Mackinnon & Saunders

Character design, puppet build and animation production for television, features and commercials.

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

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[National Film and Television School @NFTSFilmTV]

"Working on this production was a dream come true"

Find out what it's like to study on @NFTSFilmTV #ModelMaking Diploma then go on, with 3 fellow grads, to make #GuillermodelToro's #Pinocchio with the iconic @MackandSaund🤥

Read the full dream come true: https://t.co/Yy7EfFTZcX

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

"It was great to have had the experience from @NFTSFilmTV & expand on it further at @MackandSaund"

Applications are open for the NFTS Model Making Diploma, with the opportunity for work experience with course partners Mackinnon & Saunders!
Find out more: https://t.co/SSzgZOSmYq

[Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio @pinocchiomovie]

What a night! Congratulations to our incredible filmmakers and team behind @RealGDT’s #PinocchioMovie for winning the #GoldenGlobe Award for Best Motion Picture - Animated 🙌.

[Guillermo del Toro @RealGDT]

Here it is!
https://t.co/NjbXKhh4wN

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

So excited to see Netflix just dropped the trailer for @RealGDT's upcoming #Pinocchio which reimagines the classic tale as a stop-motion musical adventure. The movie releases in December, we're so proud to be a part of it

[Netflix @netflix]

Academy Award® winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reimagines the classic tale of Pinocchio in this whimsical stop-motion film.

[Nexus Studios @nexusstories]

Streaming now on @netflix worldwide.
https://t.co/BialXYvlOP

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

1 DAY TO GO!
#TheHouse launches worldwide on @netflix tomorrow!
Centering around the inhabitants of a single house throughout the years, the three part anthology closes with Chapter 3 directed by Paloma Baeza

@nexusstories

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

2 DAYS TO GO!
#TheHouse launches worldwide on @netflix this Friday!
The much anticipated stop-motion anthology was directed in three parts by some of the leading voices in independent animation. Chapter 2 comes from the mind of Niki Lindroth Von Bahr

@nexusstories

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

3 DAYS TO GO!
#TheHouse launches worldwide on @netflix on 14th January!
An eccentric dark comedy anthology directed in 3 parts by visionary filmmakers, #TheHouse begins with Chapter 1 directed by Emma De Swaef and Marc Roels

@nexusstories

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

@amberleahhx @WatersideArts For this exhibition it's just Postman Pat 🙂

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

If you're in Manchester it's well worth a visit to this fantastic exhibition of #PostmanPat #stopmotion puppets, sets and vehicles at the ⁦@WatersideArts⁩. Read the story behind how it came to happen here. ⁦ https://t.co/Z7uehouraZ

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

Exciting to see the @mcranimation presentation for #TheHouse
Thanks to @chbavasso @nexusstories Marc Roels & Emma De Swaef, Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Paloma Baeza for your lovely comments, it has been our absolute pleasure to work with you here at our studios in Manchester ❤

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

Mark your calendars, @nexusstories #TheHouse will be available to stream globally from 14.01.22 on @netflix
It was a thrill to help build #TheHouse and bring its inhabitants to life at @MackandSaund Studios!

[Nexus Studios @nexusstories]

Our dark comedy anthology #TheHouse will be available to stream globally from 14th January 2022 on @Netflix. The news was revealed today at the @mcranimation talk with Emma de Swaef & Marc James Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Paloma Baeza and @chbavasso https://t.co/SNCWrJHGaU

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

@lithethebboy Thanks for asking, we have been doing some work on this hope to have an announcement soon.

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

@JohnLeeRockyRd 👍

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

@Alistu_Sims It is 👍

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

So pleased to have had the opportunity to help in a small way with restoring this classic. Can you spot which part we recreated?😊 #harryhausen100

[Ray Harryhausen @Ray_Harryhausen]

The armature of one of Ray’s most legendary creations- the Cyclops from 1958 classic ‘The 7th Voyage of Sinbad’. Photo taken for the ‘Ray Harryhausen- Titan of Cinema’ exhibition @NatGalleriesSco, running until Feb 2022: https://t.co/QjKvCVEiVw #Harryhausen100 #7thVoyageofSinbad

[Moon and Me @MoonAndMeHQ]

Happy Friday! You made it to the bank holiday weekend! How are you and your little stars planning to spend it?

[Mackinnon & Saunders @MackandSaund]

Tidying up the archive we found this lovely mechanical hand we made 32 years ago for Barry Purves’ William Shakespeare puppet.

[Castlefield Gallery @CastlefieldGall]

TAKE URGENT ACTION! Before 6pm Thurs 6 May >> Gavin Williamson - stop the 50% funding cut to arts subjects in Higher Education.

https://t.co/DdKwZPfRZo