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Spent some time late last year animating at the incredible puppet makers Mckinnon and Saunders before I headed back out to USA. It's stop motion heaven out there in Altrincham.

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Shooting a pilot in the beautiful Ribble Valley, NW UK

Laika posted a nice picture of me from the Coraline shoot. instagram.com/p/CYHmlYDgD-D/…

It's arrived... #pinocchio #guillermodeltoro

Myself animating ParaNorman a few years back. Good times

Myself animating Coraline #Coraline #Laika #StopMotion

We are heading to the big city for the Premiere... Guillermo del Toro #Animation #Pinocchio #stopmotion

The Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio art book is online for free! It's a great document of how this awesome film was made. It was a real treat to be a senior animator on this one. Here's Directors Mark Gustafson and Guillermo Del Toro artofgdtpinocchio.com Guillermo del Toro #stopmotion #animationisfilm

In this week's issue, animator Chris 'Toots' Tootell tells @DanWritehead how his creative drive took him from Preston to Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-nominated Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and back again.⁠ ⁠ Available from your local vendor or online: issuu.com/store/publishe…

In this week's issue, animator Chris 'Toots' Tootell tells @DanWritehead how his creative drive took him from Preston to Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-nominated Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and back again.⁠ ⁠ Available from your local vendor or online: issuu.com/store/publishe…

I've been in animation for 25 years. Been lucky enough to have worked on 5 Oscar nominated films in that time. Tonight we won for the first time, and I just want to hug the entire amazing crew from this wonderful experience. . Guillermo del Toro @gdtreal Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio #stopmotion #oscars

Animating on the Carnival ruins set on Oscar winning Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio. The set was huge and amazingly detailed. Design choices were all to support the emotional narrative of the scene. #animation #stopmotion #oscars #pinocchiomovie @gdtreal @realgdt Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Bone and Muscle by VIRAL HOWL Director: Chris "Toots" Tootell full video: youtu.be/aCmwc-1p3pM After leaving Guillermo del Toro's Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio 2 years ago I came back to UK to be with family & setup my little studio. Finally we are producing work in our own name. I'm very proud