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No, not “making A match” as in “matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a…“, or “striking a match” as in “only you can prevent forest fires.” Today we’re going to discuss creating an appropriate visual connection between your puppet’s (specifically mouth) movements and the sound it is supposed to be creating. Hence, Making It Match.

In a previous post, we looked at mouth movements in regards to lip syncing with prerecorded tracks. Today let’s look at the nuances of mouth movements and the incredible variations that can (and should) occur when our puppets open their mouths to speak.

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Puppet-Building Workshop

Stacey Gordon of Elastic Theater will be leading a puppet building workshop in Phoenix, AZ for people ages 12 and up. From her etsy site, “Students will leave with the knowledge to create a simple polyurethane foam, moving-mouth, hand puppet. They will also leave with the puppet they create in the class. It will be amazing. I bring feathers.” Preregistration required. See site below for registration and other information.

More info @ staceyrebecca.etsy.com:
Puppet-Building Workshop - November 10, 2007 - 4-8pm

From their web site, “One Way UK hold more than 40 Training Days/Seminars/Festivals throughout the UK in the course of a year. These are a combination of Workshops, Performances, and Competitions designed to Teach, Challenge and Equip the puppeteer (Beginner or Advanced) and the director for continued and effective ministry.”

More info @ OneWayUK.com:
Regional Festival - Scotland Cumbernauld (Glasgow) - November 17, 2007

From their web site, “One Way Street sponsors about 35 regional Puppetry Festivals across the US. These Friday night and all day Saturday events feature workshops, performances, competition, demonstrations, excitement, and a spiritual challenge.”

More info @ OneWayStreet.com:
Lancaster Puppet Festival - Lancaster, Pennsylvania - November 2-3, 2007

From their web site, “One Way Street sponsors about 35 regional Puppetry Festivals across the US. These Friday night and all day Saturday events feature workshops, performances, competition, demonstrations, excitement, and a spiritual challenge.”

More info @ OneWayStreet.com:
Detroit Puppet Festival - Canton, Michigan - November 9-10, 2007

From their web site, “One Way Street sponsors about 35 regional Puppetry Festivals across the US. These Friday night and all day Saturday events feature workshops, performances, competition, demonstrations, excitement, and a spiritual challenge.”

More info @ OneWayStreet.com:
Huntsville Puppet Festival - Hazel Green, Alabama - November 2-3, 2007

Dante’s Inferno

From their web site, “Rediscover this literary classic, retold in a kind of “apocalyptic graphic novel” meets Victorian-era toy theater created by artist Sandow Birk. Dante’s Hell is brought to lurid 3-dimensional, high-definition life in a darkly comedic travelogue of the underworld — set against an all-too-familiar urban backdrop of used car lots, gated communities, strip malls, and the U.S. Capitol.” The Center for Puppetry Arts is located in Atlanta, GA.

More info @ Puppet.org:
Dante’s Inferno - Nov 2, 2007 - 8-10pm

From their web site, “One Way UK hold more than 40 Training Days/Seminars/Festivals throughout the UK in the course of a year. These are a combination of Workshops, Performances, and Competitions designed to Teach, Challenge and Equip the puppeteer (Beginner or Advanced) and the director for continued and effective ministry.”

More info @ OneWayUK.com:
Training Day - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (UK) - Nov 24, 2007

From their web site, “One Way UK hold more than 40 Training Days/Seminars/Festivals throughout the UK in the course of a year. These are a combination of Workshops, Performances, and Competitions designed to Teach, Challenge and Equip the puppeteer (Beginner or Advanced) and the director for continued and effective ministry.”

More info @ OneWayUK.com:
Training Day - Sandhurst (UK) - Nov 10, 2007

From their web site, “One Way UK hold more than 40 Training Days/Seminars/Festivals throughout the UK in the course of a year. These are a combination of Workshops, Performances, and Competitions designed to Teach, Challenge and Equip the puppeteer (Beginner or Advanced) and the director for continued and effective ministry.”

More info @ OneWayUK.com:
Training Day - Bradford (UK) - Nov 3, 2007