This is a seminar on making dynamic puppet films & videos, from script to screen.
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Noah Ginex will lead a panel discussion about film & video making with puppets; from script writing to storyboarding & shooting, to editing & music. This panel has been making puppet movies for over 20 years, from home demos to professional music videos, & everything in between. They have plenty of tips & tricks to share, & are eager to help beginners figure out how to bring their ideas to life.
With an amazing cast of puppet characters & professional puppeteers to boot, you'll not want to miss watching or even participating in Puppet Karaoke. Bring a puppet, let loose & join in on the fun.
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Puppet Karaoke is a relaxed, fun evening where professional puppeteers, newbies, and everyone in between can put on a show together that you won't soon forget. Come to watch, or come to participate. Either way, you'll have a great time. I mean, just imagine a sandwich singing your favorite Hamilton song. Glorious. Some puppets will be provided, however we also encourage you to bring your own.
With an amazing cast of puppet characters & professional puppeteers, you'll not want to miss watching or even participating. Channel your inner puppeteer & sing along to kid friendly songs.
Description:
Puppet Karaoke is a relaxed, fun morning where professional puppeteers, newbies, and everyone in between, big and little, can put on a show together that you won't soon forget. Come to watch, or come to participate (with clean hands!). Either way, you'll have a great time. I mean, just imagine a sandwich singing your favorite Disney song. Glorious. Some puppets will be provided, however we also encourage you to bring your own.
Puppeteer Stacey Gordon will lead you & your preschooler in an age-appropriate, hands-on puppeteering story time & sing a long that ends with an age-appropriate puppet craft.
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Introduce your little ones to the hands-on world of puppetry. Puppeteer Stacey Gordon will lead your young puppeteer in an age-appropriate, hands-on puppeteering story time and sing-a-long that ends with an age-appropriate puppet craft. Get your wiggles out through puppetry! We'll read a story, wiggle our sillies out, and end with making a small puppet!
Calling all puppeteers! This casual meet-up is a great way for you to connect with puppeteers in your area as well as an opportunity to meet other puppeteers from around the country.
Description:
We had a great time introducing ourselves to one another at Gen Con 2018 & we can't wait to reunite & meet new people this year! Feel free to bring any current work you wish to tell us about. This is a time for human puppeteers & those interested in the art of puppetry to socialize, talk shop, & connect.
This workshop is for people who are interested in puppeteering for a tv monitor. Learn the skills you'll need to make your own projects for film or video.
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Have you tried making puppet videos, but you just can't quite figure out how to make your puppets seem as alive as those on tv? Want to up your puppetry game? Want to learn what it takes to be a puppeteer for cameras? Come to this workshop to learn from professional puppeteer, Stacey Gordon & learn the basics of television puppeteering.
Valerie Meiss holds a guided open forum about puppets as cosplay, travel buddies, professional & passion projects. Focusing on how-to's, & answering questions about whatever it is you want to build.
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With her detailed experience in both found/recycled parts, & professional tools & materials, Valerie Meiss will help you problem solve whatever is needed to make your next creation. Sample works will be passed around, & discussed. Infused with the bizarre philosophy of making puppets, Valerie brings experience from studying puppetry around the globe & teaches you to make puppets & then follow them to the strange & incredible places they will take you. (& they will.) All skill levels welcome, any projects in whatever state are welcome too! Come join in the friendly adventure of #makepuppetsmakefriends.
Trick or Treat: Blackjack, traps, and unstoppable horrors in this casual, haunted house RPG. Halloween 1984. Are you the next victim or will you somehow survive? Hosted by the designer. No dice!
Ghost Hunters: Blackjack, traps, and unstoppable horror in this casual, haunted house RPG. You thought ghost hunting was fake, so then why is everyone dying? Hosted by the creator. No dice needed!
We are bringing back a Gen Con tradition! Puzzle placards will be place around the ICC for all to solve, answer sheet is in the Program Book. A prize drawing will be held on Sunday.
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The Puzzle Hunt comprises 12 puzzles on large placards scattered around the Indianapolis Convention Center. Record your answer to each puzzle in the Gen Con program guide where you'll find a page dedicated to the Puzzle Hunt. When you have solved any number of puzzles, or if you need a hint, stop by the Puzzle Hunt HQ. For every four puzzles you successfully complete, you will earn an entry into a drawing for a free Gen Con 2020 badge. And if you solve all twelve puzzles, the answers will guide you to a metapuzzle that uses the answers to tell you one last task to do to earn an entry into a separate, more exclusive drawing for a free badge. So work by yourself, in a team, or with other puzzlers you meet at Gen Con to earn your entries!
You can also purchase Puzzle Packs at Puzzle Hunt HQ for one generic ticket each for more puzzles and prizes!