A puppeteer is a performer who manipulates an inanimate object — a puppet— in real time to create the illusion of life. Depending on the type of puppetry, the puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from the audience. Similarly, animators can make a puppet move on film by using stop motion, where the puppet is moved tiny fractions in between each frame. A puppeteer can operate a puppet indirectly by the use of strings, rods, wires, electronics or directly by his or her own hands. Some puppet styles require puppeteers to work together as a team to create a single puppet character.
There are a wide range of styles of puppetry, and all require puppeteers. There are shadow puppets, rod puppets, marionettes, table-top puppets, body puppets, hand or glove puppets, etc. Whatever the style, the puppeteer's role is to manipulate the physical object in such a manner that the audience believes the object is imbued with life. In some instances the persona of the puppeteer is also an important feature.
Contents
1Famous Modern Puppeteers
1.1List of notable puppeteers
1.2Famous people who also were puppeteers
2See also
3External links
Famous Modern Puppeteers
Sergey Obraztsov, frequently cited as the father of artistic puppetry, was skilled in finger puppeteering and showing puppeteering with his bare hands. His famous number was a dancing couple whose complicated tango movements had to be manipulated by seven puppeteers simultaneously.
Two of the most famous modern puppeteers are Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Using The Muppets their work has entertained children for decades on the popular television series like Sesame Street, and adults for The Muppet Show. Henson and Oz also frequently worked in film, including directing and puppeteer work in the 1982 film The Dark Crystal and the 1986 film Labyrinth. Oz is also well known for his work with the puppet of Yoda in the popular Star Wars movie series and as a director of movies such as the musical Little Shop of Horrors. Jim himself never played with puppets when he was a kid, but as soon as television came out, this young artist started to experiment with the artform. And Frank Oz's parents were both puppeteers but Frank himself didn't get into it until he meet Jim and saw The Muppets for the first time.
Ronnie Burkett (Canadian puppeteer, creator of Street of Blood,Tinka's New Dress,Happy (Memory Dress Trilogy), Provenance,10 Days on Earth, among others)
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