Subject: RE: PUPT: Frank Oz
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 20:55:05 -0500


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This discussion should actually tie well with the previous one on puppetry,
theatre, acting.   I really believe that there is a strong tie between
puppet and puppeteer, that something takes place (call it magic, some
psychological phenom, whatever) between them in the act of coming to life.
The further away from each other the two become the more tenuous that
connection becomes.  The "ultimate disguise" becomes nothing more than an
automaton window dressing, I believe, when ultimately reduced to bits and
bytes, no matter how clever the outfit.

IMHO.

Wayne Krefting
www.otisrabbit.com
wayne-AT-otisrabbit.com

  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
[mailto:owner-puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu]On Behalf Of Charles
Topham
  Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 11:55 AM
  To: puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
  Subject: PUPT: Frank Oz


  Another lurker here feeling quite sad....angry???? about Yoda's descent in
to just another puddle of bits and bytes...

  It puts it all in the same bag as "Shrek"....which I did enjoy by the way,
but if as the song goes"video killed the radio star", then is CGI killing
puppetry??

  Discuss


  Cheers  Charles Topham (a Luddite)

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu [mailto:owner-puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu]On Behalf Of Charles Topham
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 11:55 AM
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
Subject: PUPT: Frank Oz

Another lurker here feeling quite sad....angry???? about Yoda's descent in to just another puddle of bits and bytes...

 

It puts it all in the same bag as "Shrek"....which I did enjoy by the way, but if as the song goes"video killed the radio star", then is CGI killing puppetry??

 

Discuss

 

 

Cheers  Charles Topham (a Luddite)