3/7/2023 0 Comments Puppetry jobs![]() But I’d read Jim Henson’s biography and I got to meet and work with a bunch of different people who had known Jim Henson. It was like logging stuff, keeping track of contacts - it was a lot of busy work. What does an associate producer do?Ī: I was working under the producers on the show. She had said, “Maybe you can work on it!” And we would joke about it - like I’m sure I will get that job.īut I gave them my resume and two days later I was hired as an associate producer! It was like a scene from a movie where the main character’s dreams come true. There was part of me that was like, “I guess I’m one of these now.”Īnyway, a big part of being in LA is networking, and the more people I met, the more doors that would open, and I ended up associate-producing a documentary about Jim Henson.Ī: I was working part time at a yoga studio and the owner of the studio’s wife was a producer on the documentary. I have to say though, even when I got into puppetry here, it was hard for me to admit I was a puppeteer. Q: So what happened when you moved to LA?Ī: I started going to puppetry slams here. Then I moved to LA to see what would happen.Ī: No, but that would be a good Muppets story… It starred a green blob puppet it had two arms and a head but no face on it. ![]() It was kind of sweet.Ī: I met a comedian and we made some videos with puppets. I performed a few times… I did a sketch with two sock puppets in a bar…Ī: It was well-received. ![]() They have this thing called “Puppet Slam.” It’s like going to a comedy show but with puppets. I mean it’s not “for adults” like something inappropriate. Maybe I’m too hard on myself.Ī: Well, I lived in Boston at the time and I got involved in a puppet theater.Ī: No, it’s for adults. It had a lot of montages - I’m obsessed with montages.Ī: You can find it online. He realized that his true nature was that of a fierce velociraptor. He was dejected because his girlfriend broke up with him, and I played the girlfriend. The puppet was a raptor - his name was Gary. Q: What was the first thing you did with puppets?Ī: I made a short film with a puppet in it. I was also illustrating at the time, creating characters, and I wanted them to come to life. I was doing comedy writing, and I realized it would be more fun with puppets. A: I’m 34 now puppetry didn’t become a thing for me until my late 20s.
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