{"id":1686,"date":"2017-07-19T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/07\/19\/a-conversation-with-frank-oz-and-leonard-maltin-at-the-2017-sxsw-conference-video\/"},"modified":"2017-07-19T16:00:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T16:00:05","slug":"a-conversation-with-frank-oz-and-leonard-maltin-at-the-2017-sxsw-conference-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/07\/19\/a-conversation-with-frank-oz-and-leonard-maltin-at-the-2017-sxsw-conference-video\/","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation With Frank Oz and Leonard Maltin at the 2017 SXSW Conference [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I came to New York, I had done marionettes for many years and I had only done a few hand puppets. I sat in front of a mirror for months practicing lip synch that Jane Henson <\/strong>taught me, but I didn\u2019t do voices for four years. I didn\u2019t think enough of myself, I had low self-esteem still and I didn\u2019t think I could do it and Jim was about to give up on me, until one day we did a tv show, and he [Jim] forced me to do a character. He forced me and from that point on I started learning, ” \u2014 SXSW Featured Speaker, Frank Oz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Oz is a four-time Emmy winner, a performer with The Muppets<\/em>, and voiced the part of Yoda in the Star Wars<\/em> films. He also directed over a dozen films including Little Shop of Horrors<\/em> and The Score<\/em>. This year, Oz brought Muppet Guys Talking – Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched<\/em> to the SXSW Film Festival<\/a> where, for the first time ever, five of the original Muppet performers came together to discuss the creation of their iconic characters under the visionary leadership of Jim Henson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leonard Maltin<\/strong>, one of the world\u2019s most respected film critics and historians, joined Oz for the SXSW Conference<\/a> Featured Session. He is best known for his widely-used reference work Leonard Maltin\u2019s Movie Guide<\/em> and its companion volume Leonard Maltin\u2019s Classic Movie Guide<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Enjoy this candid conversation about Oz\u2019s illustrious career featuring stories from how he got started in puppetry to his humble beginnings as a filmmaker.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Hubert Vestil\/Getty Images for SXSW<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

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