From: "Puppet People" <puppetpeople-AT-nycap.rr.com> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:32:23 -0400 Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] THE GENERALIST VS THE SPECIALIST It often comes down to financial necessity. I would love to hire experts for everything...but it is not in my means to do so. Necessity is the mother of invention! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Cook" <alangregorycook-AT-msn.com> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:18 PM Subject: [Puptcrit] THE GENERALIST VS THE SPECIALIST > Speaking of traditional puppetry, there is a lot of the handyman involved, > but even there, a puppeteer might pay a carver for wood puppets. In 1965 I > met an Italian doing Pulcinella shows who would not think of carving his > own figures. > > A handyman does the jobs a handyman can do. But there are times we all > need expert help. Even in folk traditions. > > Alan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Hennes > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:44 AM > To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Copyright question > >>Forgive me, but if there's one thing that's wrong with the western >>puppetry community it's the insistence that a puppeteer can do it all. >>It takes training to write in the same way that it takes training to >>build a puppet. Yes, there are some folks who can write, direct, act, >>design and build but those are the exceptions. > > Mary on the whole I would agree with you, however it has been my > experience > that most puppeteers are Jack or Jill's of all trades. They almost have > to > become that way or do they? I would extend your point to say, how many us > fix our own home repairs? How many us build a web site with out hiring a > professional web person to do so? How many create they own animations and > graphics? How many change their own flat tire, with out hiring a tow truck > driver? And so on. Ok, and here is the big one, how many think that > knowledge should be free? I would dare say these are not just Western > thoughts. I think they are human. I would ask that each one of to > reflect > on one point. Do we horde our needs? Or do we reach out an support each > other and the community by trading in skills or monetary value? I think > we > have become our own survivalist as if we where living on the frontier. We > say, "I must do it all myself." Instead of saying, "I need the help of > others." > > > Just some rambling thoughts, > > William > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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