marionettes

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My timings, my instincts, the way that I thought, the way I saw it in my head could be expressed through these really high-tech marionettes on a computer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Fincher said the hard part was giving the marionettes a feeling of suspension.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

The animals could be controlled, in essence, like marionettes.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

She learned how to create marionettes, write scripts and perform.

From New York Times • May 15, 2023

It was as though the masked wizards on the ground were puppeteers, and the people above them were marionettes operated by invisible strings that rose from the wands into the air.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling