DEFINITION
A puppet video is a short skit or story created with virtual or real puppets.
WORKFLOW
Initial Setup
- If you’re going to use virtual puppets, download a puppet video app.
- If you’re going to use real puppets, you’ll need to borrow or purchase finger puppets and setup your recording area. A table with an uncluttered background works well, and a tripod is recommended. You can use an external video camera or a built-in laptop video camera. iPad cameras can work well too.
- Create an account on a video sharing website where you’ll upload and share your videos.
Ongoing Use
- Plan and storyboard your video. Optionally, create a script.
- Record and export/compress your video.
- Upload your video to a sharing site.
TOOLS
Virtual Puppet Apps for iPad
- Puppet Pals Director’s Pass HD ($3, recommended) or Puppet Pals Pocket (free)
- Sock Puppets (free but in-app purchases required for extra features)
- Toontastic (free version or $13 for “all access”)
- iStopmotion for iPad ($10, similar to puppet video apps but different)
Video sharing sites
EXAMPLES
- Santa Goes to Washington DC (Puppet Pals)
- Envirofest (Puppet Pals)
- Lessons Learned from GPS (finger puppets)
- Pray Consistently to God (finger puppets)
- More on share.playingwithmedia.com
MORE READING
* Image attribution: Digital drawing created by Wesley Fryer on Brushes for iPad
4 comments
Tannis says:
August 23, 2012 at 11:26 pm (UTC -5 )
This is really interesting and I have really enjoyed looking through it! However, about half of the articles just say “text” where the useful information would be. Is there something wrong on my end?
admin says:
September 8, 2012 at 5:12 pm (UTC -5 )
I drafted this page today! I’ll be adding more in the weeks and months ahead, but hopefully these links and examples will get you started.
Penny Ellin says:
September 6, 2012 at 2:16 am (UTC -5 )
Hi,
Some great puppet apps that I have been using in my Indonesian lessons are Story maker HD and puppet pals HD. We also like using Toontastic to create our own animated texts. bagus sekali!
admin says:
September 6, 2012 at 8:17 am (UTC -5 )
I still have 4 of these to finish up – I’m working on getting them finished in the next couple weeks. This fall I’m also adding videos to each one. I have 8 of the 12 drafted at this point… this is one I still need to finish, however.