I, Barnabé

Puppets Fabricated for the National Film Board of Canada
Director/Animator: Jean-François Levesque


3D Design: Jean-François Levesque
Barnabé Facial Mechanism: Jim Randall
Body Armatures: Jim Randall
Face Mechs (roosters only): Brenda Baumgarten
Puppet Fabricator: Brenda Baumgarten
Costuming: Allison Easson

Ball & Socket Puppets with multi-material fabrication approach. Molded from printed models, Barnabé has a foam latex body and a silicone face skin. Roosters and human/rooster hybrid puppets are platinum silicone.