The Making Of Liam's Puppet
This week we saw bully Mason, destroy Liam's puppet that he'd been working so hard on. But let us let you into a little secret...
The puppet was actually handmade in-house by our very own design team! Designed by Kate Pattullo and Brian Beamish then created by Lauren Heakin, this isn't your average prop!
Due to filming out of sequence we needed to see several versions of the puppet. We also knew that Mason would ultimately stand on it and totally destroy it. Lauren therefore needed to make 7 puppets altogether! Some at different stages and some identical.
Each one is painstakingly crafted from wooden maquettes, with each section being individually carved out and then restrung together.
The clothes and wings with painted feathers were also all handmade.
Lauren's craftsmanship and skillset is remarkable, taking several weeks to complete.
Well done to our design team! 👏
If you missed the episode you can catch up now on ITVX