Dark Crystal Rehearsal Session 

Hi folks, this video might not be for everyone, but since I was able to get this B-roll footage, I figured I'd stick it up in full for those who are particularly interested to enjoy :) Currently working on a new Dabchick episode so stay tuned for that!

Barnaby’s style of pupeteering is one of the coolest things. I bet Jim Henson would be impressed with the pure skill involved with it.

That was amazing to watch! It is so eerie seeing something so life like on the end of your fingers

The director was giving instructions to the puppet and not to the human and everyone was so mesmerized by the puppet itself, what a craft man!

I'm so happy that they used you in the scenes and let you display your talent in the series, rather than just steal the idea and do it themselves. Speaks volumes of them. I loved that scene when I watched the series. I never really thought of the hands/puppeteer during the scenes and was emersed completely into it. Excellent work!

I love that as he’s talking you’re making the Gelfling gesture and nod. You are so talented.

I'm still so heart broken that netflix refuses to fund another season all it needed was two seasons...:'(

This is fascinating to watch, seeing the faces you know were behind the show each contributing ideas and working together. I feel like fly on the wall content like this was missing from the official documentary. This scene was incredible in the show.

That part was my favorite one of all Dark Crystal. "The ancient art of puppetry"

I was so glad they asked you to show the hand mechanism because while I was watching I was thinking, "How the hell are those tiny fingers moving?"

The tiny, uncertain gestures of your Gelfling reacting in hesitation to the giant hand presenting the glave... just stunning. Absolutely beautifully done.

You can tell he's having fun working with all these producers and people, and I'm glad he's enjoying it! I hope you had lots of fun working on this show!

Papa Froud seemed to REALLY enjoy your puppetry. I'll be honest Barnaby...growing up I adored puppetry (even had some of my own), but when I saw your sequence in the series, it brought tears to my eyes. It was so beautifully perfect. I knew then that this craft wouldn't die. I was even more pleased when I saw such a young man taking the craft into the future. Thank you for that. Did you get to keep one of these magnificent puppets? Or a copy of one at least?

How time flies. Toby Froud was the baby in Labyrinth. I feel old now.

Tiny Aughra's hair is having its own fashion show. 😂

I’ll be honest, I was hesitant to watch this show because I saw the original in its first run, and I was exactly the right age for it - I loved every second of it. With all the remakes and reboots churning out soulless cash grab junk food movies, I was afraid this would be another example. But knowing that Barnaby was involved, well, that’s giving me new motivation. (And I HAVE heard good things.)

SO impressive how these trained and skilled professionals are admiring your work mate.

When I saw this scene in the series I was like, "Wow! Barnaby would love this!" Then later I found out it was you! lol Should have known, not many can move their hands that way.

I haven’t seen a gleam like that in Brian’s eyes since he worked with Jim Henson...

so glad you got to work on something so big, you deserve it mate.

12:22 Subtle moments like this (where he accidentally drops the sword and then has the puppet look at it) sometimes make me forget that this little guy is a puppet and not an actual living creature lol

I love the art of Brian Froud and it’s lovely to see how Toby has grown into his fathers immersive world.

This is so cool! Seeing everyone talking and even seeing the idea develop into what it finally became in the show is almost cozy in a way. It’s pleasant to see people just being creative and contributing ideas behind such a large production like a show. It feels formal and almost unattainable in most behind the scenes videos so seeing people just acting human without perfectly staged camera shots is super nice!

I love how one of the questions is “do we have enough hands?” And the answer is “well there’s 6 hands between the two of them” That’s just so cute to me

I think my favorite think is their excitement and fascination with Barnaby's method of puppetry. Just laughing and being excited by how expression he can produce, like when he was playing with the plant life.

Fantastic, after seeing your first video about The Dark Crystal, i watched the whole series, i was blown away, it’s an absolutely incredible piece of work. Your scene is one of the best, in context it highlights how brilliant your puppetry is, I love the slow-mo jump too :) Thanks for sharing Barnaby.

I went to a panel with Brian and Wendy Froud last night, and it was incredible to hear about their enthusiasm for the Dark Crystal and the world they created. It’s so awesome that you had the opportunity to work on Age of Resistance!

I love how quiet you are in this footage, it's like you just turned into a sponge absorbing everything that was being said. (Or you might have just been nervous) @BarnabyDixon What is your biggest takeaway from this experience? :)

Barnaby, you never cease to amaze me. What you do with the puppets is impressively coordinated and dextrous, but more than that you have an incredible understanding of the soul and character of the creatures you create. It's easy to forget that we're watching a puppet when it moves like it's alive. I love it and there's no one quite like you.

Series 1, episode 7 27 mins in. You’re welcome.

Where do you go as a puppeteer after working with the Frouds on a Henson project?

Im so proud of you barnaby!! This is so cool!!! I have always been a fan of the dark crystal since i was a little kid... It's so cool!! Congrats on this man. You have earned it!!

Ya know, when I saw this scene, I thought the puppetry was so familiar to me. It took me a few days to realize it was your work. It's super cool to see this side of things. ♥ Love what you do.

Thank you for sharing this with us. Seeing how this magnificent scene was formed as a collaboration of creative minds is wonderfull. Respectfull to each other, interested in sharing thoughts. No matter how long you are a puppeteer or storyteller. And the older generation is pleased to see their art in the hands of a new generation with the same love for it.

I started watching him Because of Got Talent He is a really great person He is creative Good at puppetry Great Job Barnaby You Deserve It

It scares me on how real u can make the character move I see it and I'm like omg it's a little gelfing it's so coool

I love the Frouds. I had the honour of meeting them, without meeting Toby Froud at one of they're exhibitions. i got a signed A4 picture of their work, i was so nervous to stay and meet Toby, I had to leave. I wish I had stayed now. Maybe one day! I shall meet them today! Work with them and I would LOVE to work with you! I'm so curious of that world! So scared to try for myself!

Damn, I can feel the PRESSURE (⑉⊙ȏ⊙)

The reason I love watching you is how much personality you can feel from the puppets you control, as if they were actually living. That is the hardest thing to master while doing it.

So you were behind one the best scenes of this fantastic show...Excellent!

I can't imagine, but EVERYONE is there! The Froud family, Henson family, and writers! The professional opportunity and potential stress is so great. You work is super and I love having seen you get to be involved with the Dark Crystal universe. I also dig how they let you use the footage too. Bravo brother!

Thank you and the documentary maker so much for this!! I felt like there could've been a whole other episode for the b rolls in the workshop and to actually see the craft happening does the craft of the TV show justice. Xxxx

Sheesh Barnaby. You make that little Gelfling look truly alive! It looks like the little guy is following Froud's direction, and you might as well be the puppet. LOL

Absolutely fascinating to watch. Incredible how intricately articulated the mini Gelfling puppet is. Interesting to see the discussion about the scene and how it all comes together. Such creative energy, love it. Such an amazing creative team and incredible puppetry. Thank you for sharing this.

it's so much fun watching you puppeteer that tinyyyyy puppet haha so much character to it despite the size

and at the end the camera zooms out! And we can see 'behind' behind the scenes that all the puppeteers are being controlled by the skeksis and mystics....

HIS LITTLE FINGERS MOVE😭❤️ it’s so god dam cute and amazing

Really Barnaby. All of us long time fans are so happy and proud that your getting this recognition and opportunity finally. I hope this leads to bigger opportunities as well congrats from Boston USA 🇺🇸

it's so great to see you finally getting the attention you deserve, I am so happy for you and I hope to see you involved in more major projects like this.

Wow I loved that movie. Might check out the series now.

So talented, I hope they keep you for season 2. 😊👍🏻

I'm so happy of knowing about you because of this little rol. I wish they call you again to make a summary of the first season told by the Heretic or something like that.

Thank you for posting this footage, it's extremely interesting to me to see the creative process in action and see it all come together

Brian looks so fascinated watching you. I can’t imagine what an honor that’d been.

It's so telling that on a production made entirely with puppets, everyone is entranced and charmed by how cute and impressive Barnaby's work is

I love how you got this experience! As a HUGE fan of your beautiful puppetry and catchy music... I'm SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!

The puppet show within the show was such a stunning moment and it is truly amazing to see this raw brainstorming.

The amount of work put into rehearsal for the perfect take is amazing

It amazing how much the scene changed as they were planning it out very interesting.

I knew it was you when I saw your puppeteering on-screen and I absolutely had happy tears when I saw your name for sure in the credits. So glad you had the opportunity to work on this. You're an inspiration and it's been a pleasure watching you grow and experiment.

I'm always happy to see your behind the scenes/production... It's interesting. And I look forward to the next Dabchick. He's almost like a real being, and we all love to see what he's up to.

I am so happy to see your amazing talent was spotted to be used in a large production like this. Thanks for sharing this behind the scenes video. Keep up the awesome work!

Absolutely beautiful work with the series!

awesome

I love the way you do the puppets it’s so cool. You are so talented

Your hard work and the opportunities you have created for yourself are an inspiration. I am a model maker in Australia making bespoke architectural models and trying to get into more prop and replica making and watching you gives me energy. Thanks a lot from someone who understands the importance of trying to live a dream.

This was very inspirational. I love the thought & love & skill that has gone into the scene. Thank you for sharing.

Beautifully done and a wonderful behind the scenes mini documentary ! Thank you!!!

That is so cool!!!! I can't imagine how excited and proud you felt! Congrats!

I thought I recognized your work when watching the series! I'm so excited (and a bit envious) for you that you got to be a part of. As always, your puppetry is magical to watch.

The mustached guy just looked like he was happy to be there.

That was awesome to see, thanks for uploading! This was definately one of my favorite, if not, my number one favorite scene.

Congrats! Well deserved. So great to see behind the scenes . Thank you.

I just watched the series and I remember that jump and how impressed I was with it. Amazing to see how this all came together and the process of the production stage. Truely stunning work hope to see more.

This is so cool! I love seeing such a real look at behind-the-scenes instead of the condensed versions that you get from special features and such. I really wish I had a way to get into a puppet/prop-making career, my heart flutters when I watch stuff like this!

Lisa looks really excited when watching Barnaby's puppetry, it's cool to see she inherited a love of the artform and not just the business.

Incredible man! Congratulations. I've been a fan of yours for about 7 years before you had 100 subs and just dab and the cat. I'm praying for continued success for you man.

Thank you again for sharing,it's all so cool. I love how you're collaborating and sharing your technique and ideas.

Wonderful! I hope this the beginning of a new age for you and the incredible work you do!!

Thank you so much for putting this up. Not only does it show how collaborative a production like this is, but also how you, someone a bunch of us look up to, have people you look up to as well and just enjoy learning from/working together with. :)

Man thank you for your hard work on Dark crystal and thank you it fantastic to have such a great show to watch

As SOON as i saw this scene, i immediately recognized it as you and i got even more excited!!! This is so fuckin neat and I’m so glad you got this opportunity!!!! I’m going absolutely bonkers over TDC and to see the behind the scenes behind the scenes makes me even more entranced by this show . It’s like I’m inhaling as much tdc content as possible and you just fed me for like., a week

Its always nice to see you upload. Always so neat

How exciting for you! You are a incredibly talented young man. I can’t wait to see what you bring in the future. Congrats!

To see the smiles on the artists and creators faces says a lot Barnaby. Well done . MAGIC

awesome :) love to see everyone's big smiles throughout this vid! thanks for sharing

This is just fantastic. Thanks _so_ much for sharing this part of the process!

This is so entirely delightful!! Inloved seeing you at dragoncon, though im so bummed I missed the DC panel you were in. However I did get to go to your personal ones! Seeing up close how you work your magic is an experience I'll never forget

I love all your work. On a bad day I’ve been known to binge watch you . Some 8 to 10 hours a day . Now the country is on lockdown I watch far more . Keep up the outstanding work mr D

That's so cool! I've been a dark crystal fan since I was a kid, and i loved the age of resistence. Thats so awesome you got to work with them, and brian froud!! He is one of my favorite artists. Thanks for sharing this!

Wow found your channel soon after seeing the dark crystal and with this it's a mind blower. Great work

You did a truly splendid job as did everyone who worked on this production but this scene was particularly magical, watching the puppets watch the puppet show (wonderful idea), the movement was pretty awesome! Absolutely loved it!!! 💗

Awesome! Good luck on your journey in the future and we hope to see you more in projects like this!

I’m really glad you posted this. Uncut.

I’m so happy for you! You are extremely talented!

OMG can't believe it... I really enjoyed the first season and can't wait for the next one... While watching this series I kept thinking to myself that your puppetry skills would be amazing in this... And lo and behold you are involved!! So cool 😎👌👍.. your skills are amazing!!

Absolutely fantastic to see the collaborative process of choreographing and blocking a scene, different people throwing out ideas out in order to see what sticks to serve the story best, and solve problems. Everyone is so flexible and open to input, it's all just incredible.

One of the best thing in this show! Congrats!

This is so awesome- congratulations!

This was amazing to watch. Seeing all these talented artists I admire come together to make this beautiful scene makes me feel all fuzzy inside. How I wish I could work on a set like this as well ♥️