Stitches and Glue are a Creative Practical Effects Company specialising in Character Creation and Creature Effects. They are Puppet, Costume, Toy and Mask Makers working within the Special Effects Industry for Film, TV, Theatre and Media. Based in London, England. Becky Johnson, the Creative Director and Fabrication Supervisor trained at The London College of Fashion graduating with a degree in Costume Technical Effects & Make-Up for the Performing Arts. In her final year she got her big break working on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and she's been working in the movie industry ever since. Paul Vincett - Creative Director, Character and Puppet Design/Builder, the company founder of Stitches and Glue, graduated with 1st class honors in Illustration at Westminster, specialising in character design and puppets for film and animation. He began his career making character mascot costumes out of a workshop in Crystal palace and went on to become a puppet maker for a number of leading Puppet studios. Alongside this the world of Stitches and Glue, developed into a company and platform for his own artistic led puppet and designer toy project ventures, focusing on character development and storytelling. Currently Stitches and Glue are Puppet Consultants/Designers, on Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Helsinki. At Schauspielhaus Bochum they are designing the puppet for Die unglaubliche Geschichte vom kleinen Roboterjungen in the 2019/2020 season.
Past roles:
- puppet creation in Die unglaubliche Geschichte vom kleinen Roboterjungen