Video Puppetry

August 4-8 12:45-2:25pm M-F
Cost $125

This class will cover the basics of performing and working with puppets on camera. A style developed and made famous by Jim Henson and the Muppets. The class will teach puppet lip-sync, eye focus, basic puppet performance and characterization as well as simple hand-puppet construction. Students will design and build their own simple hand puppet and we will work towards creating a video short displaying what was learned. Class is limited to 10 students ages 10 and up. No previous puppetry experience necessary.

About Chase Woolner:
A professional puppeteer and puppet designer, Chase has worked with the top entertainment companies and brands such as; The Muppets, Walt Disney Imagineering, Sesame Workshop, Jim Henson Creature Shop, the Grammys, the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and The Simpsons. In addition to his work in film and television, Chase’s theatrical designs have been seen worldwide in multiple fringe festivals. Chase holds an undergraduate degree in theater from CalArts.

Please reference our website at www.splp.org for registration forms and information about this event and other summer activities planned at St. Peter.

If you have any questions please call 734-453-0460 or e-mail stpeterlutheran@hotmail.com