A Free Puppetry Lesson From Sesame Street
Ever wanted a puppetry lesson from the best in the biz? Matt Vogel, Marty Robinson and Jennifer Barnhart went live on Sesame Street’s Facebook on Friday to do just that!
Ever wanted a puppetry lesson from the best in the biz? Matt Vogel, Marty Robinson and Jennifer Barnhart went live on Sesame Street’s Facebook on Friday to do just that!
Last night 60 Minutes Australia spent 14 of them behind the scenes of Sesame Street, chatting with Big Bird and Oscar, and co-founder Lloyd Morrisett!
Join us as we take a closer look at the songs of everyone’s favorite triangle lover, Telly Monster!
Jarrod Fairclough – Ever wondered how puppets work? Me too! Thankfully the Muppet performers of Sesame Street have gotten together with WIRED to explains the mechanics of Big Bird, Elmo, Snuffy, Abby and Rudy . It’s super informative! You’ll learn how Elmo does his little ‘confused look’ (which I didn’t know), how Snuffy’s nose waves, and…
Kieran Moore – Sometimes these top 10 countdowns are so easy to produce and other times they are so, so tough. This was certainly one of the more difficult ones… Martin P. Robinson has been a Muppeteer for over 30 years and as such has a huge back catalog of work to go through. I’ll admit…
Ryan Dosier – Greetings, students! Welcome back once again to Muppetology 101, the course where bein’ green is always encouraged. Today, we return to Intro to Muppet Performers with six more of the men and women who make the Muppets the best. Let’s get started, shall we? MARTIN P. ROBINSON Born March 9, 1954 First Muppet Production: Sesame…
Spencer Cohen – As mentioned in my recent article for the Mindset, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is having special Sesame Street programs for the public, to tie in with its brand new exhibit, “Somebody Come and Play:” 45 Years of Sesame Street Helping Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder. I recently had…
JANUARY 16, 2014 The Muppets Most Wanted merchandise train is finally leaving the station at the Disney Store. Yesterday, our friend Max Jessop alerted us to the fact that new Muppet plush are being released for the movie. The characters being made into plush are Constantine and, most excitingly, Rowlf the Dog! Check out pictures of the plush…
Some hugely exciting news this week from our friends Matt Vogel and Martin P. Robinson at Sesame Workshop. Sesame is holding a workshop for highly talented puppeteers, age 18 and over, who are looking to develop and hone their on-camera puppeteer skills. If you are familiar with the Sesame Street style of puppetry, and interested in…
Michael Wermuth – Telly Monster has been on Sesame Street since the 10th season and has been a main character since at least the twelfth. He has had major roles in both of the Sesame Street movies as well as many of the specials and direct-to-video projects. In an era when many longtime classic characters don’t appear…