The World of 'The dark crystal'

United States, 1983

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Indicates the enormous amount of skill and teamwork required to put together the puppet film ‘The dark crystal’ which was five years in the making. Shows the building of the sets from artists’ impressions, the creation of the individual puppet characters and the training of the puppet operators who used video monitors to observe the puppets’ movements as they worked.
Suitable for upper secondary and tertiary levels.

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Credits

producer

Anthony Goldsmith

production company

Henson Associates

Duration

00:56:38:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507693

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture studios

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Muppets

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Puppet films

Animation

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and motion pictures

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Fantasy & Science Fiction

Fantasy & Science Fiction → Fantasy

Fantasy & Science Fiction → Science fiction films

Literature → Science fiction

Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Fantasy

Music & Performing Arts → Muppets

Music & Performing Arts → Puppet films

Music & Performing Arts → Puppeteers

Music & Performing Arts → Puppets

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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