TV and Film Props

To complete the rural setting, Tamara the Cow was joined on the red carpet by a flock of model sheep and lambs.  Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes) took a shine to one of the model lambs; and was last seen heading into the Odeon with it under his jacket.

The Afterparty attracted a variety of mighty fine stars and celebrities ;from stage and screen including Lilly Allen; who wrote the music for the film which was produced by her mother Alison.The A-listers all insisted on having their pics taken with the cow.

Dominic Cooper was later caught trying his hand at some (model) sheep rustling, while Stephen Fry found that although she didn`t have a rubber ear, Tamara the cow; who incidentally possesses fibreglass ears; was a good listener. 

All the cast of the film subseqently autographed Tamara the Designer Cow, before she headed off to pastures new, at the producer`s home.

DONKEYS     (2010)

We`ve also been assisting Sigma Films with props for their latest black comedy "Donkeys"; (which formerly used the working title - Rounding Up The Donkeys) starring a host of household names including James Cosmo (BRAVEHEART, TROY), Brian Pettifer (AMADEUS, IF), Kate Dickie (RED ROAD) and Martin Compston (SWEET SIXTEEN)

A variety of our fibreglass animals; including sheep, pigs, chickens and calves (but ironically no model donkeys); as well as some (naughty) gnomes were used for specific scenes in the film.  The model animals are prominent in scenes filmed in and around the Barras in Glasgow. Sharp eyed cinema go-ers will spot that the naughty gnomes have actually been censored... 

A number of the model animal props were ultimately purchased by the producers, as they were so taken with them.  

The World Premiere for the movie recently took place at Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 20th 2010.

"One of the best Scottish Films in decades - please go and see it."

Check out the Donkeys trailer :

THE HOLDING (due for release 2011)

This movie is currently being filmed on an isolated farm in the Peak District.

Cassie and her two daughters are visited by a lonely predator, a man searching for his own ready-made family. He charms his way into their lives before revealing his obsession.  Trapped, Cassie and her girls have to escape.   They unite and fight like never before. Tense and suspenseful, The Holding is a heart-pounding thriller - rain, blood, shotguns, revelations and murder - in the vein of "Cape Fear".

One sequence involves a caesarian being performed on a cow during a difficult calving. Due to the realism of our life size cow models we were able to fulfill the producers requirements; in order to make the film as authentic as possible.   It is due for release in early 2011. 

You can check out the progress of the film @ www.theholding-movie.co.uk

FOYLE`S WAR Series 6    

Take a close look at the lifelike herd of pigs appearing in Series 6 of Foyles` War. This popular detective drama starring Michael Kitchen is set against the backdrop of World War II, and in the Broken Souls episode, the writers had included pigs in the script.

Unable to use real pigs as extras due to an unfortunate outbreak of Foot & Mouth disease in, and around the filming location, the producers went for the next best thing, and took our entire stock of life size fibreglass model pigs. (....we can only assume they added suitable sound fx!)

BBC`S DRAGONS DEN : The Happy Horse

Our best selling light weight hunter horse model appeared on the popular BBC TV Show, Dragons Den. The programme provides the opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to pitch for investment from five of the country`s top venture capitalists.

A lady called Aline accompanied "Charlie the Horse", looking to obtain funds to develop a pad that fits under the saddle. She reckoned it would take the equine world by storm.

Unfortunately, although the Dragons were impressed by the handsome 16.2hh model horse, they were not convinced about the limpet pad, and Aline rode out of the Den....and into the sunset ...with nothing...