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August 2008 Blog Posts (13)

Developing Stamina and Mouth to Mouth Coordination

Mouth to mouth coordination is the ability to let your puppet speak for you. For a puppet to look like he/she/it is speaking requires micro-muscle control. For most puppeteers, this is usually in the hands.

The muscle development must continue until it is instinctive.. There should be a direct connection between your brain and your puppet's mouth. It is a fundamental technique to believability. Puppeteers often stumble upon the process through obsessive… Continue

Added by kentcourtney on August 17, 2008 at 9:13am — 4 Comments

Punch & Judy Article

Punch & Judy's puppet regime still rules
As tasteless as candyfloss, as stomach-churning as the Big Dipper – no wonder children still love Britain's grossest seaside attraction.
Click here to see the Punch and Judy article from the Telegraph.

That's the way to do it!

Added by Dave Goboff on August 17, 2008 at 7:04am — No Comments

Here are some links for Puppet related books on Dover

Dover also re-prints classic puppetry books. Here are a couple of links...

Puppetry Search

Toy Theater Sets…

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Added by Dave Goboff on August 16, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

Paper Presidents...For free and for fee

If you have never heard of Dover Books you are in for a treat. Dover Books are a great resource for puppeteers. They are currently featuring Presidental Paper Dolls. You can get on their mailing list for free samples or buy you favorite Presidents.

Presidental Paper Dolls

Prez Bush

And Laura

Or a… Continue

Added by Dave Goboff on August 16, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

Apology and update

Hi there PuppetHubbers! I must start with an apology... whilst at I-Fest last month I posted a blog on here where I stated I will update you with what went on there. Clearly I haven't done that. Mostly because on the few ocassions I have found time to post an update blog I have posted it on my regular blog: hellyerspuppetworkshop.blogspot.com I realise that I am asking you to travel elsewhere to view it but it saves me having to copy… Continue

Added by David Hellyer on August 15, 2008 at 11:13am — 1 Comment

How to put on a kids birthday party in the San Francisco Bay Area

Bay Area Kids Birthday Party Tips

Birthday Party Entertainer

CaliforniaPuppets.com is the leading resource in children's birthday party entertainment and kids birthday party tips for the entire San Francisco,Oakland and San Jose areas.

Let me start by saying that Just by getting this… Continue

Added by californiapuppets on August 13, 2008 at 11:49am — 1 Comment

The Devil's Minstrels New Episode 08/13/2008

YAY!

Our newest Episode "Phil & Carl's Video Game Xtravaganza (Episode-1)" has been released. It was released earlier on myspace as youtube was broken there for about 10 days - much to the world's dismay.

Before The Devil's Minstrels puts out Episode-2 we already have a spin-off show - lol...

Phil & Carl's Video Game Xtravaganza will be a recurring a "cable access" type show where Phil & Carl talk about modern & classic video game news, reviews and… Continue

Added by Daxxus on August 13, 2008 at 12:30am — No Comments

August 7th Calvary Downey VBS Show

And the Drama continues!!! Went to Calvary Downey to do a show VBS (vacation bible school) and once again had trouble with the sound. Our CD for some reason play the first 3 songs & the last two would not play, then to top it all off we forgot to bring backup CDs and the Ipod. I was so disappointed I want the kids to see the two new groups the Senior Saints & Albert Apple and the cores. Boy this has been a trying summer a lot of learning… Continue

Added by biblebetty on August 11, 2008 at 11:41am — No Comments

Jim Henson's Fantastic World at the Smithsonian

This probably should be posted under "Events" .

Jim Henson's Fantastic World

" More Than Just A Puppet Master"

In today's {August 8, 2008] Washington Post Weekend section, on page 17, Michael O'Sullivan writes a comprehensive review of this display of Jim's career which runs through October 5 at the International Gallery of the Smithsonian's S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW, Washington, D.C. Admission is… Continue

Added by jean reges burn on August 8, 2008 at 10:40am — No Comments

Design a Better Darth Vader!

We've got a contest going on over at Ask Palpatine (it's a Q&A show where a puppet Emperor Palpatine lets you get to know him better. And he sings!), where you submit a design for a more-awesome-looking Vader outfit. Winner gets a cool -- and secret! -- prize, and the winning design gets made into a puppet that'll be featured on the show (which currently has an audience of 5,000-10,000)!

Details are here:

http://www.askpalpatine.com/design-a-better-vader/

It's a… Continue

Added by hoggworks on August 4, 2008 at 12:55pm — No Comments

I'm Back!

Well I'm back after not being on in all of July! I was extremely busy. I'm free now for the rest of the summer, so I'll be on a bunch more. I'm writing a puppet show, to premiere in April 2009 (hopefully). I'm also working on a video version of the poem Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. I hope to get my website up in the near future.

I have recently found the website of Mike Adair, who does a ton of different stuff. Sadly, the puppet part of his website is coming soon, but its still worth a… Continue

Added by PuppetsOnBroadway on August 4, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

July 30th Calvary Costa Mesa show

July 30th, we performed at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, it was a long night, first we were all very tried. I spend Friday (my birthday) running everywhere (Spa, hair salon, olive Garden, Cheesecake factor, concert) some very close friends took me to all these places for my birthday & Saturday my husband, daughter, son & friends took me to Solvang (took me two days to recover but boy I had a blast) Monday thru Thursday was very busy so I was half asleep, Ray (St Bernard) had emergencies… Continue

Added by biblebetty on August 1, 2008 at 10:36pm — No Comments

Guelph Area Puppeteers?

Hey all,

We're moving to Guelph in the next couple months, and I'm curious to know if there're any/many puppeteers in Guelph. If you're out there, raise your hand!

Thanks!

Added by hoggworks on August 1, 2008 at 2:04pm — No Comments