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Jan King
- 59, Male
- Norwich
- United Kingdom
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Marionettes, marionnettes, puppets with strings.......pendulums........
Marionettes, marionnettes, puppets with strings.......pendulums........
Marionettes, marionnettes, puppets with strings.......pendulums........
excellent, wonderful, perfect cat!
your puppets are incredible!, congratulations!!
Marionettes, marionnettes, puppets with strings.......pendulums........
Marionettes, marionnettes, puppets with strings.......pendulums........
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- janimation
60 Catton Chase
Old Catton
Norwich,
NR6 7AS
Norfolk,
England
01603 482513
jan_king@talktalk.net
http://janimation.blogspot.com
- Relationship to Puppetry
- I have thought there was something magical about puppets since the age of 9. Initially marionettes, rod puppets, puppet theatre, but then Trinka, puppet films, building puppets, sets, props, everything.
I still think there is something magical about puppets 50 years later.
- What First Got Me Interested in Puppetry
- My father's interest in Puppets and Model Theatres, which he got from visiting the exhibitions of The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild in London. He showed me a puppet marionette he had made from papier mache and at the age of nine I was hooked.
- My Puppetry (or Puppet) Hero
- Jan Bussell (Hogarth Puppets)
Jim Henson.
Gerry Anderson for the technical stuff.
John Wright. (Little Angel Theatre, London)
Eric Bramall. (Harlequin Puppet Theatre, Wales)
Ray DaSilva. (Founder, Norwich Puppet Theatre)
- If I Were a Puppet, I'd Be...
- Kermit, or any puppet that isn't sure of itself and is sure of itself - probably at the same time.
- More About Me:
- Worked as puppet operator on Gerry Anderson TV Series Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, feature films Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6, later as puppet operator and maker on Terrahawks, and on two sequences in Jim Henson's feature film Labyrinth.
Started my own company, Romany Puppets, touring puppets to schools in England in 1972, and later in 1975 joined DaSilva Puppet Theatre touring puppets to theatres throughout Great Britain. Rejoined DaSilva Company in 1979 when Norwich Puppet Theatre prepared to open.
Found puppet films by Trinka interesting when I was a teenager, and have made several puppet films of my own, including 'The Little Matchgirl' and 'What The Moon Saw' from stories by Hans Andersen, and 'The Appraisal' about the futility of working in a factory. Was puppeteer in March 2008 on Specsavers Thunderbirds Commercial, and in April 2008 on Electrolux 'Going Home' Commercial, using socks flying on strings, no CGI in sight!
Christmas 2008 making puppets for a TV series and sets for another puppet film, The Emperor's Nightingale, from the story by Hans Andersen.
- My Company/Troupe/Group
- janimation
- Affiliations/Professional Organizations
- The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
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- http://janimation.blogspot.com
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Comment Wall (26 comments)
- At 11:04pm on August 1, 2008,
Randy Ross said… - truly enjoyed the video the appraisal .
great work
- At 4:09pm on July 20, 2008,
FlaCracker said… - I have the Marionette Source Book by Luman Coad. I am using it & a book called Marionettes by David Currell. Phillip Huber told me to use the Edith Flack Ackley cloth pattern from her book Marionettes. It does work very well. You are so lucky to live in England. I really loved Liverpool & Wales & Chester was nice too. I would love to go back sometime soon. The Harlequin was wonderful. Chris did a wonderful old Circus show with all the old performing circus act marionettes. It was very memorable & charismatic. It was like stepping back in time to a more simple peaceful era. Chris Sommerville is a hidden gem. I was going to write a article about our visit there & see if UNIMA would put it in there journal. Every puppeteer that visits Great Brittan should go there they would all be impressed with him & the Theater & the Marionettes.
- At 12:19am on July 20, 2008,
FlaCracker said…
- Hi! Jan, I know the book you are speaking of. I have a friend that has a copy of this really large black book. It is an awesome book. I have a small cardboard cover book that has those drawings in it. It is Marionettes in Motion by Dwiggins. I can imagine how hard that must be to carve all those body parts. Your knee joint looks very good. I just strung a marionette I made from a cloth body pattern by Edith Flack Ackley. He is on a Dwiggins controller & seems to work pretty well.
I will try to post a picture of him. I would like to try to make one from wood. Maybe I should try to take a class in wood that would teach me some carving skills?
- At 11:05am on June 1, 2008,
larry said… - Hello Jan! Great to see you're in some way still operating.
I'm curious to see that you somehow forgot to mention R DaSilva in your cv. Was it that bad? !
- At 8:07am on May 13, 2008,
Tony said… - Yes, great to put a face to the cat.
I'm not sure there are that many pure marionettists but probably a lot who use as part of a larger puppetry repertoire.
- At 7:12am on May 12, 2008,
The Charrete Theatre said… - hi jan , i was having a look at your puppets and they are very interesting . keep in touch.
joel.
- At 6:22pm on May 11, 2008,
David Hellyer said… - Hi Jan, good to meet you today and have a chance to catch up with you in real life so to speak.
All the best,
David
- At 12:34pm on May 8, 2008,
Titiriobrero said… - i am also going on sunday to covent garden
shall we meet there?
- At 12:42pm on May 4, 2008,
Michelle said… - Better late than never! Thanks for the welcome.
- At 3:56pm on May 1, 2008,
Geoff. Felix said… - Dear Jan, Thank you for your kind message. I enjoyed the commercial. Geoff.
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