Jim Henson's Creature Shop is a company founded in 1979 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. This work is copyrighted. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was the most widely known American puppeteer in modern American television history. ... The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters, and the company created by Jim Henson. ...

It was originally created as a result of the observation that the team that had been put together for The Dark Crystal was extremely hard to recreate for Labyrinth, since the majority of the people employed on it had gone on to other projects - since they were only employed on a contract basis. This led Jim to the conclusion that it would be a good idea to create a company that would maintain a large team on a permanent basis so that the experience (and interpersonal relationships) would not be lost between each production. The Dark Crystal is a 1982 fantasy film by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. ... Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed through the art of Brian Froud. ...

The original workshop location was at Elstree Studios, but this was a fairly typical "production-specific" setup, used for Labryinth, at the close of production, it was decided to move the workshop away from the studios. The location chosen was on Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London, which was, not coincidentally, the same street that Jim lived on. Historically, the name Elstree Studios refers to any of several film studios that were based in the town of Elstree and Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, England. ... Hampstead is a suburb of north London in the London Borough of Camden, located four miles (6. ...

This was in many ways a problematic location - Downshire Hill is full of very expensive houses, and some of the processes used at the creature shop (most notably the foam latex and mouldmaking) involved foul-smelling chemicals, so the group was under a lot of pressure to change locations. There were also commercial incentives to do so, since the Downshire Hill property was quite valuable.

The chosen location had previously been used for the construction of large puppets for the film Dragonheart (although Henson did not actually end up making the film). This was Oval Road, Camden Town - which was at the time a fairly run-down area. For the Brazilian power metal band, see Dragonheart (Brazilian band). ... Camden Town is an area of North London, England, in the London Borough of Camden. ...

The Los Angeles Creature Shop was created as an offshoot from the workshop created for the Dinosaurs TV series. It is a large workshop that creates several special puppet and animatronic creatures and characters for a large number of other films and series. The company is well-known for its more fantastic creations, like the aliens in Farscape, but it also does lifelike replications of real animals, especially when unusual animal performances are required. The company was responsible for the talking animals in Eddie Murphy's Doctor Dolittle, and won two Academy Awards for the lifelike animals in the film Babe. They are also responsible for bringing the Ninja Turtles to life in the 1990 live-action film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and its sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. They also created the costumes for the hit show Dinosaurs. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Wayang shadow-puppet created in Bali, in the early 20th century. ... Animatronic is the third album from Norweigan black metal band, The Kovenant, and was released in 1999 through Nuclear Blast. ... Farscape (1999–2003) is a science fiction television series, featuring a present-day astronaut who accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant part of the galaxy. ... Edward Eddie Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York City[1]) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. ... Dr. Dolittle is an American comedy film, released in 1998 and starring Eddie Murphy as a doctor who discovers that he has the ability to talk to (and understand) animals. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Babe is an Academy Award-winning 1995 Australian film that tells the story of a pig who wants to be a sheep dog. ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the 1990 live-action film based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. ... Dinosaurs was an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from April 26, 1991 to July 20, 1994. ...

Despite assumptions to the contrary, Jim Henson's Creature Shop was not responsible for any of the non-human characters in the Star Wars series. The Star Wars creatures were created in-house at Industrial Light & Magic, George Lucas' special effects shop. Henson, however was a consultant for the Yoda puppets (and Frank Oz - one of the original Muppeteers - performed it), and he and Lucas did collaborate on the '80s cult classic Labyrinth. Star Wars is an epic science fantasy saga and fictional universe created by George Lucas during the late 1970s. ... Industrial Light + Magic is a motion picture special visual effects company, founded in July 1975 by George Lucas. ... George Walton Lucas, Jr. ... Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed through the art of Brian Froud. ...

The company is based out of Hollywood, California, United States and previously Camden Town in London, United Kingdom where they still maintain some facilities. Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Camden Town is an area of North London, England, in the London Borough of Camden. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Official site
• Information @ Henson.com Press
• Jim Henson's Creature Shop at the Internet Movie Database