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Tips for Creating Action on Stage: How to Master the Art of Puppet Theater

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Summary: Learn how to create action on a puppet stage and techniques used by puppeteers in this free online instructional video on how to master the art of puppet theater.

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Paul Louis Paul Louis is an award-winning actor, singer, songwriter, puppeteer, illustrator and filmmaker. He has been in the "creativity" biz for over 25 years. Louis i... read more

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Tips for Creating Action on Stage: How to Master the Art of Puppet Theater

Hello! This is Paul Louis from Puppets n’ Stuff puppets. You can find us on the worldwide web at www.puppetsnstuff.com. Okay, we are back with our basic puppeteer techniques. We are going to talk a little bit about keeping your puppet alive during a scene; in other words, keeping him part of the scene even though he may not be the character speaking at that very moment. I can’t tell you how many productions where I have seen one puppet over here, and then another puppet over here; and this puppet over here is doing all the talking, but then the puppeteer will let this character kind of veg out while the scene is going on. You do not want to do that, especially if you are working with two puppets at the same time. So it is kind of like patting your head and rubbing your stomach at the same time. You have to think for two different characters. Okay? So if this character is speaking, keep this character alive maybe with a head nod, maybe with a little look to the audience. Again, focal point on the character that is speaking; that is the center of attention at the particular moment. You could even have him react, and even though he is not speaking, he could always react to the other character in the scene or other characters in the scene. So if there is action going on over here… you get the idea? You want to keep this character alive at all times, do not let him veg out. Okay? Very, very important. We will come back and show you a little bit of dancing that we can do with this character.

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