So for my final project to end my degree, I will be making a collection of puppets. These will vary from being puppets for stop motion or to be rod puppets for live action. I still want to develop my skills making puppets for animation as it will open up more job opportunities but I want to use this time to really get to grips with making and performing puppets for the stage.
I plan to make a collection of about 4 puppets that I will test in motion and collate the footage on a showreel. The puppets will all be linked with a theme of dark circus/ theatre macabre/ side-show acts. One puppet will be 'the barker' (introducing acts) and the others will be side show acts- their characters and performance (tests of how the puppets move).
Mood boards for various characters
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The Barker |
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The Girl Who Swallowed and Apple Seed (drawings top right are my own) |
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The Alouette Twins (drawings middle and right my own- 2 headed birds) |
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The Mermaid |
Some inspiration....
Gentle Mystics- Spiralling Breeze. Very inspired by this video. I love the juxtaposition of the animated characters and their transformation to real life with fantastic theatrical costumes.
'Shockeaded Peter' by Julian Crouch with music by the Tiger Lilies 1998. I saw this piece of musical theatre when I was little and it has stuck with me ever since. I think it was one of the most influential pieces of work I have ever seen.
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