Start Your Own Puppet Show!

[@garfan123]

Your enthusiasm is contagious. You're not just a great artist, you're also a great teacher. Thank you for sharing your experience and work with us.

[@PuppetNerd]

Thank you! Happy to help!

[@DrFeelGoood]

ive actually seen some comments on his older videos of people saying "you used to be my art teacher!" so i think he may have been a teacher before?

[@mygirltv5064]

Totally agree :)

[@SythsBibleVideos]

@@DrFeelGooodim pretty sure he taught in my old school but i never went to art

[@AnalogueOctober]

When I was a TV and film puppeteer, I was one of only a handful of British puppeteers that used straightscan monitors. The vast majority preferred reverse scan (which was always a PITA especially if one of the reverse scan performers somehow found themselves using my straight scan mid scene, throwing them off). It’s been 20 years since I shifted over to CG animation and VFX but weirdly now finding myself missing the performance aspect of puppeteering. A lot.

[@Everyman777]

Just wanted to let you know that although you made this 5 years ago, it was super useful to me today. Many thanks.

[@ThePamster]

I really appreciate all your videos on construction of puppets and how to film them Adam, thank you so much for all you share!!!

[@oh6961]

Omg he did it! He did it!!!!!!!the final piece to my puzzle!!! You’re the greatest!!

[@makwilson2050]

Nice work, Adam. As someone who use to teach for the Jim Henson Company I we certainly have pointed them in your direction for homework. 👍

[@alexanderschumann49]

Hey Adam you are amazing and inspired me to make my own puppets you are my hero

[@Upsidedown_1987]

You should upload videos with it

[@bacon10473]

@@Upsidedown_1987 how bout you?

[@diamondmiles8462]

They say that this is how Jim Hinson got information on how he made the muppets.

[@PuppetNerd]

😂😂😂

[@tobisruhrpotthafen2381]

Hi from germany. Thanks a lot Adam for your great tutorials. Here in Germany only a few people build puppets,..I startet mypuppet a show with my own puppets on youtube,learned puppet building with your vids,..I use adobe premiere and after effects,.. so anybody who wants to watch,feel free and enjoy,.I would be happy about it. Best wishes..✌😎

[@PuppetNerd]

Cool! I’ll check it out!

[@brextenmulti3270]

I’ll subscribe mate

[@ScorpionsFatality]

It's such a treat when you upload!

[@funnysillyclown]

This is really helpful for someone just starting out!

[@bridgesspeechcenterdubai]

I really appreciate the amount of effort taken!! Thank you for sharing....

[@michael_angelo]

Never been interested in puppets, been watching all your videos. Unique and captivating content.

[@lennonhelman3002]

I love your channel and Small fry and you

[@PuppetNerd]

Thank you!

[@SajjaandKabba]

Great tips! We do many of these on our show :)

[@themysteriousunknownrevealed]

oh my goodness, Does Arlo have a show?!?

[@eyelessartist5963]

im listening to this as i work on some little finger puppets, im now convinced that i can make my own finger puppet show. thank you haha

[@1doutlaw]

This is so awesome .. I can not thank you enough . We will be initiating a program in our public school system at school in Pinellas county Florida . Stay tuned .. I will send you a link so you can see how much this video helped us when school starts

[@C.Rose.]

I so so appreciate hit videos, I am an aspiring puppeteer, and I’m working on making my own show. Thanks so much for your tips and tricks!! I’d love to see some vids on how to edit videos for beginners! Thanks so much!

[@UbuntuLonny]

I love you Adam❤ I cannot express just how much of an inspiration you've always been in my puppetry journey. Your videos are a treasure trove that's I always come back to as a guide and inspo.🙏🏾✨

[@b-radfilmsproduction3097]

Thanks so much I learned a lot from you mr. Adam

[@Dyalla]

You are reading my mind with these videos!

[@PuppetNerd]

Always looking for ideas!

[@Dyalla]

@@PuppetNerd I'm looking forward to the set building video! Maybe talk about your lighting set up and if you use a lapel mic?

[@InformationEMG]

My favorite part about the tutorial you worked on is the animated “fridge magnets” credit sequences.

[@Riaan1906]

WOW Great advice on on using a cheap TV. Thanks Its Good to see Arlo is on his way!

[@dijambo]

Thanks Adam, this is very inspiring.

[@PuppetNerd]

Happy to help!

[@megamcgee]

Thanks so much for these videos Adam you’ve genuinely helped me fine a creative outlet that I can use with my school students. Very keen for a background video

[@PuppetNerd]

Happy to help!!!

[@bacon10473]

i actually never made the puppets but your teaching me i appreciate it

[@thedollarspecial7575]

I watched your videos when researching how to puppet-build. Now I have my own show! Cheers!

[@reeeeeeeeee7192]

Hi random person scrolling down the comments i Hope you have a Wonder full Day and know you are amazing just the way you are And i know it dosent mattet but 6th

[@Riaan1906]

Thanks

[@CreativeSteve69]

thanks i highly appreciate that. :)

[@PuppetNerd]

Loving the love!

[@ellegray8940]

Thank you so much

[@virgilpillay]

Well thank you so much random KZbin commenter. You are quite awesome yourself.

[@Snowbearkay]

I loved Arlo he's so adorable.. I am just starting to get a passion for puppetry but I want to use mine in the ministry field.

[@zep909]

Great tips. I'm just about ready to get a Canon M50 for studio photography of sculptures, but I want to be able to do this type of video production with puppets with it in the future also. Wonderful stuff, Adam.

[@avantinaik1204]

You are an extraordinary artist sir, learning so many things from you. God bless you and your family.

[@jimherchak7505]

Your battery pack tip is great.

[@pubbets7290]

I really needed this. Thanks Adam!

[@PuppetNerd]

Happy to help!!!

[@JMac_Narwhal]

Than you Adam. I binge watched your videos (in the wrong order mostly🤯) until my brain did that👈. I am a vanlife/adrenaline junky travelling the country with my "Narwhal" recording podcasts. I have a 1983 Toyota Dolphin and completely remodeled for an interview area. My hope is to set up where my Narwhal road mate shows up to interrupt the process of the interviews. You got me thinking about hardwiring cables to certain parts of the vehicle to connect monitors, power, etc. I'll share more when I have more to share 🤞 Thank you for sharing your craft, Cap'n Mac of the LS Narwhal 🦄🚙🐬

[@PuppetNerd]

Happy to help!

[@paulsmith6090]

More outstanding work. Great channel!

[@ellegray8940]

YES OMG YES YOU ARE THE BEST THANK YOU THIS WILL HELP ME A LOT!!!!!!!

[@Jestunes]

Great video. Newbie puppeteer here. The monitor is a brilliant idea to really focus on the camera. It will be about 2 months before I get the rest of the stage lights but this really helped out a lot. Saw another of your videos on making the eyes move. Decided to subscribe so you might be able to give me more insight on the puppet show. I'm actually making a music video with the puppets. Lots of factors with a lead singer and 2 backup singers/horn players. I should be great fun. Thanks for the tips...

[@PuppetNerd]

Happy to help! Feel free to reach out any time. Instagram DM is the best war.

[@PuppetNerd]

Way*

[@MadPuppets]

You’re truly an inspiration!!!

[@PuppetNerd]

Thanks!

[@herbertmorales333]

You are awesome dude. You give a lot of great wisdom. I’m just getting into the art of it all and I’m excited to learn more :0)

[@CarrieSketches]

Thank you so much. I'm going to show this video to my daughter. She's been trying to do this on her cellphone

[@PuppetNerd]

You can do it on your phone too. Try this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5iXnZ5sf6qobrc

[@kenyanfunnyanimations2910]

Thank you for your advise i will for sure make one and let you know.

[@PuppetNerd]

Woot woot!!

[@bucksamson2561]

I'm almost 50 and enjoy your Arlo and the song. You do extrondary work.

[@PuppetNerd]

Thanks so much!

[@owesu]

Omg this is the best video ever! This helps so much!

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[@sherrysantiago2888]

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[@christinebates7493]

Fun lesson, thanks for teaching!

[@puppetshack4931]

Awesome.....love the Tripod & battery tip that’s huge!!!

[@PuppetNerd]

Thanks!!!

[@atomicryan2018]

Thanks for the tips it’s very useful

[@viralstuffies]

Your are very inspiring! I watched your video when I made my puppet show. Thank you for the advice.

[@puppetville-bethobrien4139]

So again another thanks. Well there will be a list for the small clamp monitor, the next gen battery. A brand of tools to invest in and why. Awesome reason. Great stuff. I'm a single shooter. On the fly.

[@PuppetNerd]

Happy to help!!

[@ramossilvano8731]

Puppets 🎵 I love puppets ❤

[@jay-letshaveago]

Hi I’m new to all this watched Jeff Dunham for years and with your videos I have attempted to try it

[@hannahsworld247]

I love this thank you for sharing

[@GoodBoyFun]

Thank you, it was interesting.

[@LScott97]

Great video! Well done! 👍👍👍

[@PuppetNerd]

Thanks!!!

[@Theprestonjames]

Cool I love your videos

[@kivathelemur]

Thanks for this tutorial! I'm going to make a show called The Greatest Puppets On Earth.

[@mingmingskitchen2792]

Thank you so much! It's very useful!

[@bakaneko718]

the light is so bright in this video

[@amberluv8945]

Thanks doll! New sub here. Gonna be catching up on your videos because we are about to launch our show. And i have no idea what im doing. Many thanks

[@robertmitchell766]

I like to thank you for all of your videos they are a lot of fun to watch and very helpful.

[@PuppetNerd]

Happy to help!

[@sc885]

This video is extremely useful

[@CarlosVilla]

This is really great content. Thank you very much.

[@PuppetNerd]

Thank you! Happy to help!

[@coltonproper945]

I love your work

[@sargentjw]

Thanks, for this Adam! Awesome stuff!!

[@mrneon6475]

You are so good at making puppet :) 😎

[@cryptostar1427]

Really thank you for this video. It made my day

[@kayleymiddleton2024]

Totally awesome sauce. 😎

[@Emmerich-x6u]

You are a legend ❤❤❤

[@gottikarate22]

I love it

[@beastlymarek]

This is awesome!

[@tigertolliver5199]

Brilliant!!!

[@thomasyaroch6903]

I'm a little late to the field of puppetry, but i have found myself in a position of teaching Drama to 5th graders in China. Your channel has opened up a new avenue of content to be taught to my students. Every year we do an "English Day" at the school and I would love some advice on doing a show based on the "Yip Yip characters from Sesame Street. It may not necessarily be a live show, but it would be great if you could do a tutorial on how to make the characters and a demonstration on how a small group go 6th graders could perform a simple sketch. I have some ideas brewing, but have never once in my life made a puppet. I plan on spend all of my summer holiday figuring out and tinkering with it. Any help would be appreciated. Also, I wish you the best moving forward!

[@peanutsplayhouseventriloqu8741]

Having my puppet not looking on the camera has been a bit of an issue. Thank you for showing it with a older camera, I was getting a bit discouraged.

[@Jestunes]

Update: Just finished the stage and most of the lights are here from China. I was using my big monitor from my computer on my desk but turning my head might not be so good when moving the puppet, so I ordered a 12 in monitor for $60 and should be here in a month. Enough time to finish the lighting and practice with the puppets. Need to get on Instagram to communicate better...

[@PuppetNerd]

❤️❤️❤️

[@radioactivehands]

Thank you, more than I expected, I want a more simple set up.

[@kai_furry]

Thx so much i been trying to figure this out to make a puppet show on my channel

[@PuppetNerd]

Happy to help!

[@kai_furry]

Adam Kreutinger omg i didnt expect you to respond thank you!

[@comprehendeth92]

I use an old TV that I used to use as my computer monitor. It works great and it's 27 inches so it's plenty big to see across the room. My big issue is lighting my green screen.

[@VonSolo5]

You rock! Thank you 🙌🤗

[@voronOsphere]

Great tips! Thanks!!!

[@todgunther9403]

This was fantastic! Took me part of a week to find this. Look forward to the next video you spoke of -changing backgrounds.

[@PuppetNerd]

Thanks! What do you mean it took you a week to find it?

[@todgunther9403]

Home film-making for this. Near zero out there. Bring us the goods, sir :-)

[@coadjacob]

Hey there, Mr. Krutinger! I’m gonna try and do my own puppet videos and this is really helpful! My one question is I hoped you could show how to key out the puppet rods, like how The Muppet movies do. Can you show how to do that?

[@PuppetNerd]

It would be the same as keying out anything else. Make them green or blue or whatever color you want to key out.

[@CreativeSteve69]

Great video as always Adam. I hope you can do a video on script ideas in the near future. :)

[@PuppetBuildingWorld]

Great Video

[@PuppetNerd]

Thanks!!

[@oh6961]

Wow....I’m starting a slow clap 👏🏼. Who’s joining me?

[@PuppetNerd]

👏

[@digitalsportsclipstv2018]

Thank you.

[@PuppetNerd]

❤️

[@justintai8725]

Great video thanks mate

[@rochellewarren5008]

Thanks💜

[@michaelvigil5015]

Awesome thank you so much for this I greatly appreciate your wisdom.

[@thewackyadventuresofyoshi5780]

I don't use puppets, but I use something very similar, plushes. I'm working on a few plush videos with Popular Characters like Mario and Mickey Mouse, so I watched this video to learn a few techniques for my plush vids.

[@Lone_Star86]

As a huuuge Jim Henson fan especially dark crystal, original Star wars trilogy and labyrinth! Since there is nothing at the moment that compares I am forced to create my own 😂

[@soyvalelis5840]

wow, this is very good information, finally I can make puppet videos, thanks :3 now the hard part... i need a puppet ._.

[@barrya27]

Adam: just reviewed your clip re: "Start Your Own Puppet Show". FYi, I am a 1st yr. Video Prod. student. We’re attempting to set up a shot with a Mom (while ironing clothes) in conversation w/ puppet using O. T. S. shots. Ironing board will be used to properly set up mid shots of puppet. Mom will cease ironing and pull up chair amidst conversation w/ puppet. Any advisement(s); do & don’ts, etc. on how to film this shoot that differs from your tutorial would be much appreciated. best, Barry A Video Prod. Class Venice High Adult Ed

[@PuppetNerd]

Definitely do a few test shots. I’d have to be there to give direct advice.

[@gummibunni3519]

Adam could you make a video about Arlo and how you made him because I really wanna make a puppet and possibly make a puppet similar to arlo

[@PuppetNerd]

I’m planning on it.

[@ewk9693]

I'm going to be in a puppet show soon

[@aprilcain9208]

What do you suggest for lighting or what do you use now?

[@brextenmulti3270]

I will be making my own workshop to make puppets and sell them,I’ll be sure to make a cool puppet show series and I will shout you out!

[@PuppetNerd]

Woot woot! Can’t wait to see it!

[@jordanezell5132]

This may blow your mind and I’d love to see you try it. Seen Eyed Puppetry: a small camera is hidden in an area on the puppet’s head and the puppeteer wears a small screen on their arm or chest. This COULD be a more cost effective method since you can purchase a GoPro and have it paired with your personal device. Also, this simplifies training since it is difficult to line up the character’s eyes with the camera. With this technique, you can just turn the head and see what the puppet sees as you do. Imagine this, you construct an eye that an snap off the head and inside there is a small compartment for a small video camera, you pair it with a smart device and just go to town.

[@PuppetNerd]

This might help with a live performance. But not for a video recording. The method you described would make it impossible to know if you are in the frame of the camera.

[@jordanezell5132]

Oh, I never thought of that. I thought it was a great for tv since a similar technique was used in the Gorgs from Fragle Rock. Could you try it anyway?

[@PuppetNerd]

That’s a bit of a different situation since they are not using a raised set like I was demonstrating. You need to see the framing of the shot in that case to make sure you are not too high or too low. That’s impossible to gauge if you were looking out of the puppets eyes unless you were on a traditional set (as I mentioned) but then you would see the puppeteer.

[@doodlestrudel1991]

Woohoo ARLO

[@PuppetNerd]

❤️

[@spencerworld3167]

Cool intro

[@PuppetNerd]

Thanks!!!

[@spencerworld3167]

@@PuppetNerd ok

[@spencerworld3167]

@@PuppetNerd I'm going to make a monster chef puppet

[@thechurchofdave]

I also use a Cannon Camera. What are the best lenses for puppet work?

[@PuppetNerd]

I have links in the description of the lenses I use.