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CARDIFF NOW & THEN
Puppet Making & Performing
Director - Lucy Hall
Production Photographed by Kirsten McTernan
GOOSE PUPPET
DESIGN
It's a Canada Goose named Claire. She just arrived in this city, watched a rugby game and decided to go the bar for a chilling night...
MECHANISM
One man puppet. The wings need to be able to spread out, fold back and flapping; the legs and feet need to go back to the body while flying and stand on the ground while resting; The head and the neck need to go up as resting and go forward as flying.
All these will be controlled by strings in goose belly.
MAKING PROCESS
Shape of the goose, pattern cutting. | Use clay to shape the head of the goose | Based on the sculpting, use worbla |
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Wings basic drawings | Mechanism of the wings - spreading and folding | Goose feet |
Attaching legs with the supporting board - using spring to hold the feet | The Goose Mechanism | The Goose Mechanism |
Rendering for skins | Fabric Feather | Goose back Feather |
Goose | Head Final | Goose in the pub |
MECHANISM TESTING
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
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