Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:59:37 EST
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] another note on TV and lip sync


It was my understanding that Burr Tillstrom really wanted to be an opera 
singer and thought his success on early TV with puppets hindered his real ambition 
to be an Opera Star.   Lip sync was just not his thing.    It was the 
singing, voices and characters that mattered to him...Alan can probably share more 
insight here.   It was shear delight to visit the studio and see the 
organization of all the puppet costumes, hair dryers (for airing the hand puppets after a 
show) and the beautiful sets.   Jim Gamble

In a message dated 1/16/06 6:53:59 AM, marknyc-AT-hotmail.com writes:


> It is my "current" understanding that in those early days of
> TV=A0 ( which incorporated some of my early days) the sound
> track and the picture track were not necessarily in sync all
> the time anyway, which would have made it nigh unto
> impossible to achieve "viewer noticable" lip sync
> 
> _______________________________________________________
> 
> Actually, I don't think this is the case.=A0 Video and audio were both going
> out live, so it would be hard for them to get out of sync.=A0 And in all the
> kinescopes of KFO I've seen (close to 100) the sync is fine, as judged by
> Fran's lips.
> 
> I just think it was Burr's idiosyncratic way of puppeteering.=A0 It really
> bothers a friend of mine; I just ignore it.=A0 Who knows, maybe dragons don't
> believe in lip sync!
> 

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