Meet the Ventriloquist...
Another kind of puppeteer, who can manipulate his/her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere. The word "ventriloquist" is actually formed from the Latin word, "Ventral", which means, stomach or abdomen. And Ventriloquist literally means the "belly-speaker". The question is : does the voice really come from the Ventriloquist's stomach? Well, actually the answer is NO. So, where does this voice come from?
A Ventriloquist is a skilled person who can speak without moving his/her lips. Ventriloquists are also good with their hand in moving the puppet's mouth, synchronously with their own voice. So, what actually happens is that the audience hears the ventriloquists' voice, but sees only the puppet's mouth moving. It is a kind of illusion. And with an "extra-acting-skill", ventriloquists would easily convince the audience that the puppet itself is speaking.
Ventriloquists are different from the ordinary puppeteers. They always perform "visually" together with their puppet, so the audience can see both the ventriloquist and the puppet. As for the ordinary puppeteer, audience can only see their puppets. This what makes me call Ventriloquist, a "true-deceiver" to the audience :)
In addition, there's one difficulty faced by Ventriloquists, which is, they have to speak with their lips slightly separated. So they have to replace the bilabial sounds ("b", "p" and "m") with others. For example, with the dental sounds "v", "t", "d" and "n".
Ventriloquists usually perform in some stand-up comic shows. There are also ventriloquists who perform for kids show.
A Ventriloquist is a skilled person who can speak without moving his/her lips. Ventriloquists are also good with their hand in moving the puppet's mouth, synchronously with their own voice. So, what actually happens is that the audience hears the ventriloquists' voice, but sees only the puppet's mouth moving. It is a kind of illusion. And with an "extra-acting-skill", ventriloquists would easily convince the audience that the puppet itself is speaking.
Ventriloquists are different from the ordinary puppeteers. They always perform "visually" together with their puppet, so the audience can see both the ventriloquist and the puppet. As for the ordinary puppeteer, audience can only see their puppets. This what makes me call Ventriloquist, a "true-deceiver" to the audience :)
In addition, there's one difficulty faced by Ventriloquists, which is, they have to speak with their lips slightly separated. So they have to replace the bilabial sounds ("b", "p" and "m") with others. For example, with the dental sounds "v", "t", "d" and "n".
Ventriloquists usually perform in some stand-up comic shows. There are also ventriloquists who perform for kids show.
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