Mackinnon and Saunders

Mackinnon and Saunders are a puppet making company and stop motion company that are based in Altringham. They started up after the end of Cosgrove Hall and have made puppets for both stop motion films and tv shows. Their armatures are usually made in house or by Animation Toolkit and are very intricate. They have worked on films such as Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie, and have created the puppets for hit CBBC show Scream Street. They also animate Postman Pat and other shows in house.
They don't often do internships or work experience, but they do apparently take part in the trainee finder scheme with creative skillset, which I think would be a good way to find my way into the company. 
To apply for a job here, I would need my CV complete with a list of all the materials I can work with, and a portfolio of my puppets that I have made, or a showreel of animations I have done, depending on whether I'd be applying for a model making job or as an animator.

I am a huge fan of the work done by Mackinnon and Saunders, and they are one of the main influences I have had that has made me want to make puppets and do stop motion. I will definitely be applying here in the future once my portfolio has expanded a bit.