EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 19 MIN
Mackinnon & Saunders | Crafting by Hand & Working with Tim Burton
from All Lit Up! A Podcast for the Creative Industries
Ian Mackinnon & Peter Saunders discuss building their world-famous stop motion studio out of necessity, how a soup spoon transformed the Corpse Bride, and their long-established relationship with Tim Burton. Plus, not one but TWO short film choices - we are spoiled with this one!Harvey KrumpetHarvey Krumpet is the 2004 Academy Award winning short film by Adam Elliott and the biography of a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck.Watch HARVEY KRUMPET here!The MaskIn a world where everyone has masks, a couple always wears smiles for each other. One day he loses his smile outside, and she is waiting for him. By Hyoung-Min Choi.Watch THE MASK here!About Mackinnon & SaundersIan and Peter are co-founders of Mackinnon & Saunders, the world-renowned leaders in character development for animation and producers of stop motion and 2D digital animation. Over 3 decades the team at Mackinnon & Saunders have brought some of the best-known animated characters to life for movies and TV series.The team have crafted puppets for Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr Fox, Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks!, Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie and Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar winning Pinocchio for Netflix.The Mackinnon & Saunders studio produce the animation for countless projects, including The House, Postman Pat, Twirlywoos, Raa Raa the Noisy Lion, and most recently animated sequences for Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.All Lit Up! is a Lighthouse Studios production.Follow the studio on social media to stay up to date with all news and the latest episodes.Instagram: @lighthousestudiosireLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lighthousestudios
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