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It probably will remain in the puppet's hand. Like the toy bottle I referenced, it would appear to be emptying when held in drinking position, then refilling whenever upright. I'm guessing you didn't feed your baby dolls when you were little? ;)The "trick" is the illusion that it's a full...

I think the bottle will have to be amber/brown as well as the fluid. Need to replicate the attached. Will probably need to add a label at the top to make room for the reservoir. You/your son will be a great option if I can't hack it myself. Thanks for offering! Happy to pay him, I'll let you...

Thanks, Van, but this trick won't work for my application. I need the liquid to reappear/re-set.

Hi wonderful people, it's been a minute! I need to make an oversized beer bottle that will appear to empty when tipped up (without fluid exiting the bottle,) and then magically refill when upright again. I understand some of it in theory: a small amount of fluid is held in a space between an...

Is an inflatable a possibility? The other thing that came to mind is a structure based on those animal toys that collapse when a spring on the bottom is depressed. Pressing the spring loosens the string that keeps tension on the "beads". You wouldn't need the spring, just someone below the deck...

I've found cuts are still at least a smidge off. I'd go with one of the other suggestions in the thread.

Or just teach the actor to "sell" it!

This is a costume from Oriental Trading. Shows the basic idea of a "free floating" control. Invisible puppeteers at work! Here the control is attached to the head but I think if you do a rod up the back you'll be able to get better tension. Marionette Costume

Puppeteer here- I would have been surprised if the choreographer went for it. Tying dancers to a batten or other fixed structure would limit their mobility too much for great staging. How about if each of them have their own control system like a real marionette? Affix one sturdy rod running...

WOW! Very helpful, thank you, Ship!

My apologies for the dead end responses- I had trouble responding on my phone and computer is also struggling with the site.Thanks for all of this, Ship.The fixture/lamp picture I posted is not mine, and I never used it. It was in use in a touring production that I visited, so I can't answer...

I think the forum able to help with starting from there, though LED's and fixtures such as various PAR cans that can do a sealed beam lamp of various beam spreads, are readily on the market still and you should look into them in doing the simple first.Interchange halogen with quartz in the...

Great- what would you suggest as the brightest, safestGreat- so can you recommend an instrument that will provide a very bright, point source of light? I’m looking for the depth of field that was demonstrated so well in the video but that doesn’t require as dark a room. A 10 watt LED won’t cut...

Thank you, this is obviously important to know! The first place I was introduced to the use of bare halogens was in grad school! My professor insisted that it was imperative to protect our audience’s eyes by having an adequate screen that would eliminate the hot spot- but the the only...

I hear you- I haven’t felt safe when put in the position to perform with them in the past which is why I came here to ask how to do it safely. I’ve encountered these in three professional companies- halogens are accepted among puppeteers as the best, brightest option for this type of shadow...