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axtell V.I.P. Steve Axtell 2126 Posts |
When Jeffrey Katzenberg from Dreamworks Animation wanted to promote their new move MADAGASCAR they thought of creating puppets of the characters that the actors would hold when walking the red carpet and doing promotional tours. They came to Axtell Expressions and here are some photos from the tours... and from our shop
More info http://www.axtell.com/mad.html
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dallassnakeman New user Dallas 4 Posts |
Amazing work Steve. Those puppets rock. Did you get to meet any of these actors? Did they get to keep the puppets or did the producer?
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axtell V.I.P. Steve Axtell 2126 Posts |
No, the puppets were a surprise from Mr. Katzenberg for the actors. As the story goes... they were all on a Dreamwork's Jet flying to the first destination red carpet event, and he literally opened the cases and said he had a surprise for the stars. He pulled out the puppets and they played with them for the rest of the flight until they landed. I would have loved seeing that. Ax
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MagicMatt12803 New user South Glens Falls, NY 11 Posts |
Have you ever had a chance to have one of your puppets reach "fame" (i.e. like Jeff Dunham, Mark Wade, etc.)?
How many celebrity puppets have you had an opportunity to produce? |
axtell V.I.P. Steve Axtell 2126 Posts |
Matt... Sure! In the USA...
Our Vincent Vulture is "Nethernore" the Vulture-of -Death in Jay Johnson's Tony Award Winning Broadway Show (now touring) "The Two and Only". Terry Fator, one of the highest paid entertainers in Vegas uses several Axtell Puppets in his show... The Jazzman (his Julius), Vickki the Cougar (custom), Winston the Turtle (custom)... Also internationally, some of the TOP performers in many countries use Axtell Puppets. We may not be as familiar to us in the USA but they are SUPERSTARS in their own countries...One example... IKKUKUDO in Japan (one of their all time top showmen)
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