This one is mine
That part in the Dark Crystal where they cast the Chamberlain out. Sooo many moving parts, a large area to cross, lots of interaction. I’m amazed they pulled it off. I wonder how many takes it took.
Not sure if it counts but I love Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House. Just lots of creativity with some clear constraints.
It’s simple and early, but I love this bit from the Ed Sullivan show back in 1967.
Mahna Mahna.
Makes me my other half crack up when she’s got the giggles. Which reminds me i need to make a new ringtone and swap out the woodchuck song on her phone…
The Swedish Chef is another good one. There are stories about when they were filming and even the studio crew were trying not to make noise while laughing.
The pilot on Farscape, and the Martians on Sesame Street.
I love Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas.
Aside from still being amazing for what they were able to do, it was also the test that established that they were able to make full length feature films.
When I was little I was obsessed with the movie Labyrinth, and the trolls of it in particular.
The idea of having a whole gang of friendly trolls hidden and waiting in my bedroom walls, for when I needed comforting, was something I wished for often.
Hoggle is my example of why most CGI characters in live-action movies are unnecessary. Hoggle is an incredible feat of puppetry combined with the performance of the actor inside the suit, and if that can be accomplished in 1986, then don’t tell me that a practical character can’t be done today.
L3-37 from Solo is a great example of how to merge practical with CGI. You get the actors real performance, the human actors on set get something real to interact with, and then CGI can fill in some of the gaps and do the things that physically can’t be done in reality.
Yes to all of that!
L3-37 was the only character I really liked seeing in Solo, that photo is great :-)
I was going to say Farscape! Glad to see it was your example :)
