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Maudeline Everglot Stop Action Figure from Corpse Bride

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Associated Name
Burton, Tim
Description
Maudeline Everglot, with her bouffant hair, is one of the 30 puppets that was part of the 2005 stop motion animated film Corpse Bride, produced and directed by Tim Burton and animated by Mike Johnson. This macabre story is based on a 19th century Russian fairy tale, and stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Emily Watson. This phenomenal production required three groups of artists, including the story board (drawing) department, the animator fabrication workshop and the camera crew that filmed the movie.
Twenty three animators worked on the film to create these marvelous puppets made of metal, silicone, foam, and fabric at the cost of $30,000 per puppet. A total of 300 puppets were made for the film.
Tiny, intricate mechanical paddles and gears were attached at the ball joints and inside the head and were adjusted with Allen wrenches. The eyes are made of urethane and each side of the head is operated independently, including the eyebrows and lips. This ground breaking technology enabled the animators to achieve a greater range of movement and reduced the need to make replacement heads for each change in facial expression.
In addition to the advancement in animation that contributed to the realism of the figures, the movie was photographed digitally and allowed for more flexible and tighter shots thereby adding a 3-D dimensional quality to the characters.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift from Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
2009
2005
ID Number
2013.0001.14
accession number
2013.0001
catalog number
2013.0001.14
collector/donor number
175614
Object Name
puppet
figure, animation
Physical Description
cloth (overall material)
foam latex (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 20 1/2 in x 7 in x 14 in; 52.07 cm x 17.78 cm x 35.56 cm
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Movie Collection
National Museum of American History
Subject
Puppetry
Movie
Entertainment, Film
Animation
Record ID
nmah_1444987
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e516-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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