Bunrakku
What country was Bunrakku puppetry created in?
Japan
How does one create a shadow puppet performance.
A puppet behind a screen is lit from behind.
List some famous examples of puppets.
Sesame Street, The Muppets, The Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal.
a puppet designed to mimic something in reality
a realistic puppet
Name one stop motion feature film.
Nightmare before Christmas, Frankinweeie, Gumbie, Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer, Corpse Bride
The heart of the puppet
What are the eyes?
The concept for when a puppet blocks the light
What is positive space?
One person operates the head and left hand and does the voice, a second person operates the left hand.
A puppet created from a random item
what is an object puppet
What materials can stop motion films be created from?
Anything! The sky is the limit.
How many puppeteers operate one puppet, and which part do they use?
3, one on feet, one on the left hand, and one on the right hand and head.
What are traditional Chinese shadow puppets made from?
Animal leather.
a puppet designed to represent something (i.e. a feeling or type of weather, etc.)
What is an abstract puppet
What does good puppetry involve?
Answers may vary
What can a puppet do the humans can't
answer may vary
Three important principles that are used to bring a puppet to life
Breathe, Weight, and Focus
The concept for when light passes through or around a puppet
What is negative space?
Where a puppeteers eyes should be when operating a puppet
on the puppet
The most common audience for puppets
young audiences
What is a storyboard?
A compilation of drawings or images that show a frame by frame plot of what the end film will be like.
How a puppeteer can indicate that a puppet is scared
Answers may vary (should involve focus, breathe, or specific movement)
How are shadow puppets able to change in size
Their distance from the light and screen
Who is Jim Henson and why is he important?
He is a major puppeteer who pioneered how we create and manipulate puppets. He is responsible for The Muppets, Labyrinth, Sesame Street and several other famous productions.
What is the most important component of puppetry that gives a puppet life?
Making sure that it breathes.
What is your favorite puppet performance in this class, who did it and why
answers may vary