PUPPETS

SUSAN CANIZARES

SAMANTHA BERGER

6000

Puppet is any object that seems to come to life when moved by a human hand .people who move puppets and make them "perform" are called puppeteers . some puppets are complicated and can take years of practice to learn how to move properly . others are simple and easy to operate. Still ,puppets all over the world are usually moved in one of three basic ways ,with the puppeteer s hands alone , with rods or sticks , or with strings. It is the way a puppet moves that defines the type of puppet it is .

HAND PUPEETS FIT OVER A PUPPETEER S HANDS . THE PUPPETEER S FINGER CONTROL AND MOVE EACH PUPPET CHARACTER . ONE FINGER……

FINGER PUPPETS ARE SIMILAR TO HAND PUPPETS , BUT EACH PUPPET FITS OVER ONE OF THE PUPPETEER S FINGERS. FINGER PUPPETA ALLOW ONE PUPPETEER TO PERFORM UP TO 10 DIFFERENT PUPPET CHARACTERS AT ONCE.

SHADOW PUPPETS ARA USUALLY FLAT , CUT –OUTCHARACTERS OR OBJECTS THAT CAST DARK SILHOUETTES ON A SCREEN. BUT SOME SHADOW PUPPETS ARE MADE OF SEE-THROUGH MATERIALS THAT THROW BRIGHT, COLORFUL SHADOWS.

STRING PUPPETS ARE MOVED BY STRINGS. THE STRINGS ARE CONNECTED TO THE PUPPET S HEAD , ARMS , LEGS, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY .

BODY PUPPETS ARE PUPPETS THAT COVER APUPPETEER S ENTIRE BODY . THE PUPPETEER MAKE THE PUPPET MOVE FROM INSIDE THE PUPPET ITSELF.

GIANT PUPPETS  ARE SO BIG THAT A WHOLE GROUB OF PEOPLE IS NEEDED TO MOVE THEM.

SOCK PUPPETS ARE SIMPLE KIND OF HAND PUPPET , MADE OUT OF SOCKS.