Play around with other puppeteers on-camera & get in some practice in a group-setting. Come to play or come to watch the fun, it's up to you!
Description:
Extra time goofing around with an audience & watching seasoned pros perform is one of the best learning opportunities--but even if you're not interested in learning, it's great fun to watch puppeteers improvise with puppets on camera. Whether you choose to watch from the audience, or get up on stage alongside seasoned professionals, you won't regret spending your evening at Monitor playtime! Bring your own puppets or use ours.
This workshop is for people who are interested in puppeteering for a tv monitor. Learn the skills you'll need to make your own projects for film or video.
Description:
Have you tried making puppet videos, but you just can't quite figure out how to make your puppets seem as alive as those on tv? Want to up your puppetry game? Want to learn what it takes to be a puppeteer for cameras? Come to this workshop to learn from professional puppeteer, Stacey Gordon & learn the basics of television puppeteering.
Make a professional quality shadow puppet. Participants will learn & have access to a variety of materials & be taught techniques in design, hand cutting, color application, & joint construction.
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During this class participants will learn all the professional tricks of the trade for shadow puppet construction. The skilled staff of Sea Beast Puppet Company will cover a wide range of techniques that will allow for durable puppet construction & beautiful design. They will discuss the difference in overhead shadow puppetry vs. the more traditional against the screen method & teach which kinds of joints & construction techniques work best with each. Then students will be provided all the materials necessary to make & take their own puppet.
Use improv to create unique puppet personalities in this workshop led by top local Indianapolis puppeteers & improvisers.
Description:
In this workshop we’ll go over the basics of improv, & puppetry & then through putting basic character ideas in random made up scenarios based on spontaneous suggestions given we’ll create unique puppet personalities!