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Hello Mucky fans

Above is the link to my new project Mother Sucker on IndieGogo. I'm raising funds to make the next part of the SUCK-A-THUMB Legacy the best yet and I need your help.

Pass it on to anyone you think might be interested in the fabulous MOTHER SUCKER.

Will Mother survive?

New Wolfskin filmed and Mother Sucker in production!

Two new sequences have been filmed for upcoming feature 'WOLFSKIN' Thanks to Amy and Soledad for puppeteering.

MOTHER SUCKER aka Suck-A-Thumb 3 is in production. The script has been written and designing will start soon. Coming in 2011 !

Interview for Radio 4!

I've just had my first ever radio interview, about Exploding Cinema and my work. All very exciting. It'll be part of Radio 4's Film season in the new year.

Film Review from Mayhem Festival 2010

Here's a mini-review of You only SUCK twice from Nottingham's Mayhem Horror Festival, for the full article go to http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/id/3265

Two screenings for 'You only SUCK twice!'

I'll be having two screenings this week of my new sequel to Suck-A-Thumb 'You only SUCK twice

The first will be Sunday the 7th Nov 8pm at the Antelope Pub, 76 Mitcham Road. I'll be the guest film maker and will be doing a Q&A

Next is the great Rotoreliefs film night at the Roxy Bar and screen, Wednesday the 10th at 7pm. £3 entry and I'll be doing another Q&A
128-132 Borough High Street London SE1 1LB

See you there!

HALLOWEEN DOUBLE BILL! - One night only!

To celebrate Halloween here is classic story the Phantom Coach and Suck-A-Thumb sequel 'You only SUCK twice' Free to watch for one night only! Enjoy and sweet dreams!

Mayhem Horror Film Fest in Nottingham

Thanks to everyone who went to see the scary shorts program at the Broadway Cinema last night in Nottingham, I hear the reception to 'You only SUCK twice' was brilliant. Thanks Cath and everyone at Mayhem

Icarus Shadow Show at the V&A Museum 29th Ocober from 7pm

Theatre De Strange will be performing a newly commissioned piece this year for the V&A Museum in South Kensington, London

The Show is 'The Fallen Son' based around the story of Icarus. The short story will be performed every half hour from 7pm and the last performance is at 8.30. In between I'll have a preview of my feature film 'Wolskin'

Did I mention it's FREE! Below is the official V&A link

http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/events/friday_evenings/friday_late/events/october2010/index.html

See you there

Suck-A-Thumb wins best comedy at Blu Moon's Film Fest!

Hurrah my first award! Suck-A-Thumb has won best comedy short in North Carolina's Blu Moon film festival. I'm thrilled! Thanks to Daniel for his Narration, Amy Hazeldine for her amazing puppetry skills and Caroline Partridge for her Angel scream! Let's hope the Sequel gets even more screenings.

You only SUCK twice! Trailer online

Here's the trailer for 'You only SUCK twice' Thanks to Daniel for narrating the trailer.

More Wolfskin and Suck-A-Thumb 2 at Mayhem Horror Festival 2010

Now 'You only SUCK twice' has been completed I'm working on two new sequences for Wolfskin as well as starting work on a new ghost story 'The Upper Berth' the third and final part of the Suck-A-Thumb trilogy 'Mother Sucker' and 'The Red Shoes'. I'm going to be busy!

News in: You Only SUCK twice screening at Nottingham's fantastic MAYHEM Horror Festival Friday the 29th 7pm at the Broadway Cinema. It looks set to be a brilliant evening!

For more info please visit http://www.mayhemhorrorfest.co.uk/

Portobello Film Festival September 2010

I've got 3 films screening (all together) in two nights at the wonderful FREE Portobello Film Festival in good old London Town on Sunday the 5th September from 6.30 at the Pop Up Cinema and Thursday the 9th from 6pm at the Westbourne Studios. For more info and venue locations please visit www.portobellofilmfestival.com

You only SUCK Twice 1st images!

Here are the first images from the first ever Suck-A-Thumb sequel 'You only SUCK twice' Thank you so much to my wonderful Narrator Daniel and Puppeteers Amy, Cath, Caroline and Daniel. The film should be ready for Halloween

Details on upcoming screenings of the original Suck-A-Thumb coming soon

Wolfskin latest pictures and news

Finally after months of working away and promising myself I'm going to post more ofter here are scenes now edited for my silhouette feature film WOLFSKIN. It's coming along nicely and I'm planning to film the next section in September featuring a rather sexy pair of glass shoes and an evil queen.

Filming has also been completed on the first ever sequel to Suck-A-Thumb entitled 'You only Suck twice' I'll be screening it on this blog for a limited time around Halloween.

All the best and thank you for your comments, I really appreciate them

WOLFSKIN: New pictures

New pictures just in from my upcoming feature 'WOLFSKIN' here is a scene featuring Rapunzel and her Prince. Thanks to Anthony Best for his puppeteering today, he's done a fantastic job. Filming more next week and more in the works, The Red Shoes and I've just finished writing 'Suck-A-Thumb 2' keep checking here for more information.

New Film : When Children played at ..Slaughter

Here it is the new film!Based on the little known story the Grimm Brothers removed from their own collection for being too gruesome...a perfect subject for a Mucky Puppets film!

Thanks to

Daniel Marlowe: Narrator
Anthony Best and Cath Connolly : Puppeteers

'WOLFSKIN':the movie. First pictures!

Here are the first images from my upcoming Silhouette feature film 'Wolfskin'
Thanks go to Anthony Best and Daniel Marlowe for their work on the project. Lots more to come!

Venom: The Reunion

Hi all

here's a new film from Daniel Marlowe in the ongoing VENOM saga. I've helped with the filming and of course the doll-puppetry!

Here it is! Click below to play

SUCK-A-THUMB Wood Green Film Festival 2010

Newsflash - SUCK-A-THUMB has been selected for the 8th Wood Green Film Festival for screening in March in Cineworld. I'll post more info soon along with details of the Lesbian Gay Film Festival at the BFI in March.

BFI LLGFF 2010 SUCK-A-THUMB screening! Trailer below

Great news, SUCK-A-THUMB has been selected to be screened at the 24th BFI Lesbian Gay film festival from the 17th March 2010.


More Info soon. Work has now started on feature film 'Wolfskin' I'll post more soon.

The Phantom Coach a Ghost story for Christmas

Here's my new film 'The Phantom Coach' based on the ghost story by Amelia B. Edwards.


Thanks to Amy, Anthony and Daniel for their hard work on the project

Filmed and in the editing process is 'When Children played at Slaughter' based on a tale by the Brothers Grimm. Watch this space!

City Silhouettes

As well as the live shows, I started filming with Cath Connolly on my new Grimm Brothers adaptation 'When Children played at slaughter'. The main bulk of filming will happen this coming weekend so hopefully I'll have the new film out for Christmas. Anthony Best will be lending his puppeteering skills and Daniel Marlowe will narrate. I'll post more images after filming. Meanwhile here's a taster of the shadows in the opening scenes.

V&A Success !

Thanks to everyone who came to see us perform our shadow puppet shows at the V&A museum on Friday night for Halloween. The night was a great success, I had my films on a constant loop downstairs (see picture) and upstairs we performed The live version of Suck-A-Thumb and Dr. Fox. Both shows went down a treat. Cath Connolly and I did the puppeteering and Daniel Marlowe narrated. All performances were packed out and I reckon we had over 500 people throughout the night. Fantastic fun!

She's so on Trend! Silhouette shadow short

Here's my entry in E4's yearly Estings competition to get your work on TV. Here's mine called 'She's so on Trend'

In the shadows : New Silhouette film

Just finished last night! Made from footage I shot in Ghent in Belgium last year and now a new silhouette abstract film.

Mucky Toons: Bulimia makes me sick

Here's my first ever cartoon!

Diamonds and Deceit : THE MOVIE !!!

Originally released in 2006, Mucky Puppets' soap opera Diamonds and Deceit is now available as Diamonds and Deceit : The Movie !

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Indusdream : The new version

A while back I posted a film with no puppets called Indusdream using abstract footage. Now I've added so silhouette footage which I had originally planned but never got round to till now. Click below to play.

WOLFSKIN: Making new marionettes

Here are pictures of me making a couple of Anubis puppets for the upcoming 'Wolfskin'.

The Mist on the Water - Mucky Puppets New film!

Here's the new film! Narrated by Daniel Marlowe, Titles Puppeteer Cath Connolly. Written and directed by Richard Mansfield.

WOLFSKIN: Painting the Sculpey Marionette

Here he/she is! Painted and ready to be costumed and strung. I'm really pleased with the puppet and I'll be making all my smaller marionettes for the film this way. It's qick and costs around £4 per puppet (for sculpey and wire)

WOLFSKIN: Sculpey test marionette

Here's a pic of the first test marionette for Wolfskin. It's sculpted in Super Sculpey on a articulated wire frame padded out with foil.
1) Make the frame using garden wire
2) Pad out bulky areas with Foil and wrap thinner wire around the arms, legs, neck to help the sculpey grip to the wire
3) Sculpt directly onto the wire frame and bake as directed on the packet
4) Hey presto, a puppet ready to paint and costume and string.

The plan is to have these smaller marionettes so I can create bigger scenes in the small space I use to film. Double size (2 foot high) puppets will be for close ups and more detailed scenes.

Time will tell how hard wearing the puppet is but I'll post a finished pic of him/her soon.

Frau Tude: A Grimm new film from Mucky Puppets

Frau Trude is now online!

By Richard Mansfield
Puppeteers:
Anthony Best
Cath Connolly

Enjoy!

When it rains. 60 Second Shadow film

Inspired by the recent torrential rain on Monday the 7th July I shot some footage and made this shadow quickie!

Frau Trude: Scorching pics from the set!

Now all the filming and editing are done I'm doing the trickiest part: the soundtrack! Hopefully I'll have the film finished really soon.