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 childlike appeal of marionettes, animation, or even Claymation elements is essential to great Christmas episodes in my opinion.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2023

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

From New York Times • May 15, 2023

The puppets—marionettes, he could see now that they were marionettes hanging off the wall—were spookily realistic, and yet like nothing he’d ever seen.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker