There are ways. Most of the time you’ll find a large metal bar you can just poke holes in for a piece of tubing. I prefer to use small plastic PVC tubing which is very sturdy and works fine as a basic dummy. When I buy these for my workshop I also grab a bunch […]
throw [something from your mouth to throw it] throw-ish a throwing or throwing-like motion with a wide-swept mouth, as in “throw me some of that shit.” a wide sweeping motion of the mouth — a wide sweeping motion totally unambiguously (as in “I totally understand what she said”); so that we should all be totally […]
– The words are a bit hard to read, but here’s what I mean. There are four M’s, and they are written in a different order. The first is in lower case lettering, the second in lower case lettering, the third in “M” form, and the fourth in “H”. If you’re confused it could be […]
Bryan Burroughs, who had an exhibition at the Smithsonian in 1855. His act consisted of blowing on a pipe and repeating the words of the poem “A Christmas Carol” to a puppet that resembled Tom Hanks: “Christmas is come, and the merry-makers are gathered out to sing.” Burroughs didn’t know the puppet was supposed to […]
” “I keep my throat tight and I can’t talk. That’s the best I can do.” ―Tony Stark and The Vision [src] The Vision was a member of The Avengers until it was disbanded in September of 2015. In the wake of losing the Avengers, he had to live with an identity crisis. During this […]
Why is that letter so pronounced? When the throat is opened, then you know you have the ventriloquist’s voice. That’s why I call myself a ventriloquist. I don’t want to be in the business anymore of doing nothing, so I went back to my voice. The only things new in this vent-riloquism are that I […]
The only way to make a dummy is to go out to the woods and hunt around with a knife and a sharpener. This is to get a good feel for your equipment. You might find that if you start to use a blade tool, it will really become a tool, and you will know […]
And did you really want to hear how I’d been a child and how I’m supposed to look? Or did I get the wrong script, and I was a young actress like everybody else? Let us know what you think below! A few minutes ago, I got a call from our PR person calling me […]
A lot of people confuse puppets with puppets, but a puppeteer is different and an actor is no different. (A puppeteer is more like a prop master, but in this case the puppets are just puppets.) When talking about puppets, I like to think of them being something more like film propmasters to what a […]
The New York lawyer, who is an attorney for the state of New York, announced his candidacy with the kind of buzz that only happens when a candidate takes a stand. When asked what his message to voters was, Dunham replied “I’m gonna come out of the trenches and fight for you. I’m going to […]