Monday, March 25, 2019

Interesting Facts About Puppet Shows

By Raymond Cole


When you were a kid, you might be interesting on what it feels like to be a puppet. Well, we all know that these are just animated objects which are controlled by some person at the back or beside them. Before we talk more about our childhood point of view, here are interesting facts about puppet shows Chicago.

Nowadays, we can no longer see the relevance of these theater plays because we already have smart phones, laptops, televisions, and all other devices used for our entertainment. These devices are invented to give us accessible entertainment wherever we go. However, we might not have felt the kind of joy that these people experienced where there is still no such technology.

That is why theatrical actors and actresses exert extra effort to internalize their assigned personality so that they could effectively project it in from of their audiences. Internalizing the personality of the cartoon is not an easy process because these people underwent years of training just to master the techniques in acting. They have to satisfy the expectations of the public not because it is their job to do it, but also because they love doing it.

Professional performers are mostly actors and actresses. They made their puppets according to their personality and character or anything in resemblance to an animal or human. These people are called puppeteers. Average puppeteers only use one or two puppets at a time because it takes a certain amount of skill to practice their movement and to synchronize their left and right hand.

Their acting and singing skills must be hones to fully portray the role of their assigned puppets. These puppets are usually made by the actors themselves because they thought that the more time they spend with their objects, they would be more confident to perform with them. Controlling these toys is not an easy job.

It is not easy to memorize the entire script, matching the movement of your hands with the tone of your voice most especially when it already involves eye blinking, ear movements, and eye rolling. You must be an expert of multi tasking before you present yourself in front of the pool of people. You should also be confident enough in order to project the character of your assigned puppet.

Some puppeteers who already experts in this field could even shift voices. For example, when their objects are female, they should sound like a female although they are males. On the other hand, if they are assigned with a male cartoon, then even though they are girls, they must sound like a boy too.

This began in Greece when they still utilize socks as their characters. Some reports have shown that this actually originated three thousand years BC wherein they use them as a material for rituals, religious objects, religious performances and symbolical representations. They also use it during celebrations wherein they represent a person and this created a psychological impact to the earliest societies.

This profession would definitely influence your entire being. That is why when we were young we are well entertained by these actors. Meaning to say, the way they perform is effective for us. If you aspire to become a puppeteer someday, then practice as early as now.




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