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TimBakerFX — Talking Radio Puppet

Published: 2008-08-08 23:12:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 1954; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 40
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Description This was a puppet I made for a Film called Every Dog has it's Day. It had to talk, sing, eyes move and blink and smoke a cigarette. I cast the car dash and painted it to match. Foam latex, resin, wire and lots of other stuff
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Comments: 38

Iseluciy [2008-08-16 00:09:20 +0000 UTC]

Very very nice work. Your talents never cease to amaze me.

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TimBakerFX In reply to Iseluciy [2008-08-16 00:52:38 +0000 UTC]

hehe, thanks, i do get to work on a lot of different kinds of things

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ebil-kitty [2008-08-12 15:27:22 +0000 UTC]

I can never decide whether its an actual photograph of the work or something CG. In any case he looks great! Any chance I could see the guy in action?

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TimBakerFX In reply to ebil-kitty [2008-08-12 20:07:17 +0000 UTC]

He was a real puppet, foam latex and paint and such. The movie was released but i've never seen a copy of it

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ebil-kitty In reply to TimBakerFX [2008-08-19 10:50:13 +0000 UTC]

Aww...such a shame.
Still, he looks brilliant though ^^

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mordigen [2008-08-11 20:34:48 +0000 UTC]

haha -- I love this !

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TimBakerFX In reply to mordigen [2008-08-12 01:18:22 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, thanks hun, he is one of my favorite pieces ... and so rewarding, lots of screen time and a standing ovation from the crew when we shot him (that just never happens

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dwingephotography [2008-08-11 18:01:12 +0000 UTC]

Phenomenal!!

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TimBakerFX In reply to dwingephotography [2008-08-12 01:17:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much, I love jobs that let me explore new things, and this one had lots of new stuff I had never done before (like singing in a Tom Waits voice LOL

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dwingephotography In reply to TimBakerFX [2008-08-12 02:55:14 +0000 UTC]

Next time we get together guess what I am going to ask for? LOL

Your work here is blowing me away, we MUST meet up at the next Games/Festival Or the next shoot, whichever comes first!

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toastwithjam20 [2008-08-10 07:15:04 +0000 UTC]

Wait, you made this? Is that what i'm hearing? This is Jim Henson Creature shop worthy!

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TimBakerFX In reply to toastwithjam20 [2008-08-12 01:06:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, that's quite a complement. I've worked on projects with The Creature Shop.. good people but i prefer doing my own small productions than being pigeon holed in a big Effects shop (and they all pay poorly

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sketchyourpeace [2008-08-10 06:11:52 +0000 UTC]

oh wow that is so amazingly cool!

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TimBakerFX In reply to sketchyourpeace [2008-08-12 01:02:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much... he was a lot of fun to design and build...not to mention preform

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sketchyourpeace In reply to TimBakerFX [2008-08-12 05:29:14 +0000 UTC]

very very cool!

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Deviantlydillon [2008-08-09 19:24:14 +0000 UTC]

I love it

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TimBakerFX In reply to Deviantlydillon [2008-08-12 01:01:18 +0000 UTC]

thanks, he's an old favorite of mine too

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Deviantlydillon In reply to TimBakerFX [2008-08-12 02:07:03 +0000 UTC]

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ARIrish2 [2008-08-09 14:45:27 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, fantastic! It's often so easy to forget that puppets are an artwork in themselves, and the amount of work that goes into them. It would be great to see this fellow in action - could you tell us a bit more about the film?

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TimBakerFX In reply to ARIrish2 [2008-08-12 01:00:14 +0000 UTC]

It was a great script, a guy on a road trip with his little Jack Russell dog accidentally mixes up his meds with his dogs meds (with a bit of tequila as well) and has these hallucinations... the first is his Delco radio talks that talks, smokes and sings the blues with him. A bitch to shoot but well worth the effort and weeks to build sometimes I love my job.

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BloodshotProductions [2008-08-09 04:44:56 +0000 UTC]

I love this! Too adorable! Talking appliances reming me of brave little toaster...... Good times. Good times.

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TimBakerFX In reply to BloodshotProductions [2008-08-12 00:55:53 +0000 UTC]

He's close to my heart too, one of my first real "on set" experiences. I was a scared little bunny that morning

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BloodshotProductions In reply to TimBakerFX [2008-08-12 03:50:33 +0000 UTC]

i bet

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ledain [2008-08-09 04:03:15 +0000 UTC]

this is one of the must stunning ones you have put up here.

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TimBakerFX In reply to ledain [2008-08-12 00:54:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! it was a real learning experience for me. It's my habit in this business, when someone asks you if you can do anything al all, you say with no pause..."sure thing". Then, it's panic time in the shop ;-P

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ledain In reply to TimBakerFX [2008-08-12 01:38:57 +0000 UTC]

sounds like we work similarly but in different areas xD the same here... sometimes the boss will take a job and then just shove it to my face "i already said yes! so do it" usualy followed by a "it's for yesterday" xD sleepless nights along the usual sleepless nights for homework and finals...

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MyPenguinEdgarAndMe [2008-08-09 03:20:49 +0000 UTC]

you know that is crazy cool

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TimBakerFX In reply to MyPenguinEdgarAndMe [2008-08-12 00:52:45 +0000 UTC]

One of the more fun jobs i've done... and my first time peppering in front of a big group (they even made me sing! *gulp* hehe

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MyPenguinEdgarAndMe In reply to TimBakerFX [2008-08-12 02:08:00 +0000 UTC]

hahaha that must have been great
It's good to have a job you actually like...not many ppl can say that

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TimBakerFX In reply to MyPenguinEdgarAndMe [2008-08-12 02:18:19 +0000 UTC]

i like it most of the time, sometimes tho, it's just a job like any other... at 3am when nothing is working right in the shop, I fantasize about being able to ask "do you want fries with that?" hehe

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MyPenguinEdgarAndMe In reply to TimBakerFX [2008-08-15 03:25:33 +0000 UTC]

Ha!!! priceless

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Ellygator [2008-08-09 00:01:03 +0000 UTC]

That's funny! It looks like a very grumpy radio host!

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TimBakerFX In reply to Ellygator [2008-08-12 02:16:30 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, he wasn't too too grumpy, sounded more like a stoned blues man ;-P

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bear48 [2008-08-08 23:54:04 +0000 UTC]

this is wonderful

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TimBakerFX In reply to bear48 [2008-08-12 20:02:43 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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Shaz-da-baz [2008-08-08 23:22:12 +0000 UTC]

wow, that looks really awesome 8D

the expression on it is cool XD

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TimBakerFX In reply to Shaz-da-baz [2008-08-12 00:51:44 +0000 UTC]

thanks, i wish I could put up video of Delco in action, he really had a spark of life in him (and it was almost worth being bolted under the floorboard of a car with burning cigarettes falling on me all day it's a glamorous job after all ;-P

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Shaz-da-baz In reply to TimBakerFX [2008-08-12 07:56:05 +0000 UTC]

your welcome, and it would be great to see him in action XD

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