{"id":35930,"date":"2019-07-23T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=35930"},"modified":"2019-09-25T13:38:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:38:15","slug":"women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerry Dyer On Stop Motion Puppet Maintenance &#038; Model Making"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Clangers-Puppet-Maintenence-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Clangers-Puppet-Maintenence-2-800x364.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><em><strong>Over the past 10 years, Kerry Dyer has gained a wealth of experience across multiple stop-motion projects for both TV and film: <\/strong><\/em><strong>Ooglies<\/strong><em><strong>, <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/tag\/fantastic-mr-fox\/\"><strong>Fantastic Mr Fox<\/strong><\/a><em><strong>,<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/the-pirates-and-adventure-with-scientists-film-review\/\"><strong>The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists<\/strong><\/a><em><strong>, <\/strong><\/em><strong>Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires <\/strong><em><strong>and <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcast-isle-of-dogs\/\"><strong>Isle Of Dogs<\/strong><\/a><em><strong> to name just few. Currently working in &#8216;Puppet Maintenance &amp; Rigging&#8217; on the latest series of <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/tag\/the-clangers\/\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong>Clangers<\/strong><\/a><em><strong> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.factorycreate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Factory Create<\/a>, Kerry took some time out to tell us how she got started in the industry, some of the projects she\u2019s worked on, and her advice for anyone looking to start a career in animation, model making or puppet maintenance.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>As we know, persistence is key to getting your foot in the door in this industry &#8211; how did you break through, and do you have any tips for new graduates?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>So, I studied Animation at university. I was lucky enough to get a couple of work placements while still there. After I graduated I spent a year going back and forth between temp jobs to keep me afloat and working for free on internships, and volunteering at <strong>Encounters Festival<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I actually started out bouncing between jobs as an animator and puppet maker. Pretty much taking any animation job that was offered to me.<\/p>\n<p>I think the most important thing I did was to listen to the feedback I was getting on my portfolio\/showreel. I\u2019d show it to anyone who would look at it; at the animation companies I interned at, at companies I e-mailed it to and at events. And eventually, when I interviewed at <strong>Aardman<\/strong> for the first time (I didn\u2019t get the job), I made extensive notes on everything they said my portfolio was missing. I went away and made all new things; I made an entirely new portfolio in 6 months and managed to get another interview at Aardman. This time it worked! They were impressed with how much I\u2019d done in 6 months, but I think, more impressed that I\u2019d listened to them. I\u2019d shown that I could take direction.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-35930 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Isle-of-Dogs-hand-casting.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Isle-of-Dogs-hand-casting-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Isle-of-Dogs-hand-mould-making.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Isle-of-Dogs-hand-mould-making-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-36072\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36072'>\n\t\t\t\tIsle of Dogs &#8211; hand casting, mould making and painting\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Isle-of-Dogs-painting-hands.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Isle-of-Dogs-painting-hands-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Isle-of-Dogs-background-characters.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Isle-of-Dogs-background-characters-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Isle-of-Dogs-prop-making.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Isle-of-Dogs-prop-making-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-36074\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-36074'>\n\t\t\t\tIsle of Dogs &#8211; Prop making\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Isle-of-Dogs-dog-fight-screenshot.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Isle-of-Dogs-dog-fight-screenshot-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Over the past 11 years, you\u2019ve had quite a varied career and have worked at a range of different companies around the UK. Could you tell us about some of the projects you\u2019ve worked on and do you have a favourite?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hmm, I\u2019m not sure I could pick a favourite!<\/p>\n<p>My first paid job in the animation industry was as an animator on a CBBC show called <strong>Ooglies<\/strong>! Series 1 and 2 were shot in Glasgow and, even at the time, as my first job I knew it was a pretty special production. It was such a close knit team, especially since the majority of the crew had moved to Glasgow for the 6 month shoot.<\/p>\n<p>Another stand out project was <strong>Isle of Dogs<\/strong>. I was on the <strong>Puppet Hospital team<\/strong> for 2 years and running the department for the last 7 months of production. The look of the film was gorgeous! Our job on puppet maintenance was to repair the puppets, tension the armatures joints between shots, making background characters and one off items, and to make sure the puppets looked good to camera. Styling the fur, ironing creases out of costumes with mini-irons. I really loved the on set aspect of that job. And again I worked with a fantastic team in Puppet Hospital! You need such a wide range of skills to be able to deal with any issue that arises and they were the best!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_36067\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Isle-of-Dogs-Puppet-Hospital-team-Kerry-top-row-second-left.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36067\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Isle-of-Dogs-Puppet-Hospital-team-Kerry-top-row-second-left-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Isle of Dogs Puppet Hospital team\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isle of Dogs Puppet Hospital team (Kerry, top row, second left)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>What made you decide that animation &#8211; and specifically model making &#8211; was the path for you? Was this want you always wanted to do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Actually I was always adamant that I didn\u2019t want to work in animation, which is a weirdly specific thing for a kid to say. I grew up in a town near Bristol (where Aardman is based) and any time I made any sort of model or miniature something I\u2019d get asked if I wanted to be an animator. And I said no, because stop motion animators sit in dark rooms all day!<\/p>\n<p>What changed my mind was getting hold of a copy <strong>Stop Motion Pro<\/strong> on my art foundation course. It gave me the opportunity to make my own characters and tell stories.<\/p>\n<p>The move to model making came after spending a lot of time making my own puppets and seeing different production methods on the jobs I had. I really wanted to learn every part of the process, initially so that I could make better puppets of my own, but then I really began loving being part of a team, working together, coming up with better solutions and better puppets. Plus, you get to see daylight!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Do you have any advice for anyone wanting to pursue a career in model making or stop motion?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If you want to be an animator, the 3 month animation course is excellent! These days it\u2019s run directly by Aardman and the NFTS and I believe they also run courses in <a href=\"https:\/\/nfts.co.uk\/model-making-animation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">model making<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nfts.co.uk\/production-management-film-and-television\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">production management<\/a> too.<\/p>\n<p>But more generally, having a solid portfolio of work and contacting companies about trainee positions or work placements is a good idea. Ask for feedback on your work as often as you can. And a phone call to check who to e-mail your work to is always a good idea before you send anything.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What is a typical day in the life of Kerry Dyer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Right now, working on the <strong>Clangers<\/strong>, I do <strong>Puppet Maintenance and Rigging<\/strong>, which essentially means repair work and making sure the puppets don\u2019t fall over! At this point Clangers is a well oiled machine. A lot of what I do is reacting to what the animators each need for their shots that day. So at the start of the day, I\u2019ll check what\u2019s in the \u2018Clanger Holding Pen\u2019 on my desk, kind of an inbox for puppets that have been on set. Work through any repairs, and generally check them over. And usually while I\u2019m working on that I\u2019ll get called to set to rig a puppet in place, make it so the Sky Moo can fly, or build something to help a Clanger jump through the planet hatches. I was also asked to help build a new character at the beginning of production, but I can\u2019t say what that is yet. And I got to work on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/clangers-moon-landing-50-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Astronaut for the 50th anniversary episode<\/a> of the Clangers, which is amazing!<\/p>\n<p>I also make my own stuff in the evenings. Mostly custom vinyl and resin toys. You can find my work over at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kerrymakesthings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kerrymakesthings.com<\/a> or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kezdyer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">instagram @kezdyer<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_36078\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Clangers-Astronaut-Puppet-Build.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36078\" class=\"wp-image-36078 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Clangers-Astronaut-Puppet-Build-800x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"661\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kerry working on the female astronaut based on Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock for Clangers &#8216;The Visitor&#8217; episode<\/p><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-35930 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Clangers-Puppet-Maintenence-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Clangers-Puppet-Maintenence-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Clangers-Visitor-Behind-The-Scenes-Rigging.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Clangers-Visitor-Behind-The-Scenes-Rigging-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-36082\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-36082'>\n\t\t\t\tBehind the scenes from Clangers &#8216;The Visitor&#8217; episode\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Clangers-Hair-styling-Visitor.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Clangers-Hair-styling-Visitor-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the favourite part of your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Getting to work with such talented people! And turning 2D concept art into a workable 3D character; making sure it moves properly. Also, holding tiny props and pretending I\u2019m a giant!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Finally, do you have any other advice you\u2019d like to give budding creatives?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Taking it back to your first question, I\u2019d say persistence is essential. You want to keep reminding people that you\u2019re there. I\u2019ve been offered jobs in the past because I happened to call on the day the company started thinking about hiring someone new. But also, people in animation companies move on, or change jobs, so you need to make sure that the person responsible for hiring in whichever company you\u2019re looking at, knows that you\u2019re available. Oh, and spreadsheets &#8211; seriously, they\u2019re great. I keep track of contact info, who I spoke to and what we talked about, its useful in the long run.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-35930 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-custom-vinyl-and-resin-toys-Dunny.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-custom-vinyl-and-resin-toys-Dunny-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-custom-vinyl-and-resin-toys-Hothead.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-custom-vinyl-and-resin-toys-Hothead-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-36063\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-36063'>\n\t\t\t\tSome of Kerry&#8217;s vinyl &#038; resin toys\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-custom-vinyl-and-resin-toys-Neonomorph.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-custom-vinyl-and-resin-toys-Neonomorph-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><em>You can follow the work of Kerry at her website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kerrymakesthings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.kerrymakesthings.com<\/a> or on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kezdyer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@kezdyer<\/a> and on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kerry_dyer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@kerry_dyer<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past 10 years, Kerry Dyer has gained a wealth of experience across multiple stop-motion projects for both TV and film: Ooglies, Fantastic Mr Fox,The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires and Isle Of Dogs to name just few. Currently working in &#8216;Puppet Maintenance &amp; Rigging&#8217; on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":244,"featured_media":36065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[247,755,5944],"tags":[3301,2500,4065,2539,4859,5495,1959],"class_list":["post-35930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-interviews","category-women-in-animation","tag-aardman","tag-chuck-steel","tag-chuck-steel-night-of-the-trampires","tag-fantastic-mr-fox","tag-isle-of-dogs","tag-kerry-dyer","tag-the-clangers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kerry Dyer On Stop Motion Puppet Maintenance &amp; Model Making - Skwigly Animation Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Over the past 10 years, Kerry Dyer has gained a wealth of experience across multiple stop-motion projects for both TV and film: Ooglies, Fantastic Mr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kerry Dyer On Stop Motion Puppet Maintenance &amp; Model Making - Skwigly Animation Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Over the past 10 years, Kerry Dyer has gained a wealth of experience across multiple stop-motion projects for both TV and film: Ooglies, Fantastic Mr\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Skwigly Animation Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SkwiglyMagazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aaronwood66\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-07-23T09:00:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-09-25T13:38:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Puppet-Maintenance-Isle-of-Dogs-Clangers.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"250\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Aaron Wood\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@aaronwood66\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@skwigly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Aaron Wood\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Aaron Wood\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/5b4e590d015399ead98906d26336f093\"},\"headline\":\"Kerry Dyer On Stop Motion Puppet Maintenance &#038; Model Making\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-23T09:00:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-25T13:38:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/\"},\"wordCount\":1357,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Puppet-Maintenance-Isle-of-Dogs-Clangers.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"aardman\",\"Chuck Steel\",\"Chuck Steel - Night of the Trampires\",\"Fantastic Mr. Fox\",\"Isle of Dogs\",\"Kerry Dyer\",\"The Clangers\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\",\"Interviews\",\"Women in Animation\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/\",\"name\":\"Kerry Dyer On Stop Motion Puppet Maintenance & Model Making - Skwigly Animation Magazine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Puppet-Maintenance-Isle-of-Dogs-Clangers.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-23T09:00:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-25T13:38:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"Over the past 10 years, Kerry Dyer has gained a wealth of experience across multiple stop-motion projects for both TV and film: Ooglies, Fantastic Mr\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Puppet-Maintenance-Isle-of-Dogs-Clangers.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Puppet-Maintenance-Isle-of-Dogs-Clangers.jpg\",\"width\":450,\"height\":250},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Kerry Dyer On Stop Motion Puppet Maintenance &#038; Model Making\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/\",\"name\":\"Skwigly Animation Magazine\",\"description\":\"Online Animation Magazine\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Skwigly Animation Magazine\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/facebook-thumb-skwigly.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/facebook-thumb-skwigly.jpg\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"Skwigly Animation Magazine\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SkwiglyMagazine\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/skwigly\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skwiglyanimation\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/5b4e590d015399ead98906d26336f093\",\"name\":\"Aaron Wood\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Aaron-Wood-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Aaron-Wood-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Aaron Wood\"},\"description\":\"Aaron is the Managing Director and Producer at London animation studio Slurpy Studios who specialise in commercial and entertainment content. When not working on Slurpy, he runs an animation festivals website (animation-festivals.com) which aims to list (and make it easy to find) all festivals that accept animation. Aside from that, he is a member of the Skwigly team, heading up the marketing team, writing articles and - and as a web designer\/WordPress developer - managing the website and developing new features. Prior to co-founding Slurpy Studios, Aaron managed Europe\u2019s largest Animation Archive, curated animation exhibitions in some of England\u2019s best-known museums, and animated on one of the world\u2019s most loved children\u2019s shows.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.slurpystudios.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aaronwood66\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/aaronwood66\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/author\/aaronwood66\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kerry Dyer On Stop Motion Puppet Maintenance & Model Making - Skwigly Animation Magazine","description":"Over the past 10 years, Kerry Dyer has gained a wealth of experience across multiple stop-motion projects for both TV and film: Ooglies, Fantastic Mr","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kerry Dyer On Stop Motion Puppet Maintenance & Model Making - Skwigly Animation Magazine","og_description":"Over the past 10 years, Kerry Dyer has gained a wealth of experience across multiple stop-motion projects for both TV and film: Ooglies, Fantastic Mr","og_url":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/","og_site_name":"Skwigly Animation Magazine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SkwiglyMagazine","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aaronwood66","article_published_time":"2019-07-23T09:00:50+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-09-25T13:38:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":450,"height":250,"url":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Puppet-Maintenance-Isle-of-Dogs-Clangers.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Aaron Wood","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@aaronwood66","twitter_site":"@skwigly","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Aaron Wood","Estimated reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/"},"author":{"name":"Aaron Wood","@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/5b4e590d015399ead98906d26336f093"},"headline":"Kerry Dyer On Stop Motion Puppet Maintenance &#038; Model Making","datePublished":"2019-07-23T09:00:50+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-25T13:38:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/"},"wordCount":1357,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Puppet-Maintenance-Isle-of-Dogs-Clangers.jpg","keywords":["aardman","Chuck Steel","Chuck Steel - Night of the Trampires","Fantastic Mr. Fox","Isle of Dogs","Kerry Dyer","The Clangers"],"articleSection":["Featured","Interviews","Women in Animation"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/","url":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/","name":"Kerry Dyer On Stop Motion Puppet Maintenance & Model Making - Skwigly Animation Magazine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Puppet-Maintenance-Isle-of-Dogs-Clangers.jpg","datePublished":"2019-07-23T09:00:50+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-25T13:38:15+00:00","description":"Over the past 10 years, Kerry Dyer has gained a wealth of experience across multiple stop-motion projects for both TV and film: Ooglies, Fantastic Mr","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Puppet-Maintenance-Isle-of-Dogs-Clangers.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Puppet-Maintenance-Isle-of-Dogs-Clangers.jpg","width":450,"height":250},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/women-animation-kerry-dyer-stop-motion-puppet-model-making\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kerry Dyer On Stop Motion Puppet Maintenance &#038; Model Making"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/","name":"Skwigly Animation Magazine","description":"Online Animation Magazine","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#organization","name":"Skwigly Animation Magazine","url":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/facebook-thumb-skwigly.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/facebook-thumb-skwigly.jpg","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"Skwigly Animation Magazine"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SkwiglyMagazine","https:\/\/x.com\/skwigly","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skwiglyanimation\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/5b4e590d015399ead98906d26336f093","name":"Aaron Wood","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Aaron-Wood-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Aaron-Wood-96x96.jpg","caption":"Aaron Wood"},"description":"Aaron is the Managing Director and Producer at London animation studio Slurpy Studios who specialise in commercial and entertainment content. When not working on Slurpy, he runs an animation festivals website (animation-festivals.com) which aims to list (and make it easy to find) all festivals that accept animation. Aside from that, he is a member of the Skwigly team, heading up the marketing team, writing articles and - and as a web designer\/WordPress developer - managing the website and developing new features. Prior to co-founding Slurpy Studios, Aaron managed Europe\u2019s largest Animation Archive, curated animation exhibitions in some of England\u2019s best-known museums, and animated on one of the world\u2019s most loved children\u2019s shows.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.slurpystudios.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aaronwood66","https:\/\/x.com\/aaronwood66"],"url":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/author\/aaronwood66\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerry-Dyer-Puppet-Maintenance-Isle-of-Dogs-Clangers.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1DH8N-9lw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/244"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}