Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 00:13:38 -0500 (EST)
From: John Bell <bellj-AT-is3.nyu.edu>
Subject: Re: 101 Dalmations


David Adams points out how a lot of different techniques are used in a
film like 101 Dalmations; I find that to be a fascinating aspect of
contemporary puppetry, also present in films like _Babe_ and _Jurassic
Park_.  In all of these (which center on animals....) there is the use of
live performers, mechanical puppets or automata (audioanimatronics if you
will), and computer-generated images.  The same goes for _Star Wars_
(which also uses miniature stop action sequences I believe).  

What I draw from this is that the most successful films (boxoffice-wise)
are dependent on various puppetry techniques; maybe we all know this, but
we certainly don't state it that much; we are quite retiring about the
importance of our work.

John Bell



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