Comments on: TV Puppetry Workshop: Week 1 http://www.puppetkaos.com/2009/09/tv-puppetry-workshop-week-1/ where Kelvin Kao plays with puppets and tell random stories Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:59:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Puppet Kaos » Blog Archive » TV Puppetry Workshop (Intermediate): Week 2 http://www.puppetkaos.com/2009/09/tv-puppetry-workshop-week-1/comment-page-1/#comment-66800 Puppet Kaos » Blog Archive » TV Puppetry Workshop (Intermediate): Week 2 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:11:47 +0000 http://www.puppetkaos.com/?p=890#comment-66800 [...] Posts: TV Puppetry Workshop (Intermediate): Week 1 TV Puppetry Workshop (Beginning): Week 1 TV Puppetry Workshop (Beginning): Week 2 TV Puppetry Workshop (Beginning): Week 3 TV Puppetry [...] [...] Posts: TV Puppetry Workshop (Intermediate): Week 1 TV Puppetry Workshop (Beginning): Week 1 TV Puppetry Workshop (Beginning): Week 2 TV Puppetry Workshop (Beginning): Week 3 TV Puppetry [...]

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]]> By: Kelvin Kao http://www.puppetkaos.com/2009/09/tv-puppetry-workshop-week-1/comment-page-1/#comment-65367 Kelvin Kao Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:08:11 +0000 http://www.puppetkaos.com/?p=890#comment-65367 Oh, that's interesting. I grew up in Taiwan and attended school there until 10th grade, and then I started as a 10th grader and finished high school and college in the U.S. (Yes, I did 10th grade twice.) In Taiwan, drama is not taught in K-12. In high school, you can pick a club to join. You can only be officially enrolled in one (no more, no less) club each school year, because two hours on the schedule every week are allocated for club activities. Of course, some people spend a lot of time after class with the clubs, but since there are actually school hours allocated, you can only be officially enrolled in one club at a time. I did consider joining the drama club, but I decided to do debate in my first year of high school in Taiwan (10th grade) instead. I was thinking about doing drama club in my second year of high school (11th grade) so that was put on hold again cuz I moved to the U.S. In the U.S., there are drama classes offered in high school, if you choose to take one. However, I had very limited time to learn English and finish college application requirements, I didn't have time for that. I was in a college theatre company for a few years though. That was fun. And that was my first time actually studying drama. Seems to me that the curriculum is set up quite differently in Australia. I wonder what it's like to go to school in there! Oh, that’s interesting. I grew up in Taiwan and attended school there until 10th grade, and then I started as a 10th grader and finished high school and college in the U.S. (Yes, I did 10th grade twice.) In Taiwan, drama is not taught in K-12. In high school, you can pick a club to join. You can only be officially enrolled in one (no more, no less) club each school year, because two hours on the schedule every week are allocated for club activities. Of course, some people spend a lot of time after class with the clubs, but since there are actually school hours allocated, you can only be officially enrolled in one club at a time. I did consider joining the drama club, but I decided to do debate in my first year of high school in Taiwan (10th grade) instead. I was thinking about doing drama club in my second year of high school (11th grade) so that was put on hold again cuz I moved to the U.S.

In the U.S., there are drama classes offered in high school, if you choose to take one. However, I had very limited time to learn English and finish college application requirements, I didn’t have time for that. I was in a college theatre company for a few years though. That was fun. And that was my first time actually studying drama. Seems to me that the curriculum is set up quite differently in Australia. I wonder what it’s like to go to school in there!

]]> By: Na http://www.puppetkaos.com/2009/09/tv-puppetry-workshop-week-1/comment-page-1/#comment-65205 Na Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:53:18 +0000 http://www.puppetkaos.com/?p=890#comment-65205 Well see, in Australia studying drama is compulsory up until your last two years of school (at which point you can choose which subjects you study, and I chose drama in those last two years too). That plus my university course adds up to 10 years... :P Hollywood - nah, too glamourous for me ;) Well see, in Australia studying drama is compulsory up until your last two years of school (at which point you can choose which subjects you study, and I chose drama in those last two years too). That plus my university course adds up to 10 years… :P

Hollywood – nah, too glamourous for me ;)

]]> By: Kelvin Kao http://www.puppetkaos.com/2009/09/tv-puppetry-workshop-week-1/comment-page-1/#comment-65109 Kelvin Kao Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:34:05 +0000 http://www.puppetkaos.com/?p=890#comment-65109 You've done about 10 years of acting classes? Well, you need to move to Hollywood. :-D You’ve done about 10 years of acting classes? Well, you need to move to Hollywood. :-D

]]> By: Na http://www.puppetkaos.com/2009/09/tv-puppetry-workshop-week-1/comment-page-1/#comment-65002 Na Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:30:22 +0000 http://www.puppetkaos.com/?p=890#comment-65002 "breath, focus, and weight" Oh, most definitely these are used in acting classes (having done about 10 years of them, you get to know these things by heart). Breath is obvious, not just for better vocal quality, but to pace yourself throughout a performance. Focus too is obvious, even for improvisation where your focus can be drawn many places and character isn't as in depth. Weight is good for having a better understanding of what your body does and when, and learning more control. All things would work just as well for puppeteers. Sounds like a great class: and some good tips here for teaching puppetry for my own classes. “breath, focus, and weight”

Oh, most definitely these are used in acting classes (having done about 10 years of them, you get to know these things by heart). Breath is obvious, not just for better vocal quality, but to pace yourself throughout a performance. Focus too is obvious, even for improvisation where your focus can be drawn many places and character isn’t as in depth. Weight is good for having a better understanding of what your body does and when, and learning more control. All things would work just as well for puppeteers.

Sounds like a great class: and some good tips here for teaching puppetry for my own classes.

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]]> By: Puppet Kaos » Blog Archive » TV Puppetry Workshop: Week 3 http://www.puppetkaos.com/2009/09/tv-puppetry-workshop-week-1/comment-page-1/#comment-64245 Puppet Kaos » Blog Archive » TV Puppetry Workshop: Week 3 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:57:42 +0000 http://www.puppetkaos.com/?p=890#comment-64245 [...] Posts: TV Puppetry Workshop: Week 1 TV Puppetry Workshop: Week 2 Bookmark [...] [...] Posts: TV Puppetry Workshop: Week 1 TV Puppetry Workshop: Week 2 Bookmark [...]

]]> By: Kelvin Kao http://www.puppetkaos.com/2009/09/tv-puppetry-workshop-week-1/comment-page-1/#comment-62840 Kelvin Kao Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:23:36 +0000 http://www.puppetkaos.com/?p=890#comment-62840 @<a href="http://www.writingforward.com/" rel="nofollow">Melissa</a>: Hah, that'd be nice, but that's a lot more practice later. :-) @<a href="http://littleinsomniaclolita.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">andhari</a>: Yay, I made someone smile. That's all that matters. ;-) @Melissa: Hah, that’d be nice, but that’s a lot more practice later. :-)

@andhari: Yay, I made someone smile. That’s all that matters. ;-)

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