So I took on another paying job making a cable controlled skull for another puppet (a Canadian Production) along with working on this Sinbad film... In the next two weeks I need to deliver a couple of full sized props that are nearly complete as I work on this skull for that other job and WHAT HAPPENS? I got called to come into the local court house go begin jury duty! Grrrrrrrrr!

I realize you may have joined this group to hear fascinating behind the scenes stuff about puppets, sets, and animation details but, THIS is what I have to report. But at least that lets you know that I'm really no different than anyone else. (except maybe a little dumber)

So what are those 'full sized props' I mentioned, well of course I can't tell you exactly what they are but, they relate to the statue that's in the poster and they are intended to help blend that gap between the fictitious nature of stop motion creatures and the live action world they need to appear to occupy.

My next task (after this dreadful jury duty thing is over) will be to create yet another full scale prop but this time in relation to a CGI creature effect that's in the film... all this crap on my calendar ahead of me, and all I want to do is ANIMATE!