Hey! Great stuff everyone!
Let me see if I can answer some of the questions. This would be a two camera shoot, most likely in HD with Canon XH-A1's. As was mentioned before, I would anticipate a fairly static wide shot with the second camera in tight for close ups. That camera would probably be of to the side left and/or right for the tight shots.
Again, the amount of motion is fairly small from the puppets and actors.
If you'd like to see an example of a prior video from this client, check out the intro on this page -
http://www.hairyandcompany.com/go/funstuff/video/ I didn't shoot this and it was done about 6-8 years ago. But it should give an idea of the set and puppets.
I would really appreciate the top end suggestions as well as the minimalistic approach. I have very little background in lighting this type of stuff. I have done basic talking head lighting with varied success.
Thanks again everyone!
