SFX & Puppetry

Toby the Hound

created for Arrow Rock Lyceum’s "Moriarty," 2024
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
— Quote Source

  • Paper-Mache'ed Skull

  • Toby the Hound, Onstage

  • "Pointe" Tail Mechanism

  • Fabric Draping Head

  • Cardboard Skeleton

  • Tail Base Structure

prototyped via
“Wobbly Present Stack,”  below

‘Precarious Plates’

  • Measurements & Sketch

  • Cable Threading & Assembly

  • Stacking Process

  • Box Support & Cable Guide

  • Tension Rigging

  • Bottom Box Hardware Masking

  • Wrapping Process

  • "Wobbly" Present Stack

  • "Cousin It" Puppet

  • Puppet Skeleton

  • Wig Head Swivel Mechanism

  • Concept Sketch

  • Painted Depth

  • "Pile of Grave Dirt" Base

  • Slot for Shovel Effect

  • Reinforced Shovel Slot

  • "Open Grave" Under-Structure

  • Painting the "Open grave"

  • "Open Grave " w/ Removable Shovel

“Electroconvulsive Machine”

Cosi Fan Tutte

  • Puppetry

    Scenic Rigging

    Soldering

    General Fabrication

    Wiring

    “Outside the Box” Thinking

  • SL Foley Station

  • Rain Sheet & Clap Stick

  • SR Foley Station

  • Foley "Door"

  • Hidden Clips

  • Fringe-to-Modesty Lampshade

  • Attaching Boned 'Shade Skirt'

  • Preset Quick-Release

  • Reinforcing Mannequin Neck

  • Dummy Foot for the Wicked Witch of the East, Wizard of Oz Jr.

    Wicked Witch Dummy Foot

  • Assemblked Pieces of Hinging Dummy "Wicked Witch Legs"

    "Leg" Hinging Mechanics

  • Rigged Tension Point for Ankle Stability

    Ankle Mobility

  • Puppet Legs composed o PVC with Carved Pool Noodle Exterior, Rope Strung Through for tension

    Dummy Leg "Anatomy"

  • "Muscles" of dummy legs built up from furniture batting

    Foam Batting Layers

  • Dummy Witch Legs, Wearing Black and white Striped Stockings and Red Heeled Shoes

    Stocking-ed Legs

Confetti Drop (amongst other effects) for the play Scripted

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