Gotta share this look at the Mighty Joe Young puppet that's up for auction by Propstore!
It's so cool to see that Joe survived all these years, and how he's in great shape, relatively speaking! The details on the skin, fur, eyes, and everything is fantastic.
Hopefully this wonderful piece of history goes to a loving home who will take care of him.
(Screencaps come from a few BTS reels posted by the crew when the film was originally cancelled: first is from the one that went viral and got taken down by Warner Bros, the rest of the images are from a video Ivan Puentes posted on his Instagram)
I was at a screening of Coyote vs Acme last night and was pleasantly surprised to spot Dave Barclay credited as "Puppeteer"! Apparently this was information that Barclay has been open about for years and the director has been talking about it in recent interviews, but it kind of flew under my radar. According to Will Forte during the Q&A after the screening, Barclay built the Looney Tunes puppets himself and would rehearse with the actors for reference and even perform them for a few takes before he'd be swapped out with a tennis ball.
Some of you might remember David Barclay played a similar role with B Lanoil on Looney Tunes: Back in Action. In that case, the puppets were originally built by the Creature Shop, but when they turned out to be too large Barclay rebuilt them himself.
Here's hoping you'll enjoy this week's newsletter. Included is some news about when the sequel to "Street Gang" will be available for preorder.
Super excited for this, it's janky and I need to filter out the stuttering but soon I'll be able to rig up anything I want in blender and puppeteer it. This is all in a personal custom blender script because the one I was using wasn't quite what I needed
Green man-eater Puppet, it supposed to be released soon in mid August.
Ask me for the whole story 😁
I have more clips if interested.
I have more footage if interested.
This big guy is literally just sitting and wiggling his hands and head… and somehow it still looks dramatic.
Hey, r/humanoidrobotics! We're on a dedicated mission to produce the most charming and believable robot the world has ever seen. We'd love to get your feedback as we continue to build, so be on the look out for behind the scenes clips of our progress over the next few months.
Please don't hesitate to drop your thoughts or questions in the comments!
Greetings! This week's newsletter hails a special episode for Sesame families. Also: There's opinion on Head Start deregulation and on a post by a noted poet who shares a mystical experience around "The Rainbow Connection."
https://madavis2u.substack.com/p/when-a-streamer-storms-ahead?r=cuwhq
