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| − | :''For information on sock puppets in Wikipedia, see [[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry]].''
| + | ==1. Make at least one puppet, and make or buy two other puppets.== |
| | + | Before you make (or buy) your puppets, you should have an idea of what the puppet show is going to be about, and the type of puppets you will use. It is generally a good idea to write a script first, and then develop the puppets needed for the script. If you will be performing for a multi-cultural audience, you might consider using animal characters instead of human characters. People of any race can identify with an animal more easily than they can with a human character belonging to a different race. |
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| − | A '''sock puppet''' is a [[puppet]] made from a [[sock]] (or similar garment) which is placed over the hand of a [[puppeteer]]. When the manipulator fits a hand into the closed end of the sock, the puppet can be seemingly made to "talk" by opening and closing the hand. The puppet's mouth is formed by the region between the sock's heel and toe, with the puppeteer's thumb forming a jaw. At a minimum the shape of the hand will instantly form the shape of a mouth, but sometimes the mouth is padded by putting in a fairly hard piece of felt (often with a tongue glued inside). Sometimes the region between the toe and heel is cut open with scissors to form a mouth.
| + | There are many types of puppets to choose from, and the choice will depend on the skill of the puppet maker as well as the skill of the puppeteer. Because they are generally easier to build and work with, we will present only four types here: rod puppets, glove puppets, shadow puppets, and human puppets. |
| | + | ===Rod Puppets=== |
| | + | ===Glove Puppets=== |
| | + | ===Shadow Puppets=== |
| | + | ===Human Puppets=== |
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| − | [[Image:Sockcat.jpg|thumb|200px|Sock puppet]]
| + | ==2. Develop at least three puppet characters with their own voices.== |
| − | The sock is stretched out fully so that it is long enough to cover the puppeteer's wrist and part of the arm. Often, but not always, the puppeteer will hide behind a stand and raise up his or her hand above the stand so that only the puppet is visible. Many sock puppeteers, however, stand in full view along with their puppets and will hold conversations with their own sock puppets, using [[ventriloquism]].
| + | ==3. Write three two-to-three minute scripts.== |
| | + | ==4. Perform to any audience (not family or immediate friends) at least three times.== |
| | + | ==5. Obtain an assessment of each performance by someone not related to the puppeteer.== |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | *[http://www.cybernex.net.au/clubs/pathfind/Honours/Hon_OUT_Puppetry_Notes.html SPD Notes on the Puppetry honor] |
| | + | *[http://www.puppetry.info/puppetry/building/index.html www.puppetry.info] |
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| − | ==Composition==
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| − | Sock puppets can be made from socks or [[stocking]]s of any colour. Worn-out socks may be used, although socks that are too tattered may fall apart during performance, but socks are usually bought brand-new from the store in order to make sock puppets. Various additions can be glued on in order to give the sock a personality. Streamers and felt strings are popularly glued on for hair. Buttons are sewn on or [[Googly eyes]] (obtained from craft or fabric stores) are glued on for the puppet's eyes. Sometimes clothes can be added, but this is not frequently seen.
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| − | ==Uses==
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| − | As sock puppets appear friendly, non-threatening, and clearly non-human, therapists often have their child patients use sock puppets to help them talk more freely about things. For the same reasons, and because oneself and one's sock puppet often feel like two different people, one can speak through a sock puppet to express thoughts or facets of one's personality that one would not feel free to admit in person or fears would harm one's reputation were they actually said in one's own person.
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| − | TO DEFEAT THE MODERATORS!!!
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| − | Sock puppets are often used for the education and entertainment of children. They can be used in often elaborate puppet shows or children's plays, much as [[marionette]]s would be used. The process of making sock puppets is popularly taught as a creative activity in elementary schools. Many schools teach children to make sock puppets and then have the children put on shows or plays for the whole school with them, sometimes with all the sock puppets singing.
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| − | Sock puppets also appear in children's television shows where they can be used alone on the puppeteer's hand, without a complex stage or show. Two [[orange (colour)|orange]] sock puppets named "Fu" and "Fara" are used in teaching German children how to read. In the United States, sock puppeteer [[Shari Lewis]] was well known for her television show ''[[Lamb Chop's Play-Along]]'' featuring the sock puppets Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy.
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| − | Sock puppets have also been used in television programming aimed at adults. The 1990s saw the introduction of the [[Ed the Sock]] character on the [[MuchMusic]] video network, and the ''[[Sifl and Olly]]'' show on the [[MTV]] music network. Both of these were aimed at teenagers and young adults. Sock puppets have also appeared in [[advertising]] geared towards adults. During the late 1990s, the [[ecommerce]] company [[Pets.com]] used a "spokespuppet" in its advertising to much critical acclaim.<ref>[http://www.internetworld.com/magazine.php?inc=121500/12.15.00fastforward2.html Internet World Magazine :: Internet World<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Pets.com puppet was given a "second chance" by 1-800-BarNone, which helps consumers obtain financing for autos. <ref>[http://www.barnoneonline.com/sock-puppet.html Sock Puppet | BarNone Auto Financing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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| − | In 2003 the online bank [[Egg Banking plc|Egg]] also used sock puppets in its advertising campaign.<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:mickfoley_main.jpg|thumb|200px|Mick Foley as Mankind, with Mr. Socko]] -->
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| − | Professional wrestler [[Mick Foley]] has long used a sock puppet by the name of Mr. Socko as an aid in his finishing maneuver, a nerve hold called the Mandible Claw (or Socko Claw), which is usually preceded by Foley theatrically pulling the sock from somewhere on his person. On [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]'s [[Raw]] program, this has traditionally been a cue for commentator [[Jerry Lawler]] to complain about "that stinking, sweaty sock!" Mr. Socko has often served as a sidekick for Foley's [[Mankind]] character, having been introduced to the world during a skit on WWE television as a means of "cheering up" WWE owner [[Vince McMahon]], who had just been beaten by nemesis [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]]. The sock puppet unexpectedly became a hit with wrestling fans, garnering chants from a crowd of 10,000 plus at the following week's program.
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