Life-size doll

Life-size doll SpongeBob

Puppets Kung Fu Panda and Alex the Lion

A life-size puppet is a type of animated costume for an animator or promoter that performs an entertaining or advertising plot. Mascots can be of different size and volume, or manufactured directly on the figure of the actor. Mascots are often used in the industry and in sports activities ( team mascot ). In the manufacture of dolls apply various fabric and foam material providing a stable frame dolls and comfortable environment for the animator (actor). In the film industry, animatronics can be used in the construction of a life-size doll, adding realism or facial expressions to the hero.

The puppets appear as professional artists and volunteers . They appear at charity , promotions , children's and adult celebrations, corporate and theme parties, and mass celebrations.

The kit generally includes a head-mask design or suit with a vest to give the volume of clothing, lining for shoes and gloves in the form of arms or legs. In addition, accessories can be used: speakers, microphones, ventilation system. Overview implemented through the mesh, usually its location depends on the size of the suit, at the mouth level, eyes or body.

The suit allows the animator to completely transform the image of the fairy-tale hero, cartoon character or the comics. It can be not only animals and fantastic creatures, but also all kinds of objects that repeat the packaging or shape of the goods and work on the recognition of the brand or brand. Mascots are popular with all audiences ^[1] .

Puppet “boom”, covering not only the production of dolls, but also the inclusion in all spheres of modern art and human activity, indicates the expansion of their importance, from objects to ideas, illusions, hypertrophy of reality, utter abstraction and emphasized naturalism. This demonstrates the phenomenon of a life-size puppet, which serves mainly the sphere of advertising and mass entertainment, as well as private life ^[2] .