Scale Model Studios

Scale Model Studios is a London-based stop-motion animation studio and miniature fabrication workshop founded by animation director and model maker Jennifer Kidd in 2020. Conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic and officially launched that October, the studio produces handcrafted animation, puppets, props and miniature environments for advertising, music videos, entertainment and branded content.

Its production offering spans initial concepts, scriptwriting and storyboards through character design, fabrication, shooting and final post-production. Projects can combine puppet animation, tabletop photography, paper craft and live-action puppeteering, with the workshop creating the physical objects and environments needed for each production. The studio also undertakes standalone fabrication commissions, including architectural scale models, costume dressing, puppet maintenance and custom miniature builds.

From workshop to screen

The studio brings character sculpting, armature making, set construction, lighting and animation together with digital design and finishing. Its work combines traditional model-making techniques with 3D modelling, CAD and rapid prototyping. Post-production services include de-rigging, rig removal and colour grading, supporting projects from the first design through to the finished film.

Scale Model Studios works with international brands, advertising agencies, record labels and commercial commissioners. Its output ranges from short-form commercials and music videos to social media assets, looping animated GIFs and experiential brand installations. Commissions span fashion, consumer products, food and beverage, toys and entertainment, adapting miniature production to different formats and visual approaches.

Selected work includes a handcrafted architectural model and stop-motion campaign for the future Aviva Arena in Bristol, a stop-motion holiday music video for Laufey, and animation and fabrication contributions to Coldplay's A Film For The Future. Other projects include paper-craft animation for TEKLA, miniature environments and puppeteering for Virgin Media's Red House, promotional work for the BBC, and fabrication for Deliveroo. These commissions encompass complete in-house productions as well as specialist contributions to wider creative teams.