Under The Puppet

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Recorded live during the DragonCon Puppetry Track in Atlanta, this is a great panel discussion about puppet filmmaking with creator and puppeteer Sam Koji Hale and producer Mallory O'Meara. We discuss the genesis and production of the film Yamasong: March of the Hollows and there is a ton of great advice about making your own puppet film.

CONNECT WITH SAM:WEBSITE - http://mightypug.com IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1199352/ INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/samkojihale/

CONNECT WITH MALLORY: WEBSITE - http://www.malloryomeara.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/malloryomeara INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/malloryomeara PODCAST - http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/reading-glasses

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Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Recorded live at Felt-A-Con in Seattle, Washington, this is a wonderful interview with puppeteer and builder Annett Mateo who is the Master Puppet Artisan for Seattle's Children's Theatre. She also owns her own puppet building company Puppetlandla. In this interview we talk about her career and many of the projects she has worked on.

CONNECT WITH ANNETT:WEBSITE - http://puppetlandia.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/Puppetlandia CROW PUPPET VIDEO - https://youtu.be/HZppvGha6vM

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Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode, my guest is Michael Paul Ziegfeld who has puppeteered for Sesame Street, The Jim Henson Company and also created a puppet web series for MTV.  He's also created and toured his own stage show.  He's opened for James Brown, Joan Rivers and Don Rickles to name a few.  He also is a very active voiceover artist having lent his talents to Pixar and Disney.  In this interview we talk to Michael Paul Ziegfeld about meeting Jim Henson, participating in Henson Workshops and performing on cruise ships and for corporate gigs.  There's a lot of great advice in this interview!

CONNECT WITH MICHAELWEBSITE - https://michaelpaulonline.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/MichaelPaulLive INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/MichaelPaulOnline/ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/MichaelPaulOnline

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Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.underthepuppet.com - Join the fun at two LIVE Under the Puppet recordings in August 2018! The first is August 11, in Seattle, WA! The second is August 31, at Dragon Con in Atlanta, GA! Tickets and info at underthepuppet.com/live

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Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode we have a bit of a different perspective on the art and business of puppetry as we interview writer, director and creator Kirk R. Thatcher.  Kirk has fantastic stories about working on Return of the Jedi and Star Trek IV.  He also worked closely with Jim Henson.  We discuss a bit of how he works and I get his thoughts on pitching projects and what directors look for when casting puppeteers.

CONNECT WITH KIRKTWITTER - https://twitter.com/kirkthatcher INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/kirkthatcher/

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Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - For 10 years, Shotgun Red served as the puppet co-host of Nashville Now. He also spent ten years on Hee Haw and hosted the first country music video program, Country Clips.  This episode I chat with Steve Hall about his amazing career puppeteering Shotgun Red.  After the interview I talk about local puppet television shows and I'd love to hear your favorites.

CONNECT WITH STEVEWEBSITE - http://shotgunred.com IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4897178

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Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Phillip Huber is internationally known as an "artist with marionettes."  He has performed in venues and on cruise ships all over the world and is critically acclaimed for his work in films such as Being John Malkovich and Oz the Great and Powerful.  Phillip is no stranger to hand puppets either having worked with The Muppets.  We talk about all this and more in this extended interview.  After the interview, I point those eager to learn more about marionettes to The Complete Book of Marionettes.

CONNECT WITH PHILLIPWEBSITE - http://www.hubermarionettes.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/hubpuppet IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0399388/

The Complete Book of Marionettes by Mabel & Les Beaton can be found here - http://a.co/fm9brew

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Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Christine Papalexis is a puppeteer, puppet designer, puppet and costume maker and an artist.  She’s worked on many projects including The Muppets, Firefly, Spongebob Square Pants, Annabelle 2 and Men In Black II.  She has produced and directed her on puppet film, Amaterasu and she’s heavily involved with the Los Angeles Guild of puppetry.  Also this episode I talk about the puppet theatre at Children's Fairyland in Oakland, CA.

CONNECT WITH CHRISTINEWEBSITE - http://www.christinepapalexis.com INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/c.papalexis/ IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0660267/

CHILDREN'S FAIRYLAND WEBSITE - http://fairyland.org STORYBOOK STRINGS BOOK - http://a.co/3OQ1w40 MAKING PUPPETS THE "FAIRYLAND WAY" BOOK - http://a.co/7F6YVBs

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Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode I speak with ventriloquist Nina Conti.  She was in HBO's Family Tree and the Christopher Guest film For Your Consideration alongside her character Monkey.  She's also performed her award winning shows to sold out crowds around the world.  In this interview I talk to Nina about her start in ventriloquism, how she developed her character Monkey, her thoughts on improvisation during her shows and more.  After the interview I talk a little more about improvisation and where you can look for improv classes in your area.

CONNECT WITH NINALOS ANGELES SHOW TICKETS - IN YOUR FACE - NINA CONTI IS MONKEYWEBSITE - http://www.ninaconti.net YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJQEUWX2pk_aNCjMKpFBTg TWITTER -  https://twitter.com/ninaconti FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/nina.conti/ IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176376

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Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - This episode we speak to Mallory Lewis, daughter of Shari Lewis, who took over performing the iconic character of Lamb Chop after her mother passed away.  In this interview we talk about the challenges in taking over performing such an iconic character, performing all around the world, winning the first ever 'Mother-Daughter Emmy Award and more.  This is a fun interview with the performer of a legendary character.  I also talk about two books that are good starting points for puppeteers interested in ventriloquism: How To Become A Ventriloquies by Edgar Bergen and Ventriloquism For Fun And Profit by Paul Winchell.

CONNECT WITH MALLORYWEBSITE - http://mallorylewisandlambchop.com TWITTER - https://twitter.com/mallylewis INSTAGRAM - http://www.instagram.com/malloryandlambchop IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0850350

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Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring

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