Prop maker for film, theatre, events, interiors and advertising specialising in manufacture of high quality weapons, props and sculptures.
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Universal Creations is an innovative creative company that specialise in making replications and creating bespoke products for film, television & arts, events & exhibitions and interior design & shop windows. We love getting to know you and take time to understand your requirements. Through our expert knowledge and experience, we define the best approach to ensure a
high quality product, delivered through a reliable and friendly service. We care and take pride in everything that we do. The company was founded in 2013 by Adriaan Englebrecht and Nicola Parke. Follow us on Instagram �
Good afternoon everybody. We are looking for Skilled/experienced Film/TV Prop Casting Technicians and Mould Makers (resin, silicones and fibreglass) required for immediate start in Ashford TW15. Please message me privately if interested. Many thanks
Nicola
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Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi.
When entering our Universal Creations building these are one of the first things you’re greeted with. They always bring back great memories for us as we made hundreds of them and they worked so well in the film.
Check out the clip and photos below to see the bombs we made in action. Amazing that they actually dropped the bombs when
filming this scene as when watching the film so many people think it’s CGI.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nPX56GQ2s-w
Some more props we made for Grantchester including replica toy air pistols with bespoke colour ways, soft knives and soft, lightweight bricks 🧱 🔪 🔫
Catch Grantchester s7 on ITV 📺
We love a challenge 💪🏼 and making this sink as a soft version for a fight scene definitely got our heads scratching in terms of the best way to go about moulding this!
We were really happy with the result, what do you think? (The taps are real, with all the white ‘ceramic’ made from soft foam)
See if you can spot it on the new series of Grantchester on ITV! 📺 🔎
We always get asked to make various items as soft replicas for head or body hits, and sometimes the item can be on the larger side …..like this boulder we cast in a soft for Bridgerton Series 2. Alongside a few soft smaller rocks we made, this makes for a safer outdoor set when stunts are taking place 🪨
Catch Bridgerton on Netflix! 📺
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Who else is excited about the release of Matilda the Musical coming to Netflix in December?! 🙋🏻♀️
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Our replica prop weapons are made and finished with a high level of detail enabling us to deliver prop weapons of the highest quality for film/tv use.
We make these as hard replicas, or as soft foam replicas for action scenes such as this scene from Alex Rider 2. Catch up with Alex and co on Prime video! 📺 👀
When we are making softs out of foam, it doesn’t mean that the texture, shine or finish are lost in the final product.
We make all of our soft props as realistic as possible, as it’s these details that matter when on screen 👀 🎥 🖌
These soft foam mahogany panels for an armchair were made to replace the real ones in Alex Rider 2 for an action sequence ….check it out on Amazon Prime! 📺
When you need a lightweight, transportable brick wall quickly, and you happen to be a prop maker! 🧱
These plinths we made for season 2 of Bridgerton look just the part once painted! 🎨 🔨
Our cnc machines aren’t just used for standard sheet cutting, we can also produce accurately machined designs like this motif created as part of constructing Will’s Gentleman’s Club bar for Season 2 of Bridgerton. Catch it on Netflix!
Call us on 01784 557117 to discuss your requirements!
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www.universal-creations.co.uk
See Universal Creations Director and Founder, Adriaan Engelbrecht, talk about leading the mould shop for ‘Thor: The Dark World’ where he was responsible for creating a lot of the props and weapons used in the film.
Adriaan created all of Thor’s hammers used on screen, including those used for all stunt and close-up shots, demonstrating our absolute insistence on authenticity and the superb quality of our finished works.
Did you spot the trig point prop we made for Silent Witness s25?
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Catch it on BBC iPlayer!
Our 3 & 4 axis CNC machines are used both as a stand alone cutting service, and also used as part of creating some of our prop makes and replicas.
Get in touch to see what we can do for you!
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We were happy to make these stocks as part of the fun and games for our street’s Jubilee celebrations!! A good day had by all! 🇬🇧🍾👑
What better way to watch Maverick than a cinema to yourself! 🎞🍿
Team Universal Creations Jess Allen Paul Bennett Fraser Dunne Amber Griffin Nicola Parke Adriaan Engelbrecht
It was awesome to see our soft church pew ends and soft axe that we made for The Essex Serpent staring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston. The church pew was made out of old driftwood, and we also made several softs to match for the scene where he is punching it (pics taken before painting).
This was a tricky mix to get right as the pew had to be soft enough not to hurt when punched, but rigid and hard enough to not look squidgy like foam on camera!
Catch it now on Apple TV+ 📺
We were excited to see our breakaway vases and mugs feature in ‘The Rising’, the new crime thriller television series produced by Sky Studios.
These were made to break on impact, and were colour matched to the originals.
As always with breakaways, you always need a few spare for retakes! 🎥🎞
Available to watch on Sky Max and Now 📺
This was a commission for Kellogg’s to be used in one of their advertising campaigns. We were asked to make over 2000 individual rice crispy squares bars, which were later painted and assembled into the sculpture pictured
Our 3 & 4 axis CNC machines are not only used for larger set build jobs, but alongside our laser cutter, they are used for smaller and more intricate jobs such as signs and lettering, allowing for a greater level of detail for your project.
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Who’s hungry? 🥪
We moulded and cast these loaves for Kingsmill which saw us taking a mould from real loaves of sliced bread which were then cast using our extensive range of materials so the end product looked and felt like the real thing.
To ensure 100% accuracy, separate moulds were taken for each of the types of bread as the detail picked up means it is possible to identify the difference in texture between the white, 50:50 and brown loaves of bread 🍞
These loaves certainly won’t go mouldy or wilt under bright lights that’s for sure!
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Louis Vuitton is a world famous heritage brand and ‘L’Adventure’ pays tribute to this history, and the adventurous, glamorous and cosmopolitan globetrotters from past to present.
We opted to rotationally cast these monkeys we made for this exclusive Louis Vuitton pop up store located in Paris, ensuring they were robust and light weight for hanging.
What’s synonymous with London? Red post boxes, black lampposts, tube stations…… and PIGEONS!
Looking back on when we were tasked with prop making lots of pigeons for Hacketts London City window display in the UK 🐦
Whether it’s soft baseball bats, breakable snooker cues or soft prison shivs you need for your TV prison drama, we got you!
Give us a shout on 01784 557117 or [email protected] to discuss your SFX soft weaponry requirements.
We pride ourselves on attention to detail when creating replicas, right down to ageing fast cast resin to look like old ceramic!
Check out these replica bowls we made for Silent Witness s24 👀
Sci-fi short film ‘Cognition’ has won Best Production Design at the in São Paulo, Brazil, starring Jeremy Irvine and Andrew Scott.
It was an absolute pleasure to work on the Production Design with on this multi award winning short film, who is an incredible visionary and an inspiration 🙏🏼
More viewing info about the film can be seen at www.cognitionscifi.com.
A must see!!
Nicola Parke Adriaan Engelbrecht
Patterns Patterns Patterns everywhere in the wood workshop!
Our CNC machines give you the precision and accuracy that every project deserves 😁
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Fake water pools! 💧 Water is notoriously bad for taking direction and pooling exactly how you want it to when on set! 🎥 😉 These silicone puddles are perfect for creating spillages that last through a whole shoot, and even better for filming in locations/on furniture that you don’t want to damage. Get in touch for more info [email protected]
