Abba: Our Last Video features “4 small puppets who look very much like the original `70s Swedish supergroup ABBA are try to get a recording contract in Stockholm, Sweden 1974,” and, honestly, with a description like that what more do you need to know?
This was originally shot for the 2004 semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was a truly international production, shot in Sweden with puppeteers Phil Eason, Richard Coombs, John Wheatley, and Mark Jefferies performing puppets built by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.
Here’s a look at how they made it:
Via Puppeteers Unite with thanks to “Scuba Steve” for finding the “making of” video.
5/6/09 Update: Behind-the-scenes “making of” video added.
12/9/14 Update: The embedded videos have been updated because the original versions are no longer available. Some additional background information was also added.
