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TV Puppetry Lectures and Talks Marcus Clarke Universities Middx. Nottingham Trent. Derby. Loughborough. HE New College Nottingham Schools Various. Demonstrating varied Puppets and Puppet configurations. 1 to 2 hours of Television Puppetry explained with Puppets, anecdotes and a lot of fun. From Little Shop of Horrors to SMarteenies and 50 TV Series in between. For Art & Design, Film, Television, Media and Performing Arts students. Diploma in Creative and Media. Vocational and Work related. Schools, Colleges and other Puppetry Lectures, Demonstrations, Talks, and Presentations available. For information please inquire above.
Nottingham Trent University Lecture 30th January 2008 Students say -------------------------------------------------- "I attended your lecture today, I really enjoyed it" --------------------------------------------------- "feel sorry for anyone who missed it" --------------------------------------------------- "came to your brilliant lecture yesterday and I just wanted to say how much I enoyed it. It was fun and interesting and it is obvious you are passionate about what you do." --------------------------------------------------- "Absolutely Brilliant! A real insight in to TV Puppetry from someone who's been there and done it. Both informative and very entertaining!" ---------------------------------------------------- "I found Marcus's lecture very entertaining and informative.  He showed us clips from many of the TV programmes that he has worked on—many of which I remember watching as a child!  It was very interesting to hear some of the stories behind the programmes as well as to see clips from them that weren't aired on TV. When watching a show that uses puppets it's easy to forget that there is a puppeteer hiding below.  The lecture made me think a lot about the puppeteer and how much work is put into operating each character. As a Theatre Design student I enjoyed seeing how some of the puppets made by Clarke were operated.  It made me realise how simple little animatronics incorporated into the puppet can add so much more to the character.  It also inspired me to experiment with making different types of puppet, as I have only ever made a basic rod puppet before. Laura Hodge 1st Year Theatre Design Nottingham Trent University" ---------------------------------------------------- "I really enjoyed your lecture today, best one so far! it was very inspiring, its always good to get an actual look at the work being talked about, both live and on film, and hear about your experiences too, it gives us so much more insite" ---------------------------------------------------- "Really enjoyed the lecture on Wednesday, it was great to get a bit more of an insight into puppetry" ---------------------------------------------------- "When watching a show that uses puppets it's easy to forget that there is a puppeteer hiding below.  Your talk made me think a lot about the puppeteer and how much work is put into operating each character. I enjoyed seeing how all of the different puppets are operated - " ---------------------------------------------------- "I love the style of puppets that Hands Up Puppets make.  They appeal very well to young children, bringing their imaginations to life." ---------------------------------------------------------- News Hands Up Puppets Press release 10th December 2007 Nottingham based specialist Television Puppet Character Creating Company ‘Hands Up Puppets’ have been making Puppets and Puppeteering them for nearly 20 Years. Marcus Clarke of Hands Up Puppets has put together and tested an Informative and Entertaining 30+ minute Presentation of 'Hands Up Puppets' Puppet character creation work. It features many Puppet characters from past Television Productions. The Presentation demonstrates how 'Hands Up Puppets' Puppets have been and can be used to convey information, both for the Screen and in a Live situation for Business, Education and Entertainment purposes and it also illustrates the different types of Puppet and Puppet styles and configurations that they use. To this can be added a question and answer session and basic interactive Puppetry teaching. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hands Up Puppets Press release 26th November 2007 Nottingham based specialist Television Puppet Character Creating Company ‘Hands Up Puppets’ have another Series of Channel Fives popular Children’s TV Series’ Tickle Patch and Friends going to Air this January on Five and Five Life. As well as creating the Puppets and Puppeteering Tickle and Patch, Hands Up Puppets also write the TV Series.  So it makes an excellent Showcase for their talents. Talents they are always looking to find outlets for in the East Midlands Region. If you want to know more about their work and Television Puppetry then come along to St. Giles Church West Bridgford on Sunday the 2nd December for 11am when Marcus Clarke of ‘Hands Up Puppets’ will be demonstrating a variety of TV Puppets. The Hands Up Puppets website is at www.handsuppuppets.com There will also be a collection of Christmas Presents (unwrapped) for a local organisation called Family Care who work alongside Social Services to bring a sparkle to the lives of families in particular need this Christmas.   Our Experience Tickle and Patch now airing on Channel 5's Milkshake from 6am every day except Saturday.  Dappledown  Farm   It's Droibee time      Top Banana  Dotty and Buzz     Children's Channel TCC Ant & Dec's SNTA A House Just Like Yours  Hotdog Milkshake Show     Big Bag SMarteenies CBeebies CBBC Tricky Business   The Softies Playbox Havakazoo Little Shop of Horrors Contact us for short puppetry course information.