Have you ever noticed that when you are watching some Ventriloquists perform that the characters head jumps up when its mouth opens? This can be very distracting to the audience, since they expect the puppet to be almost human like in its animations.…
From time to time something comes up that makes us realize we all have responsibilities in every puppet related transaction.
A couple of weeks ago we had a customer who we had dealt with a few times in the past. From the original contact, we had his name and address in our files and when he contacted us about a puppet we had on “Available Now”, we shipped the puppet to him immediately when his payment was confirmed via PayPal.…
From time to time we like to take a few minutes to focus on small things that can be important to your act. Part of having a great act is having great material to work with.
Everyday of your life, you go somewhere and overhear something that is crazy funny.…
Kind of a strange question to ask – Does your act have “flow”? There is a reason for the question and it is important for you to know the question. When you started as a beginner, it was ok to get up and pop off a series of ad lib sounding wisecracks.…
A major thing that our Vent friends have complained about is transporting their soft puppets, either by ground or by air.
The Dummy Shoppe now has travel bags that can be used any way you need them to be used. Each bag is capable of transporting one full sized soft puppet.…
Just a reminder this week. Now that we are in the new year, make sure that you mark your cal enders for the 2014 Vent Haven International Ventriloquist ConVENTion.
This year the ConVENTion will be held on July 16 – 19..…