Puppeteering for TV and Film

Presented by Thom Stanley, puppeteer/producer for TV & Film
Mon, Nov 18, 2013, 7pm - 9pm
onsite and webinar
Ages 14 & up (Intermediate)

Learn the unique style of puppetry used in television and film. On-site participants will work with a monitor in front of a camera, discovering techniques that will allow them to connect with the audience, move with precision and control, lip sync effectively, and react as individuals and group members to allow their puppet(s) to act the scene! Virtual participants will use the chat window to ask questions and the video window to view the classroom exercises. Q&A with Thom will be offered throughout the program for all participants!

Format: Hands-on

We are so excited about the upcoming workshop Puppeteering for TV and Film on Monday, November 18th from 7-9 pm ET. This workshop will be presented LIVE at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Georgia--and we welcome participants to join into this live session via webinar, too! The live webinar is limited to 20 participants, but this session will be available as a recording after the live event.

As you read in the program description on the Center's website, you will note that this workshop will have both a live, on-site audience and a live, virtual audience (joining us through Learn It Live). Thom Stanley will share his unique experience with both audiences by working hands-on with the on-site participants and taking questions from the virtual audience. Virtual participants may choose to have with them as they enjoy the webinar a moving mouth hand puppet to work on the techniques they observe during the individual and/or group instruction (suggested, but certainly not required). All communication with the onsite audience will be through the chat window (no video or audio communication possible from virtual audience).

During the recent, extensive workshop tech, it became apparent that the lip sync instruction may be less than ideal for our virtual participants due to the webinar platform's video latency (meaning that there will be a small delay between voice and puppet mouth movement). Despite this small quirk, we are confident that virtual participants will gain some insightful knowledge during this section of the program.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE: The webinar platform allows for Standard Definition video only. Depending on your connection (please use a direct Ethernet connection and not wireless to make the best-possible connection), the video may be less than perfect at times. The audio may also experience minor latency depending on your bandwidth. This is a platform designed for low-bandwidth to encourage accessibility by as many people as possible around the world.

Again, we are confident that you, as a virtual participant, will gain a great deal from this wonderful webinar-- just wanted you to be aware of any quirks you might experience during the session so you will not spend time trying to address technical issues that may be inherent in this particular presentation.

The Distance Learning Team
Center for Puppetry Arts
[email protected]
www.puppet.org