March 10 ME & MY MONSTER, Jim Henson Co., London.
Puppet fabrication for childrens tv series.
March 10 HARRODS, London.
Prop work for window display.
Feb 10 DIET COKE ADVERT, Animated Extras, London.
Jewellery and bag making/painting for marionette puppets.
Jan 10 JAIMIE DOES, Channel 4, London.
Prop-costume fabrication.
Dec 09 NANNY MCPHEE & THE BIG BANG, Voodoo Dog, London.
Paper prop making for title sequence of feature film.
Dec 09 SHAKIRA/SEAT GOOD STUFF VIDEO, Superfad, London.
Construction of animatable puppet.
Nov 09 NIKE RED CAMPAIGN, Great Guns, London.
Stand-by props for ‘Lace Up Saves Lives’ campaign shoot.
July 09 - Sept 09 SAFARICOM, Kinematica, Kenya.
Fabricated and painted four full size foam costumes.
July 09 O APOSTOLO, Artefacto Productionnes, Spain.
Consultancy work in puppet dept for feature film.
April 09 - June 09 CLASH OF THE TITANS, Longcross Studios, London.
Fabrication work in Prosthetics department on feature film.
May 09 Red - VIRGIN 1, Paul Jomain for Red Bee Media, London.
Costume making for puppet TV idents.
May 08 - April 09 FANTASTIC MR FOX, Three Mills Studios, London.
Puppet fabrication, fur/hair work, costume and on-set maintenance for feature film.
June 08 BRITISH GAS, Partizan, London.
Fabrication of prototype puppet for commercial pitch.
April 08 IMAGINARIUM OF DR PARNASSUS, Mattes & Miniatures, London.
Miniature set construction on feature film.
March 08 CHEVRON, Scarycat Studios, Bristol.
Prop making, painting and set dressing for animated commercials.
Feb 08 TFL, London.
Prop making, backdrop painting and set dressing for photo shoot.
Oct - Dec 07 CORALINE, Laika Inc, Oregon, USA.
Costume making and maintenance on stop motion feature film.
Sep - Oct 07 PADDINGTON BEAR, Copyrights, London.
Painting and installation of backdrops for events.
Aug 07 PG TIPS, Paul Jomain for Mother, London.
Costume making for Monkey tv adverts.
Aug 07 SONY BRAVIA, Passion Pictures, London.
Press moulding and sculpting of animatable plasticene bunnies.
Jul - Aug 07 BUNNYTOWN, BakerCoogan, Elstree.
Costume,props and poly-carving for puppeteered kids show.
Mar 07 - Jul 07 SAINSBURYS, Partizan, London.
Puppet design/building, rigging and model making for a set of commercials.
March 07 SONY HD, Artem, London.
Paint work on foam cubes for commercial.
March 07 THE THINKER, Artem, London.
Texturing and paint work for giant replica of Rodin`s sculpture.
Feb 07 WALLABY - Theme Park, Rainbow Productions, London.
Costume work, creating furry penguin mascot/character for European theme park.
Feb 07 BOOM BANG A BANG, Endemol, London.
Poly carving, prop making and painting for TV show.
Feb 07 APPLE Inc., Artem, London.
Fabrication of bulbous foam fat suit for commercial.
Feb 07 METRO, Artem, London.
Fabrication and painting of two giant foam brain costumes for internet clip.
Dec 06 COCA COLA, Scarycat Studios, Bristol.
Prop making, mould making, painting and set dressing for American commercial.
Nov 06 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Artem, London.
Laying up fibre glass leaves and fabrication of giant tendrils for theatre production.
Aug 06 MAX & Co., Future Films, Switzerland.
Puppet maintenance work on-set of stop motion animated feature film.
May 06 - Aug 06 MAX & Co., Mackinnon and Saunders, Manchester.
Pattern making and costume work on stop motion puppets for animated feature
film.
Feb 06 - June 06 HAUNTED HOGMANAY, Kolik Films, Edinburgh.
Armature construction, sculpting, costume and painting on seven puppets for a half hour
special for BBC Scotland. Headed the puppet build.
March 06 CHICKEN SHOOT, The Viral Factory, London.
Two day job to model, feather and paint a duplication of a live chicken for an Internet
short.
Jan 06 SOUTH BANK SHOW Titles, Passion Pictures, London.
Costume/prop work for live action titles shoot.
Dec 05 CHRISTMAS INSTALLATIONS, Carnival Chaos, Edinburgh.
Dressing and modelmaking for event installations.
Nov 05 CONTORTED HAZEL, Mandragora Productions, Glasgow.
Art department. Prop making and set dressing for live action short.
Sep 05 DURACEL, Scarycat Studio, Bristol.
Modelled props for puppet shoot.
Jul 05 - Aug 05 UJBAZ ISBENEKI HAS LOST HIS SOUL, Kolik Films, Edinburgh.
Led construction of three puppets and their costumes for animated short film.
Jun 04 - Jun 05 TIM BURTONS CORPSE BRIDE, Warner Bros. London.
Modeller in puppet department for animated feature. Worked within small team on costume and accessories as well as puppet maintenance both on and off set.
March 05 HEARTSTOPPER: EMILIANA TORINI, Passion Pictures, London.
Prop making and painting for music video.
Apr 04 - Jun 04 SHOW PONIES, Kolik Films, Edinburgh.
Variety of modelling tasks in preproduction of animated short. Prop making, set building/painting, armature construction, puppet sculpting and duplicate mouth shapes.
Mar 04 - Apr 04 SERTA SHEEP, Scarycat Studio, Bristol.
Mould making, armature construction, cast and clean up work on large number of sheep duplicates for American commercial.
March 04 MICEFELLAS, Kolik Films, Edinburgh.
Prop making, sculpting/maintenance on puppets and assistant animation on 3 min short.
Nov 03 - Jan 04 DAIRYLEA, Scarycat Studio, Bristol.
Sculpting, mould making, cast and clean up on duplicate plasticene characters for animated commercial.
Sep 03 - Nov 03 TRBL, Monkey Kingdom, London.
Runner/jnr researcher for daily editorial show on digital channel Trouble.
August 03 Hungryboy Productions, Dundee.
Concept artwork for pilot presentation.
July 03 FIVE CHILDREN & ITt, Hensons Creature Shop, London.
Work experience in moulds department.
Oct 02 - Jun 03 QUESTIONS OF INTENTION, Duncan of Jordanstone, Dundee.
Designed, built puppets/set, directed and animated 6 min stop motion film for
honours degree.
Shortlisted: BAF 2004, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2004,
Reel to Real 2004.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
March 07 Guest Lecturer: Abertay University, Dundee.
Oct 06 Masterclass: Projector Animation Festival, Dundee.
Jan 06 Animation Tutor: Kilgraston High School, Perth.
Sep 05 Renovation Work: Kabuki Ski Chalet, French Alps.
Sep 03 Visiting Tutor: Duncan of Jordanstone, Dundee.
Feb 03 - Mar 03 Animation Asst: Whitfield Schools Project, Dundee.
Jun 02 - Oct 02 Asst. Activity Instructor: Ancrum Activity Centre, Dundee.
July 01 - Sep 01 Teaching Work: Sekolah Global School, Indonesia.
July 99 - Sep 99 Teaching Work: Pemigewasset Boys Camp, New Hampshire, USA.
EDUCATION
Diploma: BDes (hons) Animation & Electronic Media 1st: Duncan of Jordanstone,
Dundee.
HDip Electronic & Electrical Engineering: University of Dundee.
Scottish Highers:
English, Art, Computing, Physics, Craft and Design, Latin - A grade.
Maths, Chemistry, History - B grade.
RELEVANT SKILLS
Specialist Areas:
Puppet & Prop Modelmaking, Costume.
Technical Abilities:
Sculpting in variety of media. Basic plaster, silicon and fibreglass mould making.
Silicon puppet work, including casting, seaming, repair & painting.
Silver soldering, armature building, metalwork.
Fabrication, pattern making, printing, dying.
Woodwork, set building.
Art working, hand/airbrush painting.
Hair punching, fur work.
Software Experience:
Photoshop, Framethief, Premiere, Maya (basic), Word.