From: BFall <bfall-AT-toledolibrary.org> Subject: RE: PUPT: Introduction Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 10:22:34 -0400 Hi, Bob! Welcome to the group! Your work looks interesting. Brid in Toledo -----Original Message----- From: Bob Stone To: puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu Sent: 8/15/03 1:10 AM Subject: PUPT: Introduction Hello, all. I signed up for this email group a few days ago, and thought it was about time to introduce myself. My name is Bob Stone, and I've been involved with hand puppets, black light puppets, and a unique puppetry based real time animation process for over 30 (yikes!) years. I began in 1968 working in New York for puppeteer Morey Bunin's company, Aniforms Inc. (later Comart-Aniforms). Morey had invented the real time animation process with which we could put what appeared to be an animated character on a TV monitor, or projection screen, and have it have a two way conversation with the audience. Working with scripts, but with the ability to ad-lib when appropriate, we did a great deal of work for major corporations at sales meetings, press conferences, client seminars, trade shows and training videos. I had the opportunity to work with, and learn from, people like Wayland Flowers, Jimmy Boyd, and Faz Fazakas (who later went on to work with Jim Henson). In the late 70's I moved to Los Angeles and another Aniforms writer/performer moved to the San Francisco area. When he decided to start doing the animation on his own, he called me, and we've been working together ever since. I call my company Serious Comedy ("Court jester to the military-industrial complex."). My web site is at www.serious-comedy.com. It's pretty simple, and I don't currently have my demo tape online, but there are a lot of pictures and a description of what we do. I've enjoyed reading your posts so far, and hope to have something to contribute soon. -Bob Stone --- StripMime Warning -- MIME attachments removed --- This message may have contained attachments which were removed. Sorry, we do not allow attachments on this list. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- --- Personal replies to: Bob Stone <bobstone1-AT-earthlink.net> --- List replies to: puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- Admin commands to: majordomo-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- Archives at: http://lists.village.virginia.edu/~spoons --- Personal replies to: BFall <bfall-AT-toledolibrary.org> --- List replies to: puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- Admin commands to: majordomo-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- Archives at: http://lists.village.virginia.edu/~spoons
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