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Summary: Learn how to use the puppet's eyes in performing with puppets to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.
Kate Brehm is a member of the I'm Not Lost collective of artists, performers and various eccentrics. She teaches classes on puppeteering, including workshops on full body puppets and...read more
"In this clip, we're going to talk about using your puppet's eyes. In the last clip, we talked about how to find them, but how to use them is really key to giving your puppet life. When your puppet is moving through space, you want it to look and see where it's going and then go there. For instance, if you're wanting your puppet to sit down, one way would be just to go. To make it look more realistic, you should look where you're sitting and then go. Same with standing up. Look at the ground where you're going to plant your hand, then get up, and look at the audience, because looking at the audience will finalize what you've just done. Look where you're going and then look at the audience to tell them where you've been. "
eHow Article: Using Eyes in Puppet Performance