicki Veenstra, who I know only by
> reputation as one of the better puppet builders in Canada. I didn't
> recognize any of the puppeteers names except Jamie Shannon who is best 
> known
> up here as a co-founder of The Grogs, who produce shows like Nanalan', Mr.
> Meaty and the monkey puppets Ooh and Aah on Playhouse Disney.
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