'Donkey Hodie' brings 'can do' attitude to children's programming
Puppeteering during a pandemic takes practice â and patience. Just ask the folks behind âDonkey Hodie,â a new PBS series based on a Fred Rogers character. âThe challenge is the audio,â says David Rudman, one of the showâs producers and the man behind Bob Dog. âSome masks work for me and I donât sound too muffled.â Others might not click for other puppeteers. âWe have been doing a lot of looping on the show because some of the audio is unusable.â Rudman tried a heavier mask â often called a âsingerâs maskâ â and he...
Source: journaltimes.com