Myself, my supervisor and Sam Edwards, feel it would be best if instead of all the weight sitting on the small of the actors back the back pack comes lower and the curve of the back is supported with foam and padding. this lowering of the backpack and poles with help counter balance the weight at the top of the puppet.
With most of the weight sitting at the top of the puppet more support is needed at the shoulder joints, It is because of this i have decided to turn this puppet from a one person costume to a three person costume adding an additional support pole at each shoulder that will each be held by a performer. this will mean if the actor wearing the back pack wants to sway the puppet he has the added support of the other performers taking some of the weight keeping the structure safe and secure.
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