We have discussed in the past the importance of keeping
your character animated to make it seem to be alive. This
is an important feature in holding your audiences attention
and keeping the audience focused on you the performer.
Here is a suggestion that won’t cost more than about 5
cents.…
Something that comes to our attention from time to time is the way that a puppets hands are used. Just like your hands, your puppets hands can be used to help express a point in conversation.
Too often we see puppets who are allowed to just let their hands just dangle at their sides giving them the look of being either dead or disabled.…
Many people ask the question of how do they get their puppets to sit up straight for display.
There are a couple of things that we can suggest on how to do this. Take a small stick and put it up inside your puppet.…
Last week I had occasion to have a good long talk with our good friend Mark Wade, the Executive Director of the Vent Haven International Ventriloquist ConVENTion.
Much of what was said that I can’t go into, but I can tell you a few things.…
Greetings fellow Vents. It appears like we stuck together as a community and pulled of the vote for our friend Paul Zerdin.
Here is the video of his winning performance.…
This week was a rare and momentous week for the Vent Community. Not since 2007 have we had one of our own get to the Finals on America’s Got Talent.
On Wednesday night this week our friend Paul Zerdin made it to the finals and is looking very good to make it to the “top One” next week.…
