Something New
We are always looking for ways to suggest that you do something to help the appearance of your puppet being alive. One of the most effective ways that we can think of is to use arm rods. Cost wise they are the biggest bang for your dollar at only $20.00 each (contact us for more information about purchasing arm rods).…
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In order to keep the impression of the puppet being alive going strong, it is important that your puppets mouth moves in a fashion that matches the words that he/she is speaking. Here is what we are saying.…
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Toni
One thing that is always important is to never forget that your puppet must always look alive. This covers several areas. First and foremost is that your puppet must NEVER be seen as lifeless. This means that your audience NEVER sees you put your hand in the puppet.…
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As part of our “Back to the Basics” series we want to cover a very important topic of how to focus your puppets eyes where they need to be. We have all seen beginner Ventriloquists facing an audience and their puppet looking all over the place with no earthly idea what they are looking at.…
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Lets take a few minutes this week to work on wrist action. Wrist action is something you don’t even have the opportunity to use if you only have hard figures.
With soft sculpture, you have the opportunity to use wrist action because it is your arm and wrist that are inside the puppets neck instead of a control stick.…
Every year seems to go by faster then the year before.
I remember when I was young that a year was a long time. Now a year is about what 3 months used to seem like.
I guess the lesson to be learned is that life is short and none of us can afford to squander our time.…
