Mackinnion and Saunders
Model Making, Set Building and Props.
April/May 2019
Commercial for USA, making Props and models
August - December 18
Set Building, Props and Models for Childrens' series.
Built Large Set, Constructed the base, carved landscape, painted then flocked and set dressed details. Made range of detailed props and model for the set. Wired up small LED's into small lamps on set.
June 18 - July 18
(Click to see commercial)
Additionally a Short film and a Pilot for Childrens' series
Set Building, Props and Models for Childrens' series.
Built Large Set, Constructed the base, carved landscape, painted then flocked and set dressed details. Made range of detailed props and model for the set. Wired up small LED's into small lamps on set.
June 18 - July 18
(Click to see commercial)
Additionally a Short film and a Pilot for Childrens' series
Additionally a Short film and a Pilot for Childrens' series
Think Money commercial
(click above to see commercial)
During early summer 2018 I did cleaned up after the Sculptor had completed the majority of his work. (This skill is often needed between shots on Modelling Clay Stop Motion Animation). White Modelling clay is particularly annoying to keep spotless!
Puppet Maker
November 2017- May 2018
Norman PickleStripes for Universal Kids
I worked on Norman PickleStripes for six months in Manchester at Factory Create on a New Childrens series. Working with the Masters, (made from 3D printed models) through silicone moulds then trimming and seaming the masters in Silicone.
Trimming and seaming the casts, then assembling all the Puppets for the Animators. Compiling a directory, with my colleagues, so there is information available for everyone; with working notes for casting, trimming and seaming, assembling the Character puppets.
Night of the Trampires
Chuck Steel, the lead of Night of the Trampires, along with two of the main characters.
I worked on all the Clean up and Sculpting of all the main Characters and the 350 background characters.
Click on the above link for more background on the film from the BBC
Animortal Studios Bridgend. South Wales
Chuck Steel
Puppet Department
With one other main full time crew member I worked Cleaning up and Sculpting the Plasticine heads for the Animation Crew, for about 9 months. My job was to maintain Chuck. Mike Mort has very exacting standards.There are around 350 Characters with Plasticine heads. (By the end of the film about 50 Chuck heads in total).
Art Department
For the Art Department I made Props, Sets and Models. During this time I moulded and then cast small intricate detailed props from 3D prints, and painted each.
working in a wide variety of materials, many of my props were for close up shots. I also built background elements of Sets. As well as designing and laser cutting parts for background models.
I will have photographs when the film is released.
Feb 2017
I worked on Norman PickleStripes for six months in Manchester at Factory Create on a New Childrens series. Working with the Masters, (made from 3D printed models) through silicone moulds then trimming and seaming the masters in Silicone.
Trimming and seaming the casts, then assembling all the Puppets for the Animators. Compiling a directory, with my colleagues, so there is information available for everyone; with working notes for casting, trimming and seaming, assembling the Character puppets.
Night of the Trampires
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| Chuck Steel, the lead of Night of the Trampires, along with two of the main characters. I worked on all the Clean up and Sculpting of all the main Characters and the 350 background characters. |
Click on the above link for more background on the film from the BBC
Animortal Studios Bridgend. South Wales
Chuck Steel
With one other main full time crew member I worked Cleaning up and Sculpting the Plasticine heads for the Animation Crew, for about 9 months. My job was to maintain Chuck. Mike Mort has very exacting standards.There are around 350 Characters with Plasticine heads. (By the end of the film about 50 Chuck heads in total).
Art Department
For the Art Department I made Props, Sets and Models. During this time I moulded and then cast small intricate detailed props from 3D prints, and painted each.
I will have photographs when the film is released.
Feb 2017
Uber Pop Video
This was a puppet I had to make in a week, at home with limited workshop resources.
The Characters were supposed to be the the style of Lee Hardcastle, a bit rough and ready.
I used Mold Making Sculpy because it looks like plasticine, can be coloured but after baking keeps it's shape.
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| Basic armature |
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| Puppet Clothed (I didn't make these) |
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| Main Character Shoe armature |
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| Selection of trainers for the main characters in the Video. |
Shaun the Sheep The Movie
I worked on two background Characters (one pictured).
Made her out fit, hair dressers gown and hair in foils.
The gown is wired so that it can be animated without boiling (moving) under camera.
2013 Neil Derbyshire
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| Completed puppet |
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| Almost finished |
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| Building up the body shape |
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| With armature wire |
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| My armature design over Sam Character Design |
2012 Nailstorm Pop Video
Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists
(I go into the technical details on the Link to Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists under my work on Feature Films)
These are Albino's small hands, I cast 100's of these hands
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| There was about 1mm clearance around each finger |
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| After casting |
Pirate King
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| Cutlas Liz hand and arm armature |
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| Beard Armature in mould |
Mr. Bobo
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| Bobo's feet armatures before casting |
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| Fully armatured hands |
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| Wire armatures required for certain type of animation |
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| Set the armature for foam latex |
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| Feet Armature |
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| Set in the mould |
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| After casting |
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| Removed from the mould |
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| All the part ready to be fitted up |
Dairylea Cheese commercials
