The puppeteer, who operates it, needs great skill.
If a puppeteer can move a character's hips, leaving the knees and shoulders in place, as easily as can a pencil animator, why should it be harder in CG?
In today's cartoon Rove is portrayed as the puppeteer controlling Bush's wealthy supporters in Texas (notice the Texas-style cowboy hat).
Now tie the strings to a control. the control is like a high - level language. with a simple turn of the wrist, the puppeteer can move many strings simultaneously.
Every puppeteer needs to be able to hold up a puppet with one hand for at least 40 minutes.
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer.