Clyde Henry

Henry Gorick Bonnie Scott

Clyde Henry Productions is a Canadian film, stop-motion animation, puppetry and

illustration production involving two artists, Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski.

Clyde Henry is the Production company responsible for the short stop-motion film ‘Madame Tutli-

Putli’, which is the work this presentation will be focusing on.

‘Madame Tutli-Putli’ is a 2007 stop motion-animated short film in which a woman boards a train, and has to escape when whilst aboard, she observes train-robbers killing a

man and stealing his kidneys.

‘Madame Tutli-Putli’ is a 2007 stop motion-animated short film in which a woman boards a train, and has to escape when whilst aboard, she observes train-robbers killing a

man and stealing his kidneys.

The production for ‘Madame Tutli-Putli’ took place in Canada, spanning over five years.

It has won eight awards and had four nominations for awards, including an Academy Award.

Both Maciek Szczerbowski and Chris Lavis take on various roles in Clyde Henry Productions, ranging through the entire length of their productions.

They both co-directed ‘Madame Tutli Putli’ and did the same for the short film, ‘Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life’

(2010).

Clyde Henry Productions use combinations of film, stop-motion animation, puppetry and illustration

to create its productions.

Clyde Henry Productions use combinations of film, stop-motion animation, puppetry and illustration

to create its productions.‘Madame Tutli-Putli’ was created using stop motion puppets with recorded film of human eye movement digitally edited onto the puppet during post-production.

Lavis and Szczerbowski first started as puppet designers for various clients, creating a short comic for Vice magazine

called The Untold Tales of Yuri Gagarin.

Clyde Henry Productions started in 1999 when the pair conceived the plot of ’Madame Tutli-Putli’ and started trying to get it developed

into a short film.

Lavis and Szczerbowski first started as puppet designers for various clients, creating a short comic for Vice magazine

called The Untold Tales of Yuri Gagarin.

Clyde Henry Productions started in 1999 when the pair conceived the plot of ’Madame Tutli-Putli’ and started trying to get it developed

into a short film.

The film started both of their careers, leading to the continued work of Clyde Henry Productions.