DreamWorks commissioned Axtell Expressions to build premiere puppets for the hit animated feature film - "Madagascar".
Photo provided by DreamWorks. Used by permission.

Melman the Giraffe - David Schwimmer

Marty the Zebra - Chris Rock

Gloria the Hippo - Jada Pinkett Smith

Alex the Lion - Ben Stiller

Madagascar is now on DVD. Madagascar 2 is in production.
Dreamworks is the film production company founded by Steven Speilberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen.
Creating a puppet of Melman the Giraffe was a challenge because his head is too narrow for a hand, his mouth was too far away for direct control, and his neck too long for an arm.

Our solution was to build an internal hand operated mouth extension and to have the operator's hand enter directly behind the head, and have the neck wrap around their shoulders.
The Magascar puppets are not available to purchase but we do have many fantastic Jungle puppets for you!
Above Photos by
Murray Dosch
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