From: JPCL27B-AT-prodigy.com ( DAVID L LERNER) Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 14:14:46, -0500 Subject: scripts >It seems to me that script is a talking head variety, I can't see how it >is specifically designed for puppets. This is a problem that I wrestle >with a lot. >In my work I try to find the active, visual element, looking first to >what the puppets can do. I have problems with puppets "telling a story". >Perhaps it is because I am still stuck on a definition of puppetry that >I heard years ago, "that a deaf person should be able to stand in the >back of a room and understand what is going on." >Most scripts that I have read seem to fall down in this area. The most >"puppet successful" piece that I ever did was a short 7 minute pantomime >. Clear and entertaining. But it is difficult to break down stories into >their visual elements especially if they are not inherent in the story. I do not agree. Pantomime IS tricky, but it is all but impossible to tell a complex story w/out speech. And if you intend your puppetry for adults you need more complicated stories. You need a balance between words and actions. In Scott McCloud's book UNDERSTANDING COMICS he goes into length about the word/picture balance. Much of that discussion is applicable to puppetry. Dave. --- Personal replies to: JPCL27B-AT-prodigy.com ( DAVID L LERNER) --- List replies to: puptcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- Admin commands to: majordomo-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
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