About Us

Founded by wife-and-husband team Lindsay & Justin Lee, Gazelle Automations is an award-winning film production studio based in Toronto, Canada specializing in puppets, model miniatures and animation. Our work has been seen worldwide on TVO and CBC in Canada, ITVX and Sky Arts in the UK, and Star Channel in Japan. Season 2 of our original preschool TV series Go Togo is out now on CBC Kids, with international releases coming in 2026 and 2027.

From humble beginnings in the back room of a pizza shop (where pizza orders were literally passing by the camera), Gazelle Automations now sees projects through from concept and fabrication to production, VFX and finishing.

Lindsay & Justin Lee sitting with some of the puppets and models from their projects.

What we do

Our one-stop shop includes a team of talented artists and technicians, as well as camera package, lighting, grip and audio equipment.

Puppet Design + Fabrication
Model Miniature Design + Building
Set Design + Construction
Prop Design + Building
Production
Puppet Performance
Editorial
Animation + Graphic Design + Visual Effects
Colour Grading + Finishing
Versioning + Delivery

Clients & Production Partners

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Behind the Scenes

How We Recreated "Thunderbirds"

"Thunderbirds" Replica Prop Build

"Miikshi" Creating Puppets

"Miikshi" Making Model Miniatures

"Miikshi" Filming Behind a Pizza Shop

The Makers of "Miikshi"

The Making of "Go Togo" (season 1)

The Making of "Go Togo" (season 2)

60 Years of Thunderbirds Magic

ABOUT GAZELLES

Gazelles are rather small antelopes, most standing 60–110 cm (2–3.5 ft) high at the shoulder, and are generally fawn-colored. We are unsure of their feelings about puppets.