LEAH N. OLBRICH


Sculpted Halloween costume

Dominion X NFT project for Steve Aoki Studio: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Role: lead puppet fabricator *New puppets launching spring 2023* Created custom armatures & foam build-up puppets
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Undisclosed Project for Apple TV+ *More info coming soon* Role: supervisor & lead puppet fabricator

Duffy & Friends for Disney Studio: Stoopid Buddy Studios Role: lead puppet fabricator Characters: Duffy the bear, ShellieMae the bear, StellaLou the bunny, CookieAnn the dog, Gelatoni the cat, 'Olu Mel the turtle & LinaBell the fox Transformed stuffed animals from Tokyo Disney into animatable puppets Installed specific rigs for performance/props needs
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Duffy & Friends for Disney Studio: Stoopid Buddy Studios Role: lead puppet fabricator Butterflies: custom foam build-up bodies over wire armatures 'Olu Mel the Turtle: wire armatures & rigs, foam build-up & completed puppets
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Santa Inc. for HBO Max Studio: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Role: lead puppet fabricator Specialized in hair for Candy, Santa & others, in addition to work on other characters
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Santa Inc. for HBO Max Studio: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Role: lead puppet fabricator Hair pieces for Candy Hair & mouth pieces for Santa
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Santa Inc. for HBO Max Studio: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Role: lead puppet fabricator Hair pieces for Grandpa Silicone seaming for character bodies, including Cookie Painting of puppet details, like shoes
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Bryson Tiller's "Lonely Christmas" music video for Sony Music Studio: Ancient Order of the Wooden Skull Role: puppet fabricator Built custom armatures & foam build-up puppet bodies for Bryson Tiller, Justin Bieber & Poo Bear characters
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Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. for Hulu Studio: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Role: puppet fabricator Specialized in rigging & painting of M.O.D.O.K.'s body can, silicone seaming & painting (tattoos) & gore fx, in addition to other character work Studio: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
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Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. for Hulu Studio: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Role: puppet fabricator Rigged & painted many of the M.O.D.O.K. & Young M.O.D.O.K. body cans
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Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. for Hulu Studio: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Role: puppet fabricator Sculpted & painted heads & hair for background characters
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Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. for Hulu Studio: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Role: puppet fabricator Silicone painting: lots of tattoos & nipples Gore effects made with foam, latex & paint
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"Making Changemakers" commercial spots for littleBits STEM toy company Studio: Ancient Order of the Wooden Skull (for ShadowMachine) Role: supervisor & head of puppet department Led team of 5 artists & fabricated the three custom foam build-up puppet bodies
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"Making Changemakers" commercial spots for littleBits STEM toy company Studio: Ancient Order of the Wooden Skull (for ShadowMachine) Role: supervisor & head of puppet department Led team of 5 artists & fabricated the three custom foam build-up puppet bodies
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Wendell & Wild for Netflix Studio: Netflix Role: puppet painter (part of OG fabrication team in Los Angeles) Painted character faces, in addition to costume repairs
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Borderlands3 "'Twas the Night Before Mayhem" for 2K Games Studio: Chromista Role: puppet fabricator Built custom foam build-up characters for video game holiday promo (Thumbnail photos taken by Producer, Javier Lovato)
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"Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie" for Dreamworks Animation Studio: Screen Novelties Role: puppet fabricator Constructed found object robot puppets for live action sock puppet dream sequence
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"Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie" for Dreamworks Animation Studio: Screen Novelties Role: puppet fabricator Constructed found object robot puppets for live action sock puppet dream sequence
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Transformer commercial spot for Hasbro Studio: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Role: lead puppet fabricator Rigged Transformer toys for animation
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SpongeBob SquarePants "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" Halloween Special for Nickelodeon Studio: Screen Novelties Role: puppet fabricator (specializing in background fish)
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SpongeBob SquarePants "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" Halloween Special for Nickelodeon Studio: Screen Novelties Role: puppet fabricator (specializing in background fish) Background fish characters all Halloween-ed up
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SpongeBob SquarePants "The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom" Halloween Special for Nickelodeon Studio: Screen Novelties Role: puppet fabricator (specializing in background fish) WIP background fish foam bodies & fins
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Travis Scott "90210" music video, directed by Hype Williams Studio: Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Role: lead puppet fabricator Toy before / puppet after
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