Lambeth The Well-Dressed Puppet

A Guide to Creating Puppet Costumes
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-317-68662-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten

Costumes are an integral part of any performance, adding believability, conveying setting, or establishing the tone, a fact that is no less true when your performer is a puppet! The only book of its kind, The Well-Dressed Puppet will show you how to create costumes and accessories tailored specifically for your puppet that will enhance any performance. Gone are the days of ill-fitting store-bought clothing that restrict the movement and use of your puppet. Author Cheralyn Lambeth walks you through every step of the costume-making process with detailed lists of the necessary materials, equipment, and patterns required to create a costume from scratch. She also shares multiple tips and information on how to modify off-the-rack clothing to fit any puppet. Suitable for both beginners and more advanced costumers, The Well-Dressed Puppet demonstrates basic sewing and construction techniques while still providing advanced projects for customers who have already mastered those skills.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lambeth, Cheralyn

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Kunsthandwerk und Kunstgewerbe
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Chapter 1: How to Get Started

But First…A Basic Glossary of Puppet Types and Puppet Theatre Terms

List of Supplies—Tools, Building Materials, and other Helpful Items

As You Think About Creating Your Puppet’s Costume

Basic Sewing Techniques and Helpful Hints

Straight Running Stitch

Back Stitch

Basting Stitch

Gathering Stitch

Hem

Types of Fabrics You Might Want to Use

Chapter 2: Types of Costumes (Or, How to Costume For Your Type of Puppet)

Permanent Costume vs. Removable

Using Store-Bought Clothing

Things to Consider When Costuming…

.Marionettes

…Hand/Rod Puppets (and Puppets With Practical Hands

…Hand Puppets With Legs

Chapter 3: Creating Costumes For Non-Human Puppets

Costume Odd-Shaped Puppets (And/or Those Without Arms and Legs)

Costuming Puppets With Multiple Limbs

Chapter 4: How To Create and Construct Basic Patterns

How To Use The Patterns In This Book (and How to Do the Photocopier Trick

Constructing The Patterns:

Shirt/Bodice with Sleeve

Vest

Robe

Dress

Jacket

Pants

Cape

Chapter 5: Accessories

Wigs/Hairpieces

Hair Construction Techniques

Glasses

Jewelry

Gloves

Ties (And Other Neck Adornments)

Hats and Other Headwear

Chapter 6: Props

Ladies’ Fan

Drawstring Bag

Broom (and Tiny Tim’s Crutch)

Books

Chapter 7: Some Costume Ideas To Help You Get Started

Fairy-Tale Princess

Fairy-Tale Prince (or Pirate)

Witch

Little Red Riding Hood

Chapter 8: The Patterns

Basic Shirt/Bodice Front

Basic Shirt/Bodice Back

Robe

Robe Extension

Basque Bodice

Fitted Sleeve

Gathered Sleeve

Robe Sleeve

Pants

Tie

Basic Hat

Pointed Hat

Crown

Shoe

Cape with Hood

Pointed Hood

Angel Wing

Beard

Basic Hand Puppet Body

Resources

Bibliography

Author Biography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Cheralyn Lambeth is a costume, prop, and puppet builder whose work includes feature films (The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Patriot, The New World, Evan Almighty, Leatherheads, and The Hunger Games), theatre performances (Sesame Street Live, Avenue Q), interactive exhibitions (The Star Trek Earth Tour, Titanic: The Movie on Tour, and Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton), and the television series Dinosaurs! and Homeland. She currently works as a puppet builder, costumer, and occasional performer with Grey Seal Puppets.