The Complete Book of Marionettes
BEATON, Mabel
2005
Autor(es): BEATON, Mabel
Título: The Complete Book of Marionettes: Mabel and Les Beaton
Publicação: New York: Dover Publications, 2005
ISBN: 0-486-44017-6
Assunto(s):
BEATON, Mabel (1905-2001)
Marionetas -- Construção
Índice | Table of Contents | Table des Matières
1. Preface to Puppeteering - 1
2. Here's How - 10
Types of Marionettes - 10
Choosing a Marionette Character - 11
Equipment and Materials Needed - 12
3. Head Start - 17
Proportion and Size - 17
Portraying Facial Characteristics - 17
Doing the Modeling - 20
4. The Papier-Mache Head - 25
Applying the Papier-Mache - 25
Painting the Head - 27
Removing the Clay - 30
Attachments on the Head - 30
5. Plastic Wood: Its Uses and Technique - 34
Materials Needed - 34
Making the Head Mold - 35
Making the Plastic-Wood Shell - 39
Other Uses for Plastic Wood - 44
Making a Movable Mouth - 45
6. The Body Beautiful - 47
Proportion and Size - 47
The Cloth-Bodied Puppet - 49
The Jointed Wooden Body - 54
Variations to Add Character - 60
Hands - 62
7. Wigs—Of All Things – 69
Modeled Wigs - 69
Crepe-Hair Wigs - 72
Crepe-Paper Wigs - 73
Yarn Wigs - 74
Absorbent-Cotton Wigs - 75
Miscellaneous Wigs - 76
8. The Well-Dressed Marionette - 78
Women's Clothes - 79
Men's Clothes - 81
Headgear - 85
Gloves - 89
Shoes - 89
Hose - 90
Accessories - 91
Miscellaneous Suggestions - 92
Sources of Material - 93
9. Everything under Control - 96
How to Make the Control - 96
Stringing the Marionette - 98
Extra Strings - 101
The Multiple Control - 102
Storing Marionettes - 103
.10. Let Me Tell You about My Operation - 104
What It Takes to Be an Operator - 104
How to Operate the Control - 105
Using the Puppet's Hands - 105
Walking the Puppet - 108
Sitting the Puppet - 109
Picking up Objects - 109
What Puppets Can and Can't Do - 110
11. Easy Stages - 111
Planning the Theater - 111
The Proscenium - 112
The Stage Floor - 114
The Puppeteer's Bridge - 116
The Permanent Theater - 118
Stage Decorations - 118
Safety First - 123
12. Light Magic - 124
Christmas Tree Lights - 126
Low-Voltage Lights - 127
Spotlights - 129
House-Current Lights - 130
13. Gay Gilded Scenes - 132
The Neutral Backdrop - 132
The Painted Backdrop - 133
Painting the Backdrop - 133
Making Painted Props - 137
Stage Smoke - 140
Underwater Scenes - 140
Transparent Gauze Panels - 142
14. Apropos of Props - 145
How They Are Created - 145
Props from the Toy Counter - 146
Making Your Prop Authentic - 146
Things to Save - 148
The "Propeteers" Workshop - 150
Furniture - 150
Keeping Props to the Minimum - 152
15. We Go into Production - 155
The Revue - 155
Planning the Complete Program - 156
Selecting a Play - 158
Recording the Program - 159
Instrumental Pieces - 160
"Lovelies" - 161
Original Sketches - 162
Portrait Puppets - 162
Celebrity Portraiture - 165
Adjustment to Audiences - 165
16. "Beauty and the Beast"- 168
17. Of Ancient Lineage - 178
Ancient Puppetry - 178
Oriental Puppetry - 181
18. The Rest of the Story - 183
19. About Mabel Beaton - 191
Index - 199
Autor(es): BEATON, Mabel
Título: The Complete Book of Marionettes: Mabel and Les Beaton
Publicação: New York: Dover Publications, 2005
ISBN: 0-486-44017-6
Assunto(s):
BEATON, Mabel (1905-2001)
Marionetas -- Construção
Índice | Table of Contents | Table des Matières
1. Preface to Puppeteering - 1
2. Here's How - 10
Types of Marionettes - 10
Choosing a Marionette Character - 11
Equipment and Materials Needed - 12
3. Head Start - 17
Proportion and Size - 17
Portraying Facial Characteristics - 17
Doing the Modeling - 20
4. The Papier-Mache Head - 25
Applying the Papier-Mache - 25
Painting the Head - 27
Removing the Clay - 30
Attachments on the Head - 30
5. Plastic Wood: Its Uses and Technique - 34
Materials Needed - 34
Making the Head Mold - 35
Making the Plastic-Wood Shell - 39
Other Uses for Plastic Wood - 44
Making a Movable Mouth - 45
6. The Body Beautiful - 47
Proportion and Size - 47
The Cloth-Bodied Puppet - 49
The Jointed Wooden Body - 54
Variations to Add Character - 60
Hands - 62
7. Wigs—Of All Things – 69
Modeled Wigs - 69
Crepe-Hair Wigs - 72
Crepe-Paper Wigs - 73
Yarn Wigs - 74
Absorbent-Cotton Wigs - 75
Miscellaneous Wigs - 76
8. The Well-Dressed Marionette - 78
Women's Clothes - 79
Men's Clothes - 81
Headgear - 85
Gloves - 89
Shoes - 89
Hose - 90
Accessories - 91
Miscellaneous Suggestions - 92
Sources of Material - 93
9. Everything under Control - 96
How to Make the Control - 96
Stringing the Marionette - 98
Extra Strings - 101
The Multiple Control - 102
Storing Marionettes - 103
.10. Let Me Tell You about My Operation - 104
What It Takes to Be an Operator - 104
How to Operate the Control - 105
Using the Puppet's Hands - 105
Walking the Puppet - 108
Sitting the Puppet - 109
Picking up Objects - 109
What Puppets Can and Can't Do - 110
11. Easy Stages - 111
Planning the Theater - 111
The Proscenium - 112
The Stage Floor - 114
The Puppeteer's Bridge - 116
The Permanent Theater - 118
Stage Decorations - 118
Safety First - 123
12. Light Magic - 124
Christmas Tree Lights - 126
Low-Voltage Lights - 127
Spotlights - 129
House-Current Lights - 130
13. Gay Gilded Scenes - 132
The Neutral Backdrop - 132
The Painted Backdrop - 133
Painting the Backdrop - 133
Making Painted Props - 137
Stage Smoke - 140
Underwater Scenes - 140
Transparent Gauze Panels - 142
14. Apropos of Props - 145
How They Are Created - 145
Props from the Toy Counter - 146
Making Your Prop Authentic - 146
Things to Save - 148
The "Propeteers" Workshop - 150
Furniture - 150
Keeping Props to the Minimum - 152
15. We Go into Production - 155
The Revue - 155
Planning the Complete Program - 156
Selecting a Play - 158
Recording the Program - 159
Instrumental Pieces - 160
"Lovelies" - 161
Original Sketches - 162
Portrait Puppets - 162
Celebrity Portraiture - 165
Adjustment to Audiences - 165
16. "Beauty and the Beast"- 168
17. Of Ancient Lineage - 178
Ancient Puppetry - 178
Oriental Puppetry - 181
18. The Rest of the Story - 183
19. About Mabel Beaton - 191
Index - 199