Matt Vogel Interview on Big Bird

[JimAndFrank]

Check it out! Matt gives some great insight into the way he sees the character, and the process he is currently undertaking as Carroll's understudy.


http://www.bigissuenorth.com/2016/11/hidden-talont/21715

 

[D'Snowth]

Wow, I didn't realize Matt had a relatively sizable family.

I liked the little in-character Q&A at the end of the article - a little surprised Big Bird didn't say he was a lark.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

Interesting that Matt says it glows yellow inside the Big Bird suit. For some reason, I always assumed it was completely dark in their besides the little TV monitor the puppeteer uses to see their performance.

 

[D'Snowth]

Well, keep in mind, those studio lights can be bright, and even Caroll has said that the suit part of Big Bird is really light - like Matt says, essentially feathers glued to a mess netting held together with rings similar to hula hoops. I remember Caroll said he once took a yellow highlighter to mark his lines of a script page, but that proved to be futile, because they disappeared inside the suit from it glowing yellow inside.

Not only that, but I guess certain material absorbs light moreso than others. When the EIG website was still up, I remember reading in the production notes that lighting was a big issue with the movie, because certain characters like Elmo and others really absorbed so much light that they appeared to be glowing on camera.