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CHARACTER & SET DESIGNER
CUT OUT (2023)
STOP MOTION ANIMATED SHORT FILM
In this production, I was lead Character Designer where I was tasked with making and creating a character that would represent our protagonist's innerself, alongside set pieces which we would film our character in.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER & SET DRESSER
VOICES OF HOPE (2023)
DOCUMENTARY
For this documentary, I was in charge of rigging lights, setting up the right atmosphere and aesthetic, alongside creating an immersive space with the set layout for the interview scene at ESA Productions.
PLACEMENT STUDENT 2022 November
RESTORING SILICON 'Dr Who' CYBERMAN VESTS
ROBERT ALLSOPP & ASSOCIATES
During this placement, I spent two weeks shadowing professional prop, costume and set designers and creators.
Partway through, Allsopp gave me the task of restoring 3 silicon Cyberman vests that had been warped and deteriorated.
PLACEMENT STUDENT 2023 March
SCENIC PAINTING & SCULPTING
HELIX 3D
My first job at Helix 3D was shadowing & helping a freelancer who was doing an emergency job for the company. I helped by sculpting and shaping a styrofoam structure using sandpaper, wire brushes & cutting styrofoam using a hot wire foam cutter.
My task after this was bringing life to a vacuumed formed brick wall set through the technique of scenic painting.