Finished Puppet
Being the person with the least spectacular puppet-making ability, I can assure you that the art of doing things as you go along will never cease to amaze you. I felt the puppet was not what I had expected; instead, I channelled its energy and aura into a character from the heart.
As a citizen of great culture, I have always watched my grandma act and behave in a specific way, emphasising the body. Their motion is generally restricted to their limbs rather than their torsos. This was an intriguing insight while wrapping my puppet’s bottom section.
I chose loose clothing for the puppet to highlight the body structure just enough to make manipulating each body movement easier, allowing me to get away with the actual twists and turns of the spine (which would have been impossible, considering a single block of balsa is the complete body).
The entire process of creating Granny was enjoyable; I can’t say it turned out exactly how I envisioned it because I didn’t start with a definite plan; it was more of a conceptual idea of structure, but the character sort of crept in as I went along. That is why it is referred to as a process.
I created a short video clip of Mrs.granny being herself. I don’t believe I did her justice; her movements were quite restricted dude to my faulty skills in making puppets; Other than that, she was lovely to work with.
Even though this was a pleasant surprise of a character puppet, I would like to put more consideration into developing and executing a puppet, if not entirely then very closely resembling the initials. I might also figure out how to perform body movements with specific characteristics so that animation is faithful to the personality.
I’m not sure whether I’ll use her again, but I hope she gets to share screen space in any of my work in any manner, like a sassy granny and a thief; their encounters, in my opinion, are pretty humorous. Mixed media is always an option.