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Demonstration of Techniques Used in Puppet Theater: Tips for Puppeteers

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Summary: Watch a puppet show demonstration of the techniques used by puppeteers in this free online instructional video on how to master the art of puppet theater.

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By Paul Louis
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Paul Louis has been a professional puppeteer, filmmaker, actor and artist since 1981. He is a now popular Internet Video Puppetry Guru, who has built more than 3,000 custom puppets for...read more

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on 6/25/2009 I really loved your video. I make puppets from other sources, but yours is much easier. I use the puppets I make, to teach puppetry for 1-6grade at my church. The kids love them. They are just the right size and the children can handle them with no problem. I use plastic instead of cardboard for the mouth.

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on 8/2/2008 Another EXCELLENT series!!! Woohoo!

spcglider said

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on 8/2/2008 INVALUABLE! The presentation was concise and well done. It really cut through a lot of the chaff and brought the most important aspects of "muppet style" puppet performance out in the open. I'm growing up a local puppet troop from zero and this will be an excellent tool to help me exibit the techniques I desire from the puppeteers. THANK YOU.

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on 8/2/2008 Excellent! I want MORE!!!

wawa1 said

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on 8/2/2008 It is amazing the tips you are giving us here. I could not believe it. And the puppet pattern, sowing and step by step how to build a puppet. Thank you, thank you, thank you

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"Hello! This is Paul Louis from Puppets n’ Stuff puppets. You can find us on the worldwide web at www.puppetsnstuff.com. Okay, let’s put all the things that we have learned together, in this little improvisational monologue here that our friend here is doing…what’s your name by the way? “My name is Mikey. Well okay Mikey, the floor is yours. “Alright, one day I was walking down the street and I saw a really, really cute little puppy. Well, that puppy wasn’t as cute as I thought, because he was kind of acting me, yeah. So I said ‘here fella,’ and I went over to him and I patted him ever so gently; and guess what, the puppy was not barking anymore. He was nice and calm and cool, and that made me really happy, so happy that I wanted to dance, ha ha ha… yeah. And then I sang a neat little song to my friend over here. I sang ‘I am looking over my new friend Rover, and I overlooked him before. I am looking over my new friend Rover, I am not lonely any more.’ Yeah. And that’s how I met my new dog Rover.” Pretty cool. “Thank you.” Well I hope you enjoyed our puppet manipulation techniques. This has been Paul Louis from Puppets n’ Stuff puppets at www.puppetsnstuff.com on behalf of Expert Village.com. Thank you for watching. “Yeah, thanks for watching, bye.”"

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