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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.

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

2. Develop at least three puppet characters with their own voices.

Before you choose a voice for your puppet spend some time deciding what the puppet is going to be like.

Pitch

If the puppet is a female or a child, choose a higher-pitched voice. For a male, choose a lower-pitched voice. For a large male, make the voice even lower.

Accent

Decide what kind of accent the puppet should have. Think about where the puppet may have come from. For instance, if the puppet is a border collie, perhaps it should have a Scottish accent (border collies were originally bred in Scotland). Other distinctive accents to choose from could include British, Southern U.S., Boston, The Bronx (part of New York City), or even a foreigner speaking English (or other) as a second language. Listen to people who have such accents (the Internet is filled with videos of people speaking with various accents).

Habits of Speech

See if you can think of a hook word or phrase that your puppet likes to use, and incorporate that into the script. For instance, a puppet with a Southern accent might say "I reckon," and a teenage puppet would use a lot of teen jargon. An old lady or old man puppet might speak with a crackly voice and would use antiquated phrases. Decide whether your puppet speaks proper English or makes heavy use of slang. All of these things contribute to the puppet's voice.

Practice

Record yourself speaking in your puppet's voice, and listen to it. Try out a lot of different voices, and then listen to the recordings. If you hear something you like, see if you can refine it, again with the recorder running. Once you think you have something, perform the voice for one of your friends and see what they have to say about it. More refinements could be suggested.

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

www.puppetry.info

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-<!-- Before re-adding self-ref link to WP:SOCK, please discuss on talk page -->
-A '''sock puppet''' is a [[puppet]] made from a [[sock]] (or similar garment). When the manipulator fits a hand into the closed end of the sock, the puppet can be seemingly made to "talk". 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).
+==1. Make at least one puppet, and make or buy two other puppets.==
-[[Image:Sockcat.jpg|thumb|200px|Sock puppet, aka CJ Currie]]
+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.
-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]].
-==Composition==
+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===
-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.
+==2. Develop at least three puppet characters with their own voices.==
+Before you choose a voice for your puppet spend some time deciding what the puppet is going to be like.
-==Uses==
+===Pitch===
-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.
+If the puppet is a female or a child, choose a higher-pitched voice.  For a male, choose a lower-pitched voice.  For a large male, make the voice even lower.
+===Accent===
+Decide what kind of accent the puppet should have.  Think about where the puppet may have come from.  For instance, if the puppet is a border collie, perhaps it should have a Scottish accent (border collies were originally bred in Scotland).  Other distinctive accents to choose from could include British, Southern U.S., Boston, The Bronx (part of New York City), or even a foreigner speaking English (or other) as a second language.  Listen to people who have such accents (the Internet is filled with videos of people speaking with various accents).
-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.
+===Habits of Speech===
+See if you can think of a ''hook'' word or phrase that your puppet likes to use, and incorporate that into the script.  For instance, a puppet with a Southern accent might say "I reckon," and a teenage puppet would use a lot of teen jargon.  An old lady or old man puppet might speak with a crackly voice and would use antiquated phrases.  Decide whether your puppet speaks proper English or makes heavy use of slang.  All of these things contribute to the puppet's voice.
-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>
+===Practice===
+Record yourself speaking in your puppet's voice, and listen to it.  Try out a lot of different voices, and then listen to the recordings.  If you hear something you like, see if you can refine it, again with the recorder running.  Once you think you have something, perform the voice for one of your friends and see what they have to say about it.  More refinements could be suggested.
-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.
+==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==
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