Live-action Film Puppet

The topic of this thesis is the live-action film puppet that has evolved from the theatrical puppet. In contract to the animated puppet, the purpose of the non-animated puppet is to create live-action motion. As of now there were no attempts to formalize the theory of this cinematography field. The first step towards this goal is to divide the puppets into the following technological categories: marionette, hand puppet, animatronic puppet and costume and digital puppet. Several types do not clearly fit any of the above criteria and are thus described in the chapter entitled ?atypical puppets?. Puppet types are demonstrated on their example movies. The thesis further deals with the correct placement of the puppet to the scope of the movie which is closely related to the previously established puppet categories