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The Legacy of Jim Henson: A Pioneer in Puppetry and Filmmaking
TLDR Jim Henson, a filmmaker and puppeteer, revolutionized puppetry by creating iconic characters and utilizing camera angles and editing to bring puppets to life on television. His legacy lives on through his children who have continued his work and made successful business deals involving the Muppets and Sesame Street characters.
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Jim Henson is remembered as a genuinely good and kind person by those who worked with him.
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Jim Henson was a filmmaker and puppeteer who was able to enjoy his work because he saw it as play, and he was remembered as a genuinely good person.
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Jim Henson started out as a filmmaker and experimented with abstract short films before becoming interested in puppetry and forming his own puppet-based commercial ad agency.
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Jim Henson made his mark on Sesame Street by creating most of the iconic characters and directing many of the short films.
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Jim Henson's work on Sesame Street allowed him to explore the convergence of television and puppets, utilizing camera angles and editing to create a whole new world for puppetry.
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Jim Henson revolutionized puppetry by using softer materials for puppets, allowing for more expressive faces and emotions to be shown on TV, which ultimately made his characters, like Kermit the Frog, more popular and approachable.
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Jim Henson's next great show after The Muppet Show was Fraggle Rock, which won awards and taught lessons about acceptance and living together in peace, and he also created the popular cartoon Muppet Babies.
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Jim Henson's next movie after The Muppet Movie was The Dark Crystal, which was a puppet-based film that was initially not well-received but has since become a cult classic.
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Jim Henson continued to explore fantastical and fantasy worlds in the late 80s with movies like Labyrinth and TV shows like The Jim Henson Hour and Storyteller, pushing the boundaries and creating seamless puppet-human interactions.
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Jim Henson's children have continued his legacy through the Jim Henson Legacy, the Jim Henson Memorial and Muppet Museum, and the Jim Henson Creature Shop, and have made successful business deals involving the Muppets and Sesame Street characters.
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