Construction For T.W.D.T.

Matt Arnold

June 3, 2008

I'm scheduling a get-together soon for those who want to work on making puppets, sets and props for the new marionette play "The Trouble With Death Traps", adapted from the short story by Marjorie James. The current invitee list includes me, Randle Ball, Allison Anderson, and Karen Corbeil. Let me know if you're interested in helping and learning interesting artistic techniques, so that I can try to arrange the session around your schedule. Puppet builders will get the chance to look at the booklets published by the eccentric genius, master puppeteer, and inventor of the term "graphic design", William Addision Dwiggins (WAD). There will be six puppets. If we have time and develop sufficient automation, we might innovate a group of three or four additional puppets hanging from one control mechanism, a nameless entourage who are all operated in tandem. The visual style will be inspired somewhere between Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" (costume photo gallery) and Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove". We'll just need to be careful with flamboyant headdresses and capes, that they aren't built in such a way as to restrict the strings. Google Image Search "Mochica" for some good visual references. Here is the list of props. PAINTED JUNGLE BACKDROP WITH CITY-- LIGHTS CAN MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT’S ON FIRE TOUCAN VINE SCAFFOLD PAVING STONES WHIRLING BLADES OF DEATH HUGE STONE BLOCKS TEMPLE WALL, WITH EXPOSABLE GEARS SPIKE TRAP PENDULUM BLADE PAINTED BACKDROP OF A MAZE JUNCTURE WITH SHADOWY DOORWAYS GRASS AND DIRT TENTS CAMPFIRE OF GLOWING COALS METAL POT FULL OF CACAO THRONE PILLARS SECRET COMPARTMENT SHRUBS MANY MANY BUCKETS OF [ SPOILER DELETED ]

Comments

ext_341901 on Jun. 3, 2008 12:07 PM

Please count me in.

ext_21159 on Jun. 5, 2008 11:03 AM

The email address I have for you doesn't seem to be working. Would you mail me?