Nadine Patterson: Stop-Motion Puppet-Maker for Tim Burton & Wes Anderson

Published: Aug. 14, 2023, 4 a.m.

[Rebroadcast: this episode was first aired on 7th November 2019]

Nadine Patterson is a puppet-maker from Northern Ireland. From making models as a child to working in the puppet hospital on a Tim Burton movie set, Nadine has one of the most interesting stories we’ve ever featured on the podcast.

 

In this rare conversation, you’ll discover what goes on inside a puppet hospital, how difficult it is to work with such small objects and why she loves what she does for a living.

 

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— Matt