I got the world on a string

In the 1999 cult film "Being John Malkovich", John Cusack's character plays a struggling but brilliant puppeteer. The marionette work done in the film is extremely intricate, so much so that there were times when I was sure the puppetry was actually done by either CGI or some other special effects wizardry. But in actuality, it was all done by through the hands of master marionette artist Phillip Huber. This interview with Huber for Sci-Fi & Fantasy FX magazine gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of his work in the film.

Also: French parade of crane-operated giant marionettes. Come to think of it, if they're giant, shouldn't we drop the diminutive -ette suffix and maybe just call 'em marions?

(via Daily Jive)


I for one, welcome our new marionette overlords.