One thing that we see on a regular basis is that folks need to work on the way they “pause” when doing their routine.
Here is what I am talking about. When you are in a conversation with someone, when you say something to them, they don’t just fire back like a machine gun.…
Even though you want to keep your puppet constantly in motion to keep it looking alive, you also want to go one step further in order to help capture his/her personality and give him/her some unique traits that will endear the puppet with the audience.…
It is just around the corner and almost time for the 2018 Venthaven Ventriloquist ConVENTion. July 18 – 21 at our new location at the Holiday Inn.
You must first sign up for the ConVENTion at http://vhconvention.com/registration-2/ and then you will get a password that lets you sign up for your room at The Holiday Inn.…
One aspect of ventriloquism is to involve your audience in your act. There are several ways to do this. We have all seen the face mask that is put over a willing victims face so that you the vent can control his/her mouth movement and voice.…
In order to best go about putting together a good show for your audiences, we think you must first know what it takes to make someone laugh. To get a grasp on making someone else laugh, the best place is to figure out what makes you laugh.…
Last week we tried a new technique to get your imaginations going when looking at a puppet. The responses were outstanding. We had 5 responses on the blog (unusual) and many more via email. Some of the observations were outstandingly funny.…
