Muppets, The Dark Crystal, & Brian Froud RARE video

This rare 3-part (silent) video from 1978-79 reveals the action behind-the-scenes at the Muppet Workshop in NYC as Brian Froud and craftspeople create the puppets for the movie "The Dark Crystal".

Screen tests of the puppets in action were shot on location (behind Jim Henson's house in Connecticut) and in a rented NYC studio.

Produced and Edited by Joe Tripician with camerawork by Merrill Aldighieri.

NOTE: There is No Audio on this video. It's from the only copy I could find.

UPDATE: Henson Associates publishes my handwritten log from these screen tests: http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/DC_5239_Test_12....

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Entertainment

Tags:

• The Muppets
• making of
• The Dark Crystal
• Jim Henson
• Brian Froud
• Muppet workshop
• rare video

[PuppetVision]

This is great. Where is it from?

[joetrip]

@PuppetVision I produced and edited this video, which was shot by Merrill Aldighieri, when we were both Production Assistants at The Muppets in NYC. The Muppet-makers at the workshop were truly amazing to work with.

[DanaBanana75]

Amazing! Back when people really had to rack their brains and be super creative, now we have all this cgi. It's a shame.

[drwaxmax]

that skeksis looks different interesting version

[DaveThePuppetGuy]

Thats pretty Epic.

[kateam1975]

WOW the art is just amazing

[hatesit1]

I wish it wasn't silent :-(