Ep25: Becky Johnson& Paul Vincett, Directors of Stitches & Glue
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Ever wandered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions. Becky Johnson and Paul Vincett are the Directors of character creation company, ‘Stitches & Glue’. They both alongside their company work are also freelance makers in the film, theatre & TV industry. Becky studied Technical Effects & Makeup for the Performing Arts at The London College of Fashion. In her final year of university, Becky had the opportunity to work on the film, ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy’ and has subsequently worked in the film industry, working on productions such as, ‘Assassin’s Creed’, ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’, and ‘Ready Player One’, to name a few. Paul studied Illustration, specialising in Character Design and Puppets for Film and Animation at Westminster University. After graduating, Paul began his career by making character mascot costumes and went onto to become a puppet maker for a number of puppet studios. His film work has included, ‘Thor: The Dark World’, ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ and ‘X-Men: First Class’. Paul started ‘Stitches& Glue’ whilst at university and it subsequently became a platform for Paul’s own puppet projects but is now the company within which Becky & Paul, design and make bespoke puppets and creature costumes for film, TV and theatre. They have worked on productions such as, Netflix’s, ‘The Dark Crystal: The Age of Resistance’, A worldwide theatre production of Disney’s, ‘The Little Mermaid’ and the ‘The Stranger Things’ Secret Cinema immersive experience to name a few. Becky & Paul's Recommendations were: -Willow -The Princess Bride -Little Shop of Horrors -Jurassic Park
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