JIM HENSONGroup 14 | The Sesame Muppets

Early Life

Jim Henson career started early in his life

Inspired by a closeness with his grandmother

Experimented with a vast amount of artistic techniques

The High School Period

1954 during High School Henson started working with puppets on WTOP-TV

Henson experimented with eliminating the puppet stage and using a Proscenium Theatre instead.

Also called a Proscenium arch: - the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium.http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/proscenium

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO2JmArTOSM

Progress

Sam and Friends go National Fran Oz , Jerry Juhl come on board The Muppets began with

Rolf the Dog Meanwhile Joan Cooney asked

for Henson to populate Sesame Street.

The Muppets evolve for all Henson and his team

produce more characters for Muppet to get a bigger audience

Celebs begins to be special guest on the show to attract a bigger fan base

The 80’s and the next steps The beginning of

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop

The introduction of animatronics

A change in genre

In Conclusion

The Reason For Success Innovation Experimenting