Client: The Jim Henson Company
Project:"Puppet Up! Uncensored" commercial
Role: Cinematographer / Editor
Brief: Puppet Up! Uncensored is an outrageous, off-the-cuff live show featuring a combination of improvisational comedy and the magic of puppetry performed by a cast of world-class comedian puppeteers from The Jim Henson Company. Created by legendary puppeteer and award-winning director Brian Henson and directed by Patrick Bristow (Ellen, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Whose Line Is It Anyway?), Puppet Up! - Uncensored is no ordinary puppet show.
In true uncensored form, the content is driven by audience suggestions and participation, topped with the zany antics and bawdy shenanigans of the colorful and brazen puppet cast. Puppet Up! - Uncensored is performed three times each night at Knott's Scary Farm.
Prior to the show's debut, my team and I visited The Jim Henson Studios in Los Angeles to capture content of Brian Henson (Jim's son) introducing the zany show. We also edited numerous assets that were posted on both Knott's and Henson socials. Not only was it a privilege working Brian, but was also generous enough to give us a tour of his office which was originally owned by film star Charlie Chaplin (who built the studio in 1917). Being in such a historic building, and seeing film slates from classic Henson works such as Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, and Fraggle Rock was truly a treat.