Should it be a hand puppet or a rod puppet?

We're ecstatic to feature the legendary Dadi Pudumjee on "Flirting with a Fish"! 🌟

In this must-listen episode, you'll explore:

• ✨ The enchanting art of puppetry and the power of storytelling
• ✨ Dadi's groundbreaking narrative techniques
• ✨ The enduring legacy of the Ishaara Puppet Festival
• ✨ The fascinating story behind the iconic Bismil song in Haider

Join us for an inspiring chat with Dadi Pudumjee and dive into the creativity and passion that drive this storytelling maestro. Let his insights spark your own creative journey!

Watch now:

📺 [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT\_DY60ae\_w&t=25s)

P.S. What's your favorite thing about Dadi Pudumjee? Share your thoughts in the comments below! 👇

I'm proud of these courses but it's time for them to retire and move to a warmer climate.

Takin' them down on Saturday June 22, 2024.

Writing for Puppetry $25

Intro to Puppetry $25

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I made a shoulder puppet with a single cable, the head moves up and down and can rotate left, right and spin all the way around. It currently requires 2 hand operation. is there a resource for how to make a one hand controller that still allows for rotation movement? I am willing to forgo the head spinning in a circle in favor of single hand control. any suggestion welcome

I have no experience with puppetry, but I'm going to be getting married at a Taco Bell in a couple months and thought it'd be fun to get a couple of puppets as stand ins for family members that can't make it. Any recs for cheap custom work? They don't need to look good, but I have a nonbinary sibling that probably would need something custom for it to be recognizable

Anybody have any rules they follow when making a script ? Trying not to make a boring puppet show…

I want to do something about the stock market but I’m struggling thinking of an action filled plot.

So let me make it clear that I’m not necessarily into puppetry. It’s just not for me. But I’m very curious to know how this worked. Okay, so for context, I did a thing on SnapChat called Sendit. It’s basically where anyone you have added on there can say or ask literally anything. Once I posted it, I got asked what scared me the most as a kid and I responded with the Tornado character from that one episode of Elmo’s World. And it’s true! 😂 It really scared me! However, I went back to watch it and it’s not scary per se, but just a tad bit unsettling to see. However while watching the episode, I couldn’t help but wonder how this thing worked? This thing has appeared twice in the history of Sesame Street and I still have no clue how Tornado operates. It’s obviously not CGI. It can’t be because it looks too real! I’m just really curious to know how the hell this thing worked 😂

Hey i got the pattern from Project Puppet the "Melonhead" version, and i would like mine to have a more circular head, so can i change my pattern to have that shape with out messing up the measurement? is it as easy as just tracing a actual circle and just cutting out the darts in that from the pattern

Hey everyone! I’m trying to make a puppet for a production of Aladdin Jr. (the Cave Guardian) which is basically the cave of wonders. I want to make it similar to the Audrey II puppet they used in the Pasadena Playhouse version of Little Shoo with Amber Riley as Audrey II (basically a floating face, 2 eyes and a mouth). I’m going to use 2 LED lights attached to styrofoam balls for the eyes, but I have no idea what to do about the mouth. It needs to be able to look like it’s moving, but simple enough to be operated by 6-12 year olds. Preferably it would light up in some way to compliment the eyes. If anyone has any advice/ideas/or even materials for me to view I would appreciate any help.

I am a Frenchman who sculpts and knows how to work with wood. I build custom puppets like before. If you are interested, I would be happy to talk to you

I'm fairly new to puppetry, but I actually thought I caught on fast and was doing well until I really started trying to do more than one thing at a time! Like gees, just trying to shake the puppets head no while talking is hard, and dont even get me started on rod arms

An entertainer does a puppet act using her own foot as the puppet. Very clever. What do you think about this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YjDHufeDig&t=2s

I went to the renaissance faire last week and this guy had a small dragon on his shoulder and he looked like he had finger gloves attached to strings that connected to the puppet and made the dragon move manually rather than electronically. Is there somewhere I can find this or a tutorial on how to make this? Most of the searches were either electronic or showed me hand puppets.

Hey dudes, ive wanted to make my own puppet for awhile, and i know ive decided i want to make a monster type one with the fur and the like, i have a few sketches of them but nothing that like really sticks ya get me? how did any of you get to starting on getting your first kind of first design that was good enough to make physically