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Showing posts with label puppeteer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label puppeteer. Show all posts

Thursday, February 13, 2025

TV & Film puppetry art by Erica Crooks

 

TV & Film Puppetry art that I drew in late October of last year. I've been interested in the art of television and film puppetry since childhood. Not only was I a fan, I was curious on how it worked. Art is more than just entertainment, creativity is magic. I remember when I was a kid, drawing and trying to figure out how it all worked. Perhaps such filmmaking techniques slightly differ from how a human being is filmed. It's important that the puppeteer isn't visible on camera for the most part. The puppeteer would need to watch a monitor so they can see the puppet performance in real time. A camera operator might be present if it's a studio production. However with independent filmmaking ( or video making for some ), a video camera set up on a tripod can get a simple scene filmed.  But all scenes in puppetry filmmaking are the same. It can be simple or it can be more complex, depending on what what you want to achieve creatively. Many times, puppeteers would wear a headband with a microphone but sometimes for puppet characters might be audio recorded ahead of time. This is a visual general idea of how television / filmmaking works but it can differ in many ways. A puppet character could be behind a desk with the puppeteer hiding behind it or the set could be built higher so the puppeteer can perform while standing.  For more puppetry related stuff including my own puppetry art content, check out the following links. : https://linktr.ee/officialericcrooks  #puppetry #filmmaking #indiefilmmaking #independentfilmmaking #puppeteer #puppeteers #artist #artists #creative #creatives #creativity #television #film #performanceart #performanceartist #performanceartists #performingarts #puppetryarts #indiefilm

TV & Film Puppetry art that I drew in late October of last year.

I've been interested in the art of television and film puppetry since childhood. Not only was I a fan, I was curious on how it worked.

Art is more than just entertainment, creativity is magic.

I remember when I was a kid, drawing and trying to figure out how it all worked.

Perhaps such filmmaking techniques slightly differ from how a human being is filmed.

It's important that the puppeteer isn't visible on camera for the most part.

The puppeteer would need to watch a monitor so they can see the puppet performance in real time.

A camera operator might be present if it's a studio production. However with independent filmmaking ( or video making for some ), a video camera set up on a tripod can get a simple scene filmed. 

But all scenes in puppetry filmmaking aren't the same. It can be simple or it can be more complex, depending on what what you want to achieve creatively.

Many times, puppeteers would wear a headband with a microphone but sometimes for puppet characters might be audio recorded ahead of time.

This is a visual general idea of how television / filmmaking works but it can differ in many ways.

A puppet character could be behind a desk with the puppeteer hiding behind it or the set could be built higher so the puppeteer can perform while standing.


For more puppetry related stuff including my own puppetry art content,

check out the following links. : https://linktr.ee/officialericcrooks


#puppetry #filmmaking #indiefilmmaking #independentfilmmaking #puppeteer #puppeteers #artist #artists #creative #creatives #creativity #television #film #performanceart #performanceartist #performanceartists #performingarts #puppetryarts #indiefilm

Saturday, June 8, 2019

Puppeteer and Puppet argue


Puppeteer and Puppet argue by Erica Crooks

 I know that life isn't easy for anyone. Especially like minded artists and creative talent. Remember life is meant to be joyful , inspiring , insightful , educational and fun. Or I can just preach to you why I think anarchism and law of attraction is so great , important and WORKS .
Anyway remember , don't ever forget about your inner child / child at heart no matter how old you get as an adult !
_ Erica
For more info check out ericacrooks.com and officialericcrooks.com
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Friday, March 29, 2019

My Early influences into puppetry

My early influences into puppetry .


I meet Jane Henson once and she suggested me to make my own puppets . I was still a kid but that advice I still kept to this day and I have . :)

Muppets Tonight is still one of my all time favorites as well as a strong influence to me as an artist . It's interesting. Around the time when The Secrets of The Muppets was shown on Nickelodeon , I wanted to learn about puppeteering and everything about the behind the scenes of The Muppets , Jim Henson and the performers . And when The Wubbulous World of Dr Seuss and Muppets Tonight came out , I REALLY wanted to go on television and be a performer. :) What's interesting is Muppets Tonight ended in 1998. However something special happened to me in that year. I got a private tour of Henson Townhouse and The Muppet Workshop. :) My mother overheard someone in a Pizza polar talking about someone they knew that worked for The Jim Henson Company and my mother raced to them and told them all about me and I got in. :) I think my mother still has pictures that we've taken of us at the Henson Townhouse door. It was amazing ! They were building for " Elmo in Grouchland " at the time. And one of the tricks that I've learned when I visited there was they kept all their foam scrap in a fabricated laundry hamper trolly thing .  I should do a blog post talking about it one of these days. I was 10 years old and that and going to MuppetFest was the greatest times in my life as a Muppet fan . :) And the next year In 1999 , I had an idea for a puppet comedy show and today it's a satirical web series that I'm still doing since 2006. :) Long story short , Muppets Tonight and even The Muppet Show and Dinosaurs inspired me to wanting to do my own puppet comedy show and I'm fortunate to have made my dream come true through indie film and the internet. :)  _ Erica


More from Erica Crooks check out ericacrooks.com and officialericcrooks.com

Friday, February 1, 2019

Educational Resources

For those who don't already know this ,
I've added a new feature to my social media lately.
Not necessarily just my content but for fair use educational purposes ( obviously ;) )
For those who want to learn more about what I do and talk about , I've put together some links and resources of my favorites from websites , memes , videos , etc

MBTI
Anarchism
Spirituality
NWO Conspiracy Theories
LGBTQ+
Puppetry / Animation / indie filmmaking
To stuff I find funny ;D lol
etc

Check them out right here.

Remember , the mind is power. :) _ Erica

Pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com/officialec1/

Favorite YouTube Videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/officialericcrooks/playlists?shelf_id=12&view=50&sort=dd

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#satire #funny #darkcomedy #educationalresources #introvert #introverts #intuition #intuitive #intuitives #nwo #newworldorder #thenewworldorder #illuminati


Tuesday, August 14, 2018



Adult Puppetry and Adult Cartoon Animation ( by Erica Crooks of The Erica Crooks Show )

Transgender adult puppeteer / independent adult puppet filmmaker  , satirist / humorist , adult cartoonist and adult cartoon animation filmmaker behind the hilarious satirical puppet and cartoon animated sketch comedy series for adults “ The Erica Crooks Show “ , ( deep breath )
talks about the subject of Adult Puppetry and Adult Cartoon Animation

_ What makes it so interesting
_ Thoughts about a certain adult puppet movie that’s coming out
_ The mindset behind an adult puppet and cartoon filmmaker
and
A difference between how Society sees Puppets and Cartoons vs the history behind adult puppetry and adult cartoons .


And for more hilarious puppet and cartoon animation parodies, Dark Comedy humor , satires and funny stupid videos for adults ( even comics and other cool stuff )
visit The Official Erica Crooks Websites : 
 and 
 today !



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