Brief:
For this module you must examine a scene from one of the following and respond using the broad platform of Puppetry to recreate a scene from:
Any current news, TV, film, media event eg.
BAFTA Awards
Current News Events
The Walking Dead
Game of Thrones
Period Drama - Downton Abbey / Selfridges / Call the Midwife
It is important that you spend time getting to know your media context and scene and research into the original text if appropriate, examine textures, language, sound, movement, film etc.
Pay close attention to the activity of the characters, the role of the surrounding scenery, interactions, external influences, mechanisms, animal / human mannerisms.
Following this research you must design and make a professionally constructed puppet, or a group of puppets that represent the text and/or scene.
Your puppet does not have to have human form. It could be animal or abstract. Your research could be about the structural mechanisms and alternative aspects as well as direct links to films / series.
Main Objectives:
1. Begin by understanding how broad the idea of Puppetry can be.
2. Respond to specified text/ scenes from specific programmes.
3. Establish a way forwards by loosely sketching the notion of what you might want to aim for.
4. Do not waste any time so start to construct early prototypes and use the workshops to perfect skills.
5. Create professionally finished puppet/s and consider the context of your work.
6. Activate Your Puppet -film/record/perform your outcome placing your puppet/s in context in relation to your research. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to work on this part.
Depending on how your work develops the aim here is to show how your puppet would come to life / interact/ perform etc. This could be through sketching and drawing.
More Module Details:
There is scope for collaboration but you are expected to each make one or more puppets and to clearly establish your roles within the collaboration.
It is important to evidence your work, the source of your idea and the eventual activation of your puppet via a BLOG or CAGD with emphasis on the relationship your piece has to the original programme choice.
You must aim to create a regular dialogue between your work and your Blog/ CAGD posts to keep the process fluid.
You are expected to independently research techniques on how to fabricate your puppet/s and you may not want to follow conventional routes.
There are many conventional puppet workshops on Utube.
You will address techniques as they relate to the specific form, function and context of your work. Workshops are integrated in the Module but also available for you throughout the project by negotiation with technicians.
You are encouraged to incorporate alternative materials, techniques and thinking.
