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| 3 | Jim Henson's Creature Shop is a visual effects and puppetry company founded in 1979 by Creator/JimHenson, the creator of ''Franchise/TheMuppets''. It was originally created in partnership with Creator/BrianFroud for the production of ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', and subsequently used for productions like ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' and ''Series/TheStoryteller''. It received its name to differentiate it from Henson's original puppet workshop in New York City. |
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| 5 | Following Henson's death in 1990, his son Brian took over, and the Creature Shop was moved to Camden Town. A third location opened in Burbank, California to serve Hollywood. After Creator/TheJimHensonCompany sold off the rights to the Muppets to Disney in 2004, New York's Muppet Workshop was renamed Jim Henson's Creature Shop as well. |
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| 7 | In addition to practical effects, the shop also specializes in digital puppetry, using manual puppet controls to animate a digital avatar. |
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| 9 | See also Creator/MuppetPerformers. |
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| 11 | !!Films featuring Jim Henson's Creature Shop creations: |
| 12 | [[index]] |
| 13 | * ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'' (1982) |
| 14 | * ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' (1986) |
| 15 | * ''Film/{{The Bear|1988}}'' (1988) |
| 16 | * ''Film/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|1990}}'' (1990) |
| 17 | * ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze'' (1991) |
| 18 | * ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol'' (1992) |
| 19 | * ''Film/HoneyIBlewUpTheKid'' (1992) |
| 20 | * ''Film/TheFlintstones'' (1994) |
| 21 | * ''Film/TheIndianInTheCupboard'' (1994) |
| 22 | * ''Film/TheNeverendingStoryIIIEscapeFromFantasia'' (1994) |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{Babe}}'' (1995) |
| 24 | * ''Film/CutthroatIsland'' (1995) |
| 25 | * ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland'' (1996) |
| 26 | * ''Film/{{The Phantom|1996}}'' (1996) |
| 27 | * ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio'' (1996) |
| 28 | * ''{{Film/Dragonheart}}'' (1996)[[labelnote:*]]originally hired, but dropped partway through production[[/labelnote]] |
| 29 | * ''Film/TheEnglishPatient'' (1996) |
| 30 | * ''Film/LochNess'' (1996) |
| 31 | * ''[[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996 101 Dalmatians]]'' (1996) |
| 32 | * ''Film/{{Buddy}}'' (1997) |
| 33 | * ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' (1997) |
| 34 | * ''Film/DrDolittle'' (1998) |
| 35 | * ''Film/{{Jack Frost|1998}}'' (1998) |
| 36 | * ''Film/LostInSpace'' (1998) |
| 37 | * ''Film/{{Animal Farm|1999}}'' (1999) |
| 38 | * ''Film/TheTalentedMrRipley'' (1999) |
| 39 | * ''Film/MyFavoriteMartian'' (1999) |
| 40 | * ''Film/TheFlintstonesInVivaRockVegas'' (2000) |
| 41 | * ''Film/MissionToMars'' (2000) |
| 42 | * ''Film/{{Rat}}'' (2000) |
| 43 | * ''Film/CatsAndDogs'' (2001) |
| 44 | * ''Film/GosfordPark'' (2001) |
| 45 | * ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' (2001) |
| 46 | * ''Film/TheCountryBears'' (2002) |
| 47 | * ''Film/SnowDogs'' (2002) |
| 48 | * ''[[Film/ScoobyDoo2002 Scooby-Doo]]'' (2002) |
| 49 | * ''Film/StuartLittle 2'' (2002) |
| 50 | * ''Film/TheMasterOfDisguise'' (2002) |
| 51 | * ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaiderTheCradleOfLife'' (2003) |
| 52 | * ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' (2003) (uncredited, stand-in puppets) |
| 53 | * ''Literature/FiveChildrenAndIt'' (2004) |
| 54 | * ''Film/AreWeThereYet'' (2005) |
| 55 | * ''Film/BatmanBegins'' (2005) |
| 56 | * ''[[Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' (2005) |
| 57 | * ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'' (2008) |
| 58 | * ''Film/TheHangover'' (2009) |
| 59 | * ''Film/WhereTheWildThingsAre'' (2009) |
| 60 | * ''Film/{{The Muppets|2011}}'' (2011) |
| 61 | * ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'' (2014) |
| 62 | * ''Film/{{The Jungle Book|2016}}'' (2016) (stand-in puppets) |
| 63 | * ''Film/TheHappytimeMurders'' (2018) |
| 64 | * ''Film/ComePlay'' (2020) |
| 65 | * ''[[Film/FiveNightsAtFreddys2023 Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' (2023) |
| 66 | * ''Film/ManAndWitchTheDanceOfAThousandSteps'' (2024) |
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| 68 | !!Television series featuring Jim Henson's Creature Shop creations: |
| 69 | * ''Series/ThirtyRock'' |
| 70 | * ''Series/BRATSOfTheLostNebula'' |
| 71 | * ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' |
| 72 | * ''Dittydoodle Works'' |
| 73 | * ''Series/DreamCorpLLC'' |
| 74 | * ''Series/EarthToNed'' |
| 75 | * ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' |
| 76 | * ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'' |
| 77 | * ''Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge'' |
| 78 | * ''Series/LostOllie'' |
| 79 | * ''Series/TheNewStatesman'' |
| 80 | * ''Series/PushingDaisies'' |
| 81 | * ''Series/{{Slumberkins}}'' |
| 82 | * ''Series/TheStoryteller'' |
| 83 | * ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' |
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| 85 | !! Creature Shop projects made using digital puppetry: |
| 86 | * ''The Doozers'' |
| 87 | * ''Frances'' |
| 88 | * ''Good Morning Today'' |
| 89 | * ''WesternAnimation/SidTheScienceKid'' |
| 90 | * ''WesternAnimation/SplashAndBubbles'' |
| 91 | * ''WesternAnimation/WordParty'' |
| 92 | [[/index]] |
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| 94 | !!Tropes Associated With Jim Henson's Creature Shop Include: |
| 95 | * AllCGICartoon: While the studio had experimented with digital effects in the past, it wasn't until ''WesternAnimation/SidTheScienceKid'' that the Creature Shop would pursue computer animation alongside puppet fabrication. |
| 96 | * FriendlyEnemies: They have steady competition with [[Creator/StanWinston Stan Winston Studios]] in the practical effects market. Outside of this however, both have expressed admiration for each other's work and the Henson Company even follows them on Instagram. |
| 97 | * PracticalEffects: They're one of the biggest pioneers of the medium, and even with their formation of a CG unit they don't plan to abandon this practice anytime soon. |
| 98 | * ProductionPosse: Outside of the Henson Company, they're also the go-to puppet fabricators for Creator/SesameWorkshop. They've also worked with Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic in several projects. |
| 99 | * ScrewedByTheNetwork: Several of the Creature Shop's pet projects have been either stuck in development hell or flat out cancelled due to the popularity of CGI and the expensive, time consuming process with producing realistic puppetry. |
| 100 | * [[HeAlsoDid They Also Did]]: outside of film and television, the Creature Shop has also provided additional work for other projects. |
| 101 | ** The Shop is credited with providing character designs for the 2016 animated movie ''WesternAnimation/RockDog'' and 1998 the video game ''VideoGame/{{Rascal}}''. |
| 102 | ** They're also responsible for fabricating [[Music/Deadmau5 Deadmau5's]] iconic mouse helmet along with its variations. |
| 103 | ** They were commissioned by Music/LadyGaga to create the life-sized horse puppet she rode on for her "Monster Ball" and "Born This Way" Tours. |
| 104 | ** They made puppets based off of the [[Film/KingKong1933 1933 King Kong]] for a couple of commercials, including the one featured in the Advertising/EnergizerBunny Supervolt arc. |
| 105 | ** They would provide an [[StylisticSuck intentionally janky]] animatronic version of Deadpool to play alongside members of ''Theatre/TheRockAfireExplosion'' in anticipation for the release of ''Film/Deadpool2''. |
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