We are more like animators or illustrators when it comes to body movements. . . . [Animators] have to know how bodies move and express emotions so that they can accurately illustrate a character doing those things.
- Amy Harder, PuppetryLab.com
You know, they look like puppets on the stage, when you sit in back they all look very small and their legs going up and down together.
- Lathan, RHYMES WITH EVIL
An excellent resource for more experienced puppeteers is Amy Harder's PuppetryLab.com, which provides beyond-the-basics training and practical helps for puppeteers, puppet teams, and team directors. Of particular use to this production are her articles on puppetry and movement (links below); I was especially intrigued by her discussions of the connection between puppetry and animation, and the tension between realism and stylization.
http://puppetrylab.com/acting-and-characters/movements/
http://puppetrylab.com/acting-and-characters/moremovements/#more-178
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