Animating Small Prophets: How Mackenzie Crook’s homunculi came to life

Animating Small Prophets: How Mackenzie Crook’s homunculi came to life


By Michael Pickard
March 20, 2026

Job Description

Small Prophets creator Mackenzie Crook teams up with animation directors Ainslie Henderson and Will Anderson to take DQ inside the stop-motion process behind the BBC series, working with puppets and the challenge of blending animation with live action.

 

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