Cod Steaks ltd
| Model making, set building, visual effects and exhibition | |
| Industry | Model making. Film Industry. Set design and Construction. |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Bristol, England, UK |
Key people | Susannah Lipscombe |
| Website | Cod Steaks |
Cod Steaks, Ltd. is a Bristol-based model making company most notable for building sets and props for Aardman Animations productions, including all Wallace & Gromit feature films.
History
Cod Steaks, Ltd. was founded in 1980 by Susannah Lipscombe and started out as a small model making company in the centre of the city of Bristol, UK. Over the following decades it evolved, moving further into the film industry, building full sets, props, costumes and miniatures for feature films, commercials and music videos.
The company moved to a larger location in 2004, allowing it to take on larger projects and incorporating new technology to produce sets and exhibitions faster and more efficiently.[1]
On 10 October 2005, a fire in one of the Aardman Animations storage warehouses destroyed many of the sets and props built for Aardman by Cod Steaks.[2]
Armouron
Cod Steaks expanded into the toy design industry in 2010 with the development of Armouron, a role-play toy with interchangeable armour elements. The concept won an award at the 2010 Toy Fair and is being marketed by Bandai.[3]
Community work
Cod Steaks, intent on improving local surroundings and bringing communities together, is involved with a range of community works as well as with large public art projects. .
References
- ↑ http://codsteaks.com
- ↑ Aardman Animations
- ↑ "Toy Fair reveals best new toys for 2010", Toy Fair Press Release, 26 January 2010, retrieved 22 July 2010