Magic Hat Wisdom

Hey, Mac! Need a puppet?

Added two puppets to Etsy not long ago...

Still there!  Priced low! 

Well, low-ish, I suppose...

Get 'em while ya can ;)

I'll be adding more soon as well!

E.T.

I've been doing some research for a new series Elmwood is developing.  It's going to be about monsters, and urban legends, and so on.  And in the void that becomes the internet I ended up reading about alien flicks, which led me here now -

Here's a puppet I don't think I've ever mentioned here on this blog...

E.T.

This is probably one of the most effective puppets in film history.  To this day kids see this movie and freak out as E.T. gets sick, and nearly dies. 

It's hard not believe he's real. 

I could go on and on about this film and the impact it has had, but instead, just check out a couple cool shots of an amazing puppet -

Halloween can begin!

Labor Day is past...  And I saw some yellowing leaves...  And all the pumpkin madness has begun in the grocery stores...

That means we can start getting ready for Halloween!!!

I'm already decorating this morning!

And since the Halloween Season is upon us!  Elmwood Productions is also ready to celebrate! We’re bringing our multi-award winning horror flick HEAD out for a little tour! Join us at one of the screenings, or all of them if you’re a true horror movie nut!
10/21 – Hole in the Wall Theater New Britain, CT – With a Halloween Party!
10/21 to 10/27 – International Horror Film Festival Cinema Village New York, NY - Exact date TBA soon!
10/29 – Firehouse Art Gallery Gallery Milford, CT

Save the dates now! More Details on each one in the next few days!

Grover - Mouth Puppet

 Grover

Mouth Puppet for the upcoming film "Debacle"

Debacle is a film Elmwood has been toying with since 2007.  Nearly ten years.  I wrote a quick script from a funny idea, and just ran with it.  We've talked over the years of doing it with actor. puppets, animation, as a comic book...  But another project always steps up and becomes a priority.  Over the summer I had some down time and built one of the leads, Grover here, for fun.  We already have Leon built, he's the other lead.  And we did use him in another short, "The Risley Brothers: Welcome To The Wooden Beaver"

as Thomas, the British jerk-wad.  For Debacle though Leon/Thomas got an update.  I'll post him again later. 

Anyway, I decided to build Grover base on a sketch I did in 2010.  He came out exactly how I wanted.  So whenever I have downtime I'll keep building the Debacle cast...  And one day the movie may actually get made!

The coolest magnet on my fridge...

And Labor Day is now over...
We can officially start HALLOWEEN!

Brother, can you Paradigm?

Labor Day Weekend.. As always - SUPPORT THE MDA!

From last Saturday to today it's been a loooong week. 

Last Saturday was awesome, Elmwood was at the CT Horror Fest to promote HEAD, and it was a huge success!  Saw some great friends, and met a ton of great new people...

Wednesday was a blast too...  The shooting of the "Risley Brothers" series is getting close to the finish line!

And I got pooped on.  No fun.  But that's another story of another day, hahaha...

And now...  A day off.

Before I spend the day mowing the lawn and then in the studio just wanted to point out it's Labor Day weekend.

For me it's more than a extra day off.  It's a soul feeding weekend.  I spent most them growing up running from MDA event to MDA event and watching the MDA telethon, and always ended up at Channel 3 here in CT at the end of the day Monday for the end of the telethon.  Those were fascinating and wonderful times.  I miss them, and so many of the people... 

So join me this weekend in supporting the MDA,

fill a fireman's boot, make a donation online...  Whatever you want! 

Steve the Vampire in LEGO! Thank you Marie and Alex!!!

A little surprise gift from the new guy in

Elmwood, Alex - and his cool wife Marie!

Thanks so much!  This is awesome!

And check out all the "Steve the Vampire" action HERE!

Magic Hat Wisdom

Today's Mug..

It's official...  I have had my head replaced with a coffee mug...  I am now really Too Much Coffee Man!

Anyway...  This awesome Kermit mug...  Last fall I went to Disney World with my wife, and every time I saw this mug in a shop I'd debate getting it, then talk myself out of it.  The she finally stated "Get it!  If you don't I will."  And laughed...

So here I am, drinking coffee and loving life. 

And check out Too Much Coffee Man HERE!

CT HorrorFest 8/27!!!

The Elmwood Gang will be at the CT HorrorFest this Saturday!

We'll be pushing HEAD down peoples throats and even have some little monster puppets for sale!

Come by our booth, get a HEAD DVD, and puppet, or just say hi!!!

We're looking forward to this!

Buy the Ticket, Play the Tunes...

Getting in some good puppet making time...  And this is the CD currently playing.  Not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon

Just smile...

Got online this morning to do my usual check up on messages, news, etc...

Saw a bunch of depressing things.

Decided I need to give myself a smile, and hopefully make others smile too...

So I watched these and smiled...

Happy Birthday Tricky - Magic Hat Wisdom

Nine Years and Eleven Months Ago...  Elmwood Almost Killed Tricky.

And if you're worried about the little guy that got blown up in the video...  Here's a picture of him now... 

He's got a good life in the puppet studio!

Next Weekend - Get HEAD in New Hampshire!

 HEAD has been accepted into the

 Live Free Or Die film fest in Manchester New Hampshire!

We'll be screening Saturday afternoon - 8/13/2016!

Come by and check out the flick, meet some of us who made the flick - including me!

Monday Morning Song...

Everybody's Got A Little Light Under The Sun

The LISA Files

So we have this mannequin at the Elmwood studio that was liberated from a sad life in a dingy store no one really likes...

The name stamped on the back of her neck is LISA.

At the store (where some Elmwood crew spent time working at) we'd dress her up and take goofy pictures.  And our buddy Joe was in love with her...  

Then she joined us in the studio.  First I turned her into some "art", dressing her up like Frank-n-furter from "Rocky Horror".  Then she disappeared for a while.  We then resurrected her to scare the crap out of Manda, one of the puppeteers on HEAD, one nite.  

Since then Lisa had a makeover, Mike and I painted her a lovely shade of silver, and she became a minor character on out upcoming show, "The Risley Brothers".  Once you see the show, you'll understand how that works, hahaha...

Well...  I found all these old pictures of Lisa in a file, and thought it'd be fun to share them.

Once we're done shooting "The Risley Brothers" we're going to make her into another piece of art, with a new makeover, and if all goes to plan we'll be using her as an incentive for an eventual Kickstarter...

But for now...

The LISA Files

Someday we'll have to locate the rest of her body!