“Mr. Sun” Head Piece
The “Mr. Sun” headpiece was made at Swazzle Puppet Studio for a show called Little Big Awesome. It was worn by none other than Weird Al Yankovic! What a great sport he was to wear this silly headpiece in the name of children’s television! To learn more, check out the behind-the-scenes photos below, and consider contacting me to help bring your puppet project to life!
Testing out the sun/moon sphere mock-up headpiece to be sure it will be comfortable for the actors. The final headpiece was made of scott foam, with an L200 crown, and covered in antron fleece.
Weird Al Yankovic shooting his scene in front of a blue screen.
Finished shots from the episode with digital enhancements and backgrounds added.
“Miss Moon” Head Piece
The “Miss Moon” headpiece was made at Swazzle Puppet Studio for a show called Little Big Awesome. It was worn by the “Voices Carry” singer, Aimee Mann! She looked so sharp in her white suit and a moon on her noggin! To learn more, check out the behind-the-scenes photos below, and consider contacting me to help bring your puppet project to life!
Testing out the finished moon headpiece before it heads to set.
The final version was made of scott foam, & covered in two colors of antron fleece, & the chin was lined with ultra-suede for comfort.
Aimee Mann, as “Miss Moon”, wearing the finished headpiece.
Finished shots from the episode with digital enhancements and backgrounds added.