Download or read book Puppets and Puppet Theatre written by David Currell and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2014-04-30 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puppets & Puppet Theatre is essential reading for everyone interested in making and performing with puppets. It concentrates on designing, making and performing with the main types of puppet, and is extensively illustrated in full colour throughout.Topics covered include: nature and heritage of puppet theatre; the anatomy of a puppet, its design and structure; materials and methods for sculpting, modelling and casting; step-by-step instructions for making glove, hand, rod and shadow puppets & marionettes; puppet control and manipulation; staging principles, stage and scenery design; principles of sound & lighting and finally, organisation of a show.
Download or read book Make Your Own Puppets Puppet Theaters written by Carolyn Carreiro and published by Ideals Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides instructions for making a variety of puppets, including where to find materials and how to get started.
Download or read book An Introduction to Puppets and Puppet making written by David Currell and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For what must be one of the most creative and satisfying of crafts, Puppets and Puppet-Making provides the perfect introduction to the art as well as the means for mastering the more complicated skills and subtle effects.
Download or read book Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon written by Kat Zhang and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sweet and brightly illustrated picture book, Amy Wu must craft a dragon unlike any other to share with her class at school in this unforgettable follow-up to Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao. Amy loves craft time at school. But when her teacher asks everyone to make their own dragon, Amy feels stuck. Her first dragon has a long, wingless body, stag-like horns, and eagle claws, but her friends don’t think it’s a real dragon. Then she makes dragons like theirs, but none of them feels quite right...None of them feels like hers. After school, a story from Grandma sparks new inspiration, and Amy rounds up her family to help her. Together, can they make Amy’s perfect dragon?
Download or read book The Complete Book of Puppetry written by David Currell and published by Plays. This book was released on 1975 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the history of puppetry and gives instructions for making various types of puppets, creating stage sets, and producing plays.
Download or read book Making Puppets Come Alive written by Larry Engler and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best book on hand puppetry we've seen." — The Whole Kids Catalog. Lucid, easy-to-follow book teaches beginners how to create a full working range of puppet motions and emotions. Also covers elements of good puppet theatrical technique: voice use and synchronization, stage deportment and interactions, improvisation, simple staging, lighting effects, and more. All clearly explained and beautifully illustrated.
Download or read book Hand Puppets written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Directions and diagrams for making various types of puppets, dressing and handling them, setting up a stage, and writing and producing one's own show. Includes three puppet plays.
Download or read book Puppets and Puppetry written by Peter Fraser and published by Scarborough House. This book was released on 1982 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's theater, shadow puppets, rod puppets, special effects, hand puppets, marionettes, animal string puppets, trick marionettes, costume, puppet theaters, production, suppliers of materials.
Download or read book Puppets and Puppet Making written by David Currell and published by BDD Promotional Books Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Step-by-step instructions for making everything from simple finger puppets to marionettes, including staging your own puppet show"--Cover
Download or read book Making and Manipulating Marionettes written by David Currell and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2004-08-23 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making and Manipulating Marionettes is a comprehensive guide to the design, construction and control of string puppets, a craft and performance art that has fascinated audiences for over two thousand years. Topics covered include: An introduction to the marionette tradition and the principles and practicalities of marionette design Advice on materials and methods for carving, modelling and casting puppet parts Step-by-step instructions for the construction of human and animal marionettes using traditional techniques and latest materials Detailed explanations for marionette control, stringing and manipulation Secrets for achieving a wide range of special effects and traditional acts, tricks and transformations
Download or read book The Ultimate Sock Puppet Book written by Tiger Kandel and published by Creative Publishing International. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers tips, tricks, and techniques for making animal sock puppets, from an elephant and a monkey to a bat and a lion.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Puppetry written by George Latshaw and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert guide explains how to construct several types of puppets and presents exercises for developing distinctive voices, learning puppet movement. Includes stage design, writing plays, directing productions, more. Over 150 black-and-white illustrations.
Download or read book Dressing the Naked Hand written by Amy White and published by Familius. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dressing the Naked Hand is for anyone interested in the art of puppetry. Teachers, amateurs, and even professionals will find new ideas and inspiration in the designs created by this trio of puppet enthusiasts. Includes trade secrets, tips, and how-to’s on puppetry unlike anything that has been published before. Puppets aren't just for looking at; they are for doing, and as we found out, they have a mind of their own. This one-of-a-kind how-to is not only an invaluable resource for the puppet artist, but a joy to read. From tongue-in-cheek humor to outright laugh-out-loud hijinks, this book teaches and tells the real story—from a puppet’s point of view. And, while the full-color and detailed how-to and finished puppet illustrations give you most of what you need, if you choose to read the text, well . . . it’s worth your time.
Download or read book What Does An Anteater Eat written by Ross Collins and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The silliness should have little listeners asking for repeat readings." —Kirkus Reviews Anteater is hungry, but he has completely forgotten what anteaters eat. Baffled, and with his tummy rumbling, he consults the other animals. Sloth is too busy, Toucan is clueless, and Crocodile has his own mouth full. Whatever will Anteater do? It isn't until the ants all run for their lives that Anteater remembers what he should be eating . . . and it’s not what you think! A delightfully silly tale that little ones will return to again and again.
Download or read book Shadow Puppets and Shadow Play written by David Currell and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2015-05-31 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shadow Puppets and Shadow Play is a comprehensive guide to the design, construction and manipulation and presentation of shadow puppets, considered by many to be the oldest puppet theatre tradition. Traditional shadow play techniques, together with modern materials and methods and recent explorations into theatre of shadows, are explained with precision and clarity, and illustrated by photographs that include the work of some of the finest shadow players in the world. Topics covered include an introduction to shadow play, its traditions and the principles of shadow puppet design; advice on materials and methods for constructing and controlling traditional shadow puppets and scenery; step-by-step instructions for adding detail and decoration and creating transculent figures in full-colour; detailed methods for constructing shadow theatres using a wide range of lighting techniques; techniques of shadow puppet performance and contemporary explorations with shadow play; and instructions for making animated, silhouette films with digital photography. Lavishly illustrated throughout, Shadow Puppets and Shadow Play sets out detailed instructions for making and presenting shadow puppets by traditional methods and with the latest materials and techniques. Superbly illustrated with 420 colour photographs and helpful tips and suggestions.
Download or read book Moose Mischief written by Danielle Gillespie-Hallinan and published by Typeworm Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cooper has the clever idea of making his mom pancakes for her birthday, and his friend the moose offers to help. The moose claims he's the best chef in Alaska, but is he really? Find out if Cooper's mom is happy about the surprise awaiting her in the kitchen!
Download or read book Rise of the Balloon Goons A Branches Book The Notebook of Doom 1 written by Troy Cummings and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsters + Humor + Fun = THE NOTEBOOK OF DOOM! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Alexander has just moved to a new town where he uncovers all sorts of monsters! He finds an old notebook with the word "DOOM" inscribed on the front cover. The Notebook of Doom, which Alexander now holds, contains top-secret information about the monsters! In this first book, Alexander goes up against spooky balloon goons--unique and twisted arm-waving balloon guys! This book is full of humor, engaging black-and-white illlustrations, and of course...monsters!
