Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:56:51 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] puptcrit Digest, Vol 15, Issue 19


That's a fantastic webpage Leslie, thanks for the link!

Now that I think about it I had confused not using monitors with not using
playback, which actually wasn't techically possible because the TV was live
to air and as I mentioned there was no video tape, only kinoscope (for
anyone not familiar with kinos check out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinoscope ).

- Andrew

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> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:12:05 -0800 (PST)
> From: Leslie Evans <lae21-AT-yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Puptcrit] Kukla, Ollie  and Loose Lips on the Monitor...
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> Andrew said:
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> "That's fascinating, I had no idea that Burr Tillstrom
> used monitors. Was that a technical capability when he
> started? It's been 10 years since my college course in
> the history of broadcast production systems, so I'm
> just struggling to remember if they were even using
> floor monitors in the late`40s (video tape hadn't even
> been invented yet and everything had to be pulled "off
> the air")."
>
> Here's a link to some pictures of Burr backstage with
> his monitor:
>
> http://users.ultinet.net/~kfo/life.html
>
> When I see how his head and body seem to be contorted
> looking at that monitor, I want to say OUCH!!
>
> It's from a Life Magazine article from May, 1949. I
> don't know how his monitors changed over the years.
> Maybe someone who knew him in the '70s and/or '80s can
> clue us in.
>
> It's funny, I never noticed the problem with Ollie's
> (not Kukla; Kukla's mouth doesn't move) lip sync
> before I read about it in a puppetry forum (either
> this one or usenet). I watched for it and did notice
> it afterward, but it didn't reduce the enjoyment I get
> from seeing what little there is available of Kukla,
> Fran and Ollie. As a fan of puppetry, it's the
> entertainment value that is more important to me than
> the technique. If I'm interested in what's going on on
> stage, my mind isn't processing any subtle goofs. If
> I'm not, I get up and leave (or just shut off the TV).
>
> Leslie
>
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