How to Make a Monster Puppet - Rods & Cables - PREVIEW

How to Make a Monster Puppet with FX Master David Monzingo

Learn how to sculpt, mold, and mechanize your own silicone monster #puppet. Utilizing rod and cable puppetry techniques, veteran special effects character creator, David Monzingo, shares two decades of effects wisdom in this comprehensive lesson on puppet making.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
-- Differences and nuances of rod puppetry
-- Applying a fiberglass mold
-- Constructing the armature skeleton
-- Suspending the armature in place
-- Final puppeteering of the creature

Approximate Run Time: 03:07:36

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[tiagotiagot]

My favorite thing about this type of puppets is how in the hands of an skilled puppeteer (or team of puppeteers depending on the scale and complexity) they can be made to act extremely lifelike even in live performances; so lifelike that as the audience you start unconciously seeing them as living creatures that just happen to have some rods stuck to it, the puppeteers either turn into handlers or blend with the background.

[paulaharrisbaca]

Reminds me of the shadow puppets from Thailand and the Japanese theater art of Bunraku (I think) where puppeteers all in black manipulate the large puppets, or even Italian and French marionettes....I loved puppets as a child and made my own as well as using my hands as puppets that required imagination to see, but once you saw them, you suddenly couldn't stop seeing them, as my best friend and I would draw pictures of how you were to visualize them as we hid behind the sofa and did improvisational puppet shows. Sam and Donald were my character's names and Ducky and Doodle were my best friend's character's names. Great short video.

[jedder]

I can't remember the last time CG characters really impressed me. But puppets? Love them.

[voronOsphere]

Amazing work! I love this kind of stuff!!!! Long Live Practical Effects!!!! Thanks for keeping it alive!!!!

[andrewrex]

thank you guys you're all amazing

[flufflewarrior]

How does this duck walk so realistic?! I am stunnend and i love these!

[TheHannahcast]

Do you guys still do movie effects? I want to one day become a film director, & the animals shown were nearly flawless.

[alfredart]

Wow guys!! Another home run. Can't wait to watch this one.

[animateangus]

This is why practical effects beat CG.

[StanWinstonSchool]

The slick paint job is what makes it look juicy. Actually the best video tutorial we have on our website for silicone painting is the one by Jamie Grove called Realistic Silicone Painting Techniques. Check it out. - David

[initialjeff]

am i the only one who wants to buy the komodo dragon puppet?

[josevazquez]

Can we do this at home? I really want to have a Komodo dragon puppet

[StanWinstonSchool]

Rod removal is what digital effects (photoshop, premiere, after effects etc.) are BEST at. - David

[Sacmanis]

This is the best one yet. I have had my subscription for less than a month but have watched many of the videos. This one covers so many things that I wanted to know plus he uses Rondo and Fiberglass instead of ultracal which is great because I have more experience with those materials. I wish he would have shown adding the clay for the head core as this is something that I would like to see actually done instead of just talked about although he does a great job of explaining it. Great Video!

[condeallamistakeo]

Damn! this way looks better and real than cgi! just remove the rods on computer and voilà. i don't understand the mouth mechanism but i'll try to do a creature some day =)

[StanWinstonSchool]

Of course, all our video tutorials are always available, James. - David

[NonTheWlf]

Wow, the realism of the puppets. Just wow.

[Spinocroc]

how was the komodo dragon made?was it also sculpted, molded and casted like the alien creature? BTW i've watched several of your tutorials and they are great!

[ModelArtTavo]

I'm already loving this video, can't wait for it. Regards.

[TJ]

I don't really know anything about making puppets but I think you should have put a lead weights inside of the head to stabilize it because that fast shaking movement really gives out how light and so by how small that thing is.