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Al Stevens has accomplished a lot over his lifetime. He was a computer programmer for NASA. He is also an accomplished musician able to play several instruments, a vocalist, published author, speaker, instructor, comedian, ventriloquist and dummy maker. That brings us to Al’s fantastic video “Building a Professional Ventriloquial Dummy On The Cheap.”
 
Many who perform ventriloquism can’t afford the cost of professional hard ventriloquist dummies, so they are left using soft puppets (which is fine) or poor quality, inexpensive hard dummies.
 
Al took it as a challenge to come up with a way to teach nearly anyone who can follow step-by-step instructions how to make a pro dummy “on the cheap.” And he means cheap. Hundreds less than you’d pay for a professional dummy. And you’ll have the satisfaction that only comes from seeing something come to life that you’ve created.
 
Most of the supplies needed to create your new partner you may already have around your house or workshop.
 
Presented live at the Vent Haven Ventriloquist ConVENTion, Al takes you from the very first step and shows you how to sculpt the head and mold the cast in an easy to understand way. 
 
Then he moves on to explain how to install the headstick , moving mouth and mechanics, install the eyes and irises in a very clever way, paint the figure, make the body and hands and where to get a wig and clothing for next to nothing, 
 
The workshop is made crystal clear by a very informative slide presentation with multiple photographs. And at the end of the workshop, you’ll see the actual dummy that Al built.  And you’ll see Al in action as he does a brief routine to close out his presentation.
 
You’ll also find the workshop a lot of fun, a trademark of an Al Stevens presentation! As a bonus, you have downloadable access to his PowerPoint slides show and body templates too! Make your own professional dummy! On The Cheap!

Run time: 85 minutes