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ree.
..
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“
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nadequat
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I
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saspacemovi
efort
hosewhoai
medf
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hest
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t’
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ove.
..evenassher
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osst
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arsi
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oft
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em.

“
Cosmi
cFl
ing”i
smywayoft
ell
ingt
hesel
ostsoul
sthatyoucanbr
eakf
ree.Youcanf
indl
ove.Youcan
l
ivehappi
lyeveraf
ter
...oratt
hever
yleast
,unt
ilyouasphyxi
atei
nthecol
dvacuum ofspace.

Jonat
hanLangager
THE E
Cosmi
cFl
ingi
saboutpeopl
einor
bit
.St
an,onhi
sast
eroi
d,or
bit
sapl
anetf
ullofpeopl
ehewi
llnevermeet
.

Beat
ricei
sst
randedonacomett
raver
singapat
hbi
ll
ionsofmi
lesar
oundt
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anphysi
cs

keepst
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esapar
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tal
soi
nsur
est
hatt
hei
rdest
ini
eswi
l
lremai
nfor
everi
nter
twi
ned.

Andi
ntheend,St
anandBeat
ricemustbr
eakf
reeandcr
eat
ethei
rownor
bitar
oundeachot
her
.

I
nt sway,Cosmi
hi cFl
ingi
sabouthumanconnect
ion.
STAN St
ani
saci
pher
.

How l
onghashebeenonhi
sast
eroi
d?Wedonotknow,buti
tmustbeaver
ylongt
ime.Does
hehavepeopl
ewhol
ovehi
m?Wedonotknow,butt
heymustbever
yfaraway.Wedonot
evenknow hi
sname,r
eal
ly.Al
lweknow i
sthathi
ssui
tisst
ampedwi
th“
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.
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ett
erscoul
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etel
yrandom.

Al
lwer
eal
lyknow aboutSt
ani
sthathei
slonel
y.
PUPPETRY
St
anandBeat
ricef
indt
hemsel
vespul
ledi
ndi
ff
erentdi
rect
ions.Pul
ledbygr
avi
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ledbyf
ate.Pul
ledbyt
hei
r
l
ongi
ngf
oreachot
her
...

Theyare mari
onettes. etaphori
cal
lyand l
iteral
ly.

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onett
esf
orStanandBeat
ri
ceworksonat
hemati
cl evel
.Thepuppetst
ri
ngs
remi
ndusoft heconnect
ionweseekashumans.Evenasweareseparate,weareinter
twi
ned.

The mar i
onett
es also make sense i
nt erms ofthe mot
ion ofthe char
acters.Mar i
onett
es by
naturedef ygr
avit
y,ast hef
orcepul l
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erthant hegravi
typulli
ngdown.I n
fact
,mar ionet
tesaresuchanat uralfi
tforl
ow- gravi
tymovementt hepuppetl egendBilBaird
usedt hem onTVint he1960stoshow t heworldhow ast
ronautswalkinspace.Wewi l
lnow use
hislegacyt ot
eacht heworl
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oughpuppetf il
m,how astr
onautsLOVE i nspace.
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rdAst
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owa
“These puppetshave the advantage ofbeing f
orallpracti
calpurposeswei ghtl
ess.Theyar e notaff
li
cted withthe i
nert
ia of
matter
,thepr opert
ymostr esist
anttodance.Thef orcewhichraisesthem int
ot heairi
sgreaterthantheonewhi chdrawst hem
totheground.Whatwoul dourgoodMi ssG.givetobesi xt
ypoundsl i
ghterortohaveawei ghtoft hi
ssizeasacount erbal
ance
whenshei sper for
mingherent rechatsandpirouett
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keelves,and
thr
ought hi
smoment ar
ycheckt orenew theswingoftheirli
mbs.Wehumansmusthavei tt
or eston,tor ecoverfrom t
heef f
ort
ofthedance.Thi smomentofr estisclearl
ynopartofthedance.Thebestwecandoi smakei tasinconspicuousaspossi ble…”

-Hei
nri
chVonKl
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JonathanLangager( Di
rector)istheSt udentAcademyAwar dwi nni
ngdi r
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lm
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heTreehouse,andnumer ouscommer ci
als.
HisUSC t hesisfim Josephi
l neandt heRoach,acomedi cfantasyinvolvi
ngani nt
erspecieslove
aff
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vals,winning awar dsatSl amdance,San Fr anci
sco IndieFest,
Cleveland I
nternati
onalFil
m Fest ival,Arizona Internat
ionalFilm Festi
val,NewportBeach Fi lm
Festi
val,andUSAFi lm Festival
.Itwont heCol legeTel evi
sionAwar dforBestShortComedyand
BestDirect
or,theUSCFacul tyAwardf orBestDirector,andaSt udentAcademyAwar di
ntheNar r
ati
ve
Category.

Christ
ian Hall(Producer)isa longti
me col
laboratorofJonathan'ssince at
tending USC,
producingPenelopei ntheTreehouseandJosephineandtheRoach.Hei saproli
fi
cpr oducer
whosepastpr oject
si ncl
udedocumentarywork,commer ci
als,f
il
ms,gamedesi gn,andvi rt
ual
& augment ed r
ealit
y.Hi sresul
ts-
dri
ven,posit
ive ent
husiasm i
s heal
thy moti
vation forthe
team.
Tayl
orBi bat(PuppetDesi gner /
Fabricator)isaChi cagonat i
veandOber li
nCol l
egeAlum.Her9
yearsofChi cago stage creditsinclude wor kwith RedmoonTheat erand Bl airThomasand
Company.Shewasamai npl ayerinthef i
rstannualChi cagoI nter
nati
onalPuppetTheat erFesti
val
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n2015.Puppetf i
l
m wor kincludes:2ndAD f orSam Koj iHale’sYamasong:Mar choftheHollows,
1stADf orChr i
sti
nePapal exis’Amaterasu,andAssi stantCur atorfortheReelPuppet ryFesti
valat
TheP ofANat i
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val(2017.)Sheal sowor kedonTheJi m HensonCompany’ s
PBSki dsshow Spl ashandBubbl es,andwast he2ndAD f oranear l
ytestforHenson/ Net
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show TheDar kCr yst
al:AgeofResi stance.Tayloriscur rentlytheExecutivePr oduceratFonco
Creat
iveSer vicesandwi l
lalwaysbeapr oudalum oftheEugeneO’ Neil
lTheaterCenter’sNati
onal
PuppetryConf erence,2012-2015

FonDavi s(SponsorandPr oductionAdvisor),whol astworkedwi t

hthet eam onPenel ope
i
nt he Treehouse,is a guruint he uni
verse ofspeci aleff
ects and pr
oduct i
on desi
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for
merI LM modelmaker ,Fonnow r unshisownst udio(
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workont heStarWar spr equeltr
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boxsoluti
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