- Your hands are really dextrous things,

手其實是很精巧的東西

we use them everyday for all sorts of tasks.

我們每天都在用手完成各種任務

To make the best use we possibly can of that

要把手的能力發揮到極致

is to build a puppet around the hands,

大概就是創造一個手木偶

so knuckles become knees, or elbows.

指節就成為膝蓋或是手肘

So, by the end of the day, it's all the illusion

所以到頭來，這其實都是動作的

of movement.

幻象

My name's Barnaby Dixion, I'm a puppeteer.

我叫做 Barnaby Dixion ，我是木偶師

That alright?

是這樣說嗎？

I'm 26 years old, and I started making puppets,

我 26 歲，我在兩年前開始

two years ago.

製作木偶

This is Dabchick.

這是紐西蘭鸊鷉

This is the first puppet I ever made.

是我做的第一個木偶

This is Manu.

這是瑪努

And it takes two hands to operate this puppet.

要用兩隻手才操作得了

And this is the dinosaur,

然後這是恐龍

I think this is the most expressive puppet

我想這是我做過最傳神的

that I have.

木偶

I make them in my room, really.

我實際上是在我的房間製作

Each of these puppets represents maybe two months work,

每一個木偶都是約兩個月的心血結晶

and it's a process that's driven completely

製作過程完全都是靠著試驗和錯誤

by trial and error.

來推展

The materials to make these puppets,

我通常是在線上購買

I usually can just get them online,

製作這些木偶的材料

raw bits of metal or plumbers' apoxy,

金屬塊或是水管工的環氧樹脂

just things like that, really.

實際上就是用這些

Hey, Barnaby Dixon here.

嗨，我是 Barnaby Dixon

I made the puppets originally with the purpose

我原先製造木偶的目的

to create video content on YouTube.

是要在 YouTube 上面錄影片

Check this out.

瞧瞧這個

Most weeks I'll take Dabchick out for an outing

大多時候我會帶紐西蘭鸊鷉出去走走

where I'll film it.

一邊錄製影片

Ah, the great British seaside.

啊！多棒的英國海邊

Soft, wet sand, oh joy of joys!

軟軟濕濕的沙，開心透頂！

I always do try and make them funny.

我總試著讓他們看起來有趣

The proud fury of the waves, thundering to their port.

驕傲的驚濤駭浪啊，沖嘯到港口

I do get self-conscious about having the puppets

帶著木偶出來晃，我也是會覺得

out and about.

難為情

Some people just think I'm an adult playing with a toy.

有些人不過覺得我就是一個玩玩具的大人

People kind of don't know what to think of it.

人們似乎不太了解該作何感想

(speaking foreign language)

(外語)

So, recently, I was on a German talent show,

最近我參加了一個德國才藝秀

that was about puppets,

是有關木偶的

it was called Die Puppenstars.

叫做 Die Puppenstars (木偶之星)

And I ended up winning this.

我最後獲勝了

It was very validating,

證明了自己

and so I think, yeah, a lot of people would think

所以我想，是呀，多數人或許覺得

it is quite a weird thing for a 26-year-old

一個 26 歲的人在他房裡做木偶

to be in his bedroom, making puppets,

是頗詭異的事

but it's working out for me, so,

但那就是很適合我，所以

hah! (laughing)

誰知道呢？(笑)

(ambient tone)

(環繞音)