Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:12:40 -0800
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] TIP: Slidy Puppet Hats: masking tape


Another tape that I now find indispensable for video shoots is "Top  
Stick" It is a clear toupee tape, double sided, and meant to stick to  
skin, but it usually sticks to puppets well, doesn't leave gum  
behind, and I have rarely had a problem with it pulling off things it  
shouldn't. It is usually found at Beauty supply houses or Costuming  
places.  Men use for Toupees, Women use it to keep their b-AT--AT-bs from  
flying out of low cut outfits.
You get the idea
Greg
On Dec 2, 2008, at 7:07 PM, Mathieu René wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I think the following will be quite an old trick to some, but since  
> I don't
> rmeember reading it anywhere, here it is. Obvious as it may be, it  
> is very
> useful!
>
> When you have a hard-smooth puppet head that needs to wear a  
> flexible hat,
> there is a problem with proper wearability. Real live heads have  
> squishiness
> provided by muscles and fat, allowing for a tight hat fit.
> In the past, I've used, successfully, magnets, pins, velcro, wooden  
> pegs,
> and hooks.
> When the hat needs to be removable and no hole should be seen, then  
> not many
> options remain.
>
> Today, for the short film shoot, I had to come up with a quick  
> solution for
> my very smooth paper mache puppet head. It looks and feels like smooth
> porcelain. So of course, a realistic fabric hat tends to slide in all
> directions. That duplicate head needs to remain very neat all  
> around, so I
> couldn't use hot glue at all.
>
> A loop of regular masking tape above each ear, and one aove the  
> forehead,
> did the trick perfectly.
> The hat stayed in place for the entire shoot.  So it would work  
> well for a
> show as well.
> The trick is to make sure to remove all the tape when you are done.  
> Masking
> tape (and most tapes) will age quickly, and turn gummy and messy.
>
> Some masking tapes are stickier (danger of pulling paint off at  
> removal),
> while others are less so (only risk is of not working very well).
>
>
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