Author : Edgar Bergen
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,58 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486410869
Easy-to-follow guide offers expert advice from an internationally renowned performer. Helpful tips on "near" ventriloquism, the doll dummy, hand puppets, shadowgraphs and cardboard dummies, staging and entertainment, "distant" ventriloquism, more. 48 illustrations.
Author : Paul Stadelman
Publisher : Piccadilly Books, Ltd.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 33,99 MB
Release : 2003-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780941599061
How to talk to your hand without looking stupid.
Author : Mary Ellevold
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 32,17 MB
Release : 2020-03-09
Category :
ISBN :
This book is how to become a ventriloquist for kids of all ages. You will learn Ventriloquism basics from a professional Ventriloquist. You will learn the Ventriloquism ABC's. With this book you will find you can do many voices in a fun way. It will teach you how to create a unique puppet, make them come alive, and give your puppet feelings and personality.
Author : George Schindler
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 31,90 MB
Release : 2011-01-20
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0486477606
One of the world's most famous magicomedians and ventriloquists discusses every aspect of his art, revealing a wealth of insider's tricks. Schindler shows how to cultivate a variety of voices and offers helpful suggestions for putting an act together, developing comedy material and scripts, and handling bookings and publicity. 38 figures and photos.
Author : Frederic Maccabe
Publisher :
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 38,20 MB
Release : 1875
Category : Ventriloquism
ISBN :
Author : Kolby King
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 23,63 MB
Release : 1997-06-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780486296838
How to speak without lip movement, develop dialogue and special effects, use props, plan a show, and much more. Indispensable for the absolute beginner.
Author : Taylor Mason
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 32,79 MB
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1101197773
The art of "bellyspeaking" isn't for dummies The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Ventriloquism teaches everyone to speak from their bellies, create and substitute sounds, use all the registers of their voice, and create diversions to attract the listener's ear—whether they invest in a fancy puppet or create their own figure out of a sweat sock. • Includes tips for making, manipulating, and talking with their dummy and for it—both at the same time • Advice for getting an act together and taking it on the road-getting gigs, getting paid, and how to improve performances • How to write dialogue and jokes and rehearsal techniques
Author : Paul Winchell
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,72 MB
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1447493680
This early work is a fascinating read for entertainment enthusiasts. Thoroughly recommended for the bookshelf of the amateur or professional ventriloquist it contains a wealth of information that is still useful and practical today. Contents Include: So You Want To Be a Ventriloquist, From Witchcraft to Music Halls, The Voice-The Beginning of Ventriloquism, How To Build a Dummy-Part 1, How To Build a Dummy-Part 2, Mechanism for Realism-Part 1, Moving Mouth, Mechanism for Realism-Part 2, Moving Eyes, Painting the Dummy and Building the Body, Synchronization and Manipulation, Additional Manipulation, Character, Costume and Conversation, Routines and Sketches, Just for Fun, For Profit, and A Few Conclusions. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author : Jeff Dunham
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0451234693
"The most popular standup comic in the U.S." --Time Whether he's breathing life into Walter, an old curmudgeon; Peanut, an over-caffeinated purple maniac; or Achmed, a screaming, skeletal, dead terrorist, comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is the straight man to some of the wildest, funniest partners in show business. All By My Selves is the story of one pretty ordinary guy, one interesting hobby, one very understanding set of parents, and a long and winding road to becoming America's favorite comedian. With wit, honesty, and lots of great show business detail, Dunham shares all the major moments in his journey to worldwide fame and success.
Author : Kelly Asbury
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 33,14 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Examines the best of the Golden Age of ventriloquism, by profiling five performers who turned a vaudevillian gimmick into an American art form, including Edgar Bergen, Paul Winchell, Jimmy Nelson and Shari Lewis.
