One of the things that we have frequently noticed is that we have often found that a Vent can talk and then when he/she has their puppet(s) talk there is little to no difference in the voice of the Vent and the Voice of the Vent’s puppets.…
Something New
We talk about the need to not move our lips almost to the point of exhaustion. We judge ourselves and others solely on whether or not they move their lips when Venting. There is no question that lip movement is important since that is one of the biggest things that people in the audience (who mostly know nothing about Ventriloquism) are able to judge your skills on.…
Something New
So much of a good act is only separated from a not-so-good act by small details. The flow of your act can make all the difference in the world to the way that your audience perceives your act. …
While there are many ways to change your appeal to your audience, here is one way that seems to work very well when used by really good Vents.
We are all familiar with individual Vents who go before their audience with a puppet, we are also aware that some really good Vents can get up with TWO puppets and really get the crowd rolling. …
Something New
Every now and then you may have had a problem with the way you have stored a soft sculptured puppet. You may find that an arm or a leg has become a bit deformed and “smooshed”.…
A couple of weeks ago a member of our Vent Family made a comment that she was having problems with her hand(s) while Venting. This problem was made worse by the fact that she has arthritis in her hands.
There are a couple of ways to approach this problem. …