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Monday, July 08, 2013
HOLY CRAP, this puppet from King Kong: The Musical is INSANE
io9.com: How do you make a King Kong musical? Apparently just like this. Melbourne's Regent Theatre has constructed a giant King Kong for their musical adaptation of the 1933 movie, and it is completely nutso. We love it!
3 comments:
Will Parsons
said...
Insane is certainly the right word for that puppet, and after watching those videos it really shows the wonders of modern technology. Even something as ridiculous as a gigantic gorilla can be made real through theatre, and the use of puppetry is a very smart and creative idea. The way the puppet can move is almost lifelike and really can lead the viewers to question whether it may be real.
It is awesome to see producers and directors that are willing to take large risks and bring something new to the stage with innovative technology. Although the mechanical beast as a whole is a new concept, I noticed a few parts that may have been shaped from other shows. For example the running scene is similar to some of the running scenes from "War Horse", which uses moving projections to give the effect. Now, it "King Kong" doesn't directly steal the effect, it develops it and makes it fit into their show. I also noticed that the puppeteers are dressed in all black to blend into the background in the scene. This is similar to "Finding Nemo: The Musical" because all of their puppeteers have costumes that blend into the scenery.
Just watching the suttal movement of the giant girallia is incredible. On my computer screen it appears so life like almost to the point where I want to believe that it was computer animation. Just the texture and the light and the subtle movements make it so life like and so interesting to watch. With the women standing near as a reference point it is clear that this is no small prototype. I can only imagine the countless hours that went into creating the giant gorilla and working the staging of it because it has a major role in the 1933 story. The musical already sounds really could and I get the sense that it just fits, so I expect great things from this musical and look forward to its debut.
3 comments:
Insane is certainly the right word for that puppet, and after watching those videos it really shows the wonders of modern technology. Even something as ridiculous as a gigantic gorilla can be made real through theatre, and the use of puppetry is a very smart and creative idea. The way the puppet can move is almost lifelike and really can lead the viewers to question whether it may be real.
It is awesome to see producers and directors that are willing to take large risks and bring something new to the stage with innovative technology. Although the mechanical beast as a whole is a new concept, I noticed a few parts that may have been shaped from other shows. For example the running scene is similar to some of the running scenes from "War Horse", which uses moving projections to give the effect. Now, it "King Kong" doesn't directly steal the effect, it develops it and makes it fit into their show. I also noticed that the puppeteers are dressed in all black to blend into the background in the scene. This is similar to "Finding Nemo: The Musical" because all of their puppeteers have costumes that blend into the scenery.
Just watching the suttal movement of the giant girallia is incredible. On my computer screen it appears so life like almost to the point where I want to believe that it was computer animation. Just the texture and the light and the subtle movements make it so life like and so interesting to watch. With the women standing near as a reference point it is clear that this is no small prototype. I can only imagine the countless hours that went into creating the giant gorilla and working the staging of it because it has a major role in the 1933 story. The musical already sounds really could and I get the sense that it just fits, so I expect great things from this musical and look forward to its debut.
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