How To Manipulate Your Puppet: Tips and Tricks

In order to throw a great show you need a great character, a well laid script, lots of practice and comprehensive knowledge about how to use and manipulate your puppet. The article below is going to help you learn some of the basic yet most important tips regarding puppet manipulation.

Proper entrance and Exit:

First impression is always important in casting a professional impression of your puppet; it compels the audience to watch your next move and builds anticipation.

At the end, you had a great show, people really loved it and now it's time to give a proper exit to your puppet, slowly move your puppet out of the stage as if it is walking away.

Hold it right:

Learn to hold your puppet at the perfect angle and then make yourself adept it it, practice it to the point where it becomes your habit. Ensure that your hand feels comfortable inside the puppet's mouth, with your four fingers along the upper jaw. Use your thumb to control the lower jaw of the puppet and make sure your hand feels comfortable.

Synchronize mouth movements:

It doesn't matter whether you are using a recorded play or doing it live, the important thing is you must always sync the puppet's movements with the sound. Uncoordinated and sloppy movements would quickly deconstruct the whole show and the audience would lose interest.

Maintain Eye Contact:

Maintain eye contact with the audience while you are talking to them, and with your puppet when you are talking to the puppet. Same goes for the puppet, hold it at the right angle, and ensure it is actually looking at the audience as you move its mouth to speak.

Keep the head and body in right position:

Always make sure that the head and the body of the puppet are held in the right position. Do not drop the head of the puppet during the show, this may happen when your hand gets tired, but practice would help you overcome this challenge. Similarly the body of the puppet should be at the right angle and position. If the puppet is sitting you have to bend it like a normal person sitting, if the puppet is standing you have to hold it straight to give the right impression.

Select the best voice:

Select a voice for your puppet that matches its personality and is easy to maintain. You should stay consistent with a voice once you have selected it for a specific puppet.

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