Subject: PUPT: Re: Elephant, anyone?
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 00:07:44 -0400


I am not familiar with the show you are doing, but if you might want to
check out the "The Lion King: Pride Rock on Broadway" by Julie Taymour if
you haven't already. There is a bit of info in there about how they made
their elephants and photos of some of the models.

You also might want to try a giant puppet book called "Big is Beautiful" by
Lois Walker that I believe the PofA Store carries. I think it has plans for
a giant elephant in it.

Hope this helps,

Andrew
Omle Media


----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Richardson" <figments-AT-fgi.net>
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Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 11:04 PM
Subject: PUPT: Elephant, anyone?


>
> Hello, all -
>
> For an upcoming production of the Broadway musical "Barnum," I'm charged
> with creating the illusion of "Jumbo" the world's biggest elephant.
>
> Jumbo is needed to be sooooo large that the elephant dwarfs the
> standard-sized actor who is portraying the character of General Tom Thumb.
>
> In the original production, Jumbo's legs and trunk descended from the
flies,
> leaving the main body of the elephant invisible, and filled in by the
> audiences imagination.  Unfortunately, that won't work for me as the
theatre
> where this production will be performed has no ceiling!  It's an outdoor
> theatre.
>
> I think there's an opportunity here to come up with something terribly
> clever in it's simplicity, but I'm not quite able to put my finger on
it...
>
> Any thoughts, anyone?
>
> Most appreciative of any assistance...
>
> Scott
>
>
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