Students on a special course at a Scots college know there are strings attached to their work.
And they're expected to work hand in glove with their tutors.
But that's fine by them because the 13 students are on the first college course ever in Scotland on puppetry.
And there's no masking the possibility that their studies at Glasgow's Anniesland College could send them centre stage into the spotlight in the future.
The college, the only teaching centre in this field in the UK, has successfully managed to grab attention overseas with its innovative course.
Two students, one from South Africa, the other from Italy, are undertaking the two …