About
Ayden Millar is a Glasgow based Art Director with 15 years of experience in the Film & TV industry. She graduated with a BA in Technical and Production Arts from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2010. Ayden specialises in HETV Drama, with a diverse portfolio that also includes Children’s TV, studio based Light Entertainment, Commercials, Film, Music Videos, and Docudrama. Her work has taken her internationally, with credits filming in Morocco and Malta.
Alongside her production work, Ayden is an active mentor and speaker, regularly contributing to industry panels and training events. She has led and participated in sessions for BAFTA Scotland: Career Close Up, BAFTA Guru Live, BECTU Vision: Careers Behind the Scenes, Glasgow Film Festival’s International Women’s Day panel, Edinburgh Screen’s HETV Inspire Sessions, the Royal Conservatoire’s Fair Access X Creative Conversations, GMAC Film’s Screen Start Commissioning Scheme and their Art Department Masterclass with Glasgow University, as well as NFTS’s Set Ready: Working in the Art Department.
In 2019, Ayden was selected for the ScreenSkills HETV Make a Move programme while art directing BBC and Studio Lambert’s The Nest. She is currently part of the 2022-2025 cohort of ScreenSkills’ Leaders of Tomorrow - a flagship initiative supporting emerging heads of department, with tailored mentoring towards Supervising Art Director roles.
ScreenSkills Training Passport
Ayden Millar has completed the following modules within the ScreenSkills Training Passport.
Experience
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Supervising Art Director
Vigil (Series 3)
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Production Designer
Good For Her
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Supervising Art Director
Karen Pirie (Series 2)
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Art Director
Playtime Towers
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Art Director
Scottish BAFTA 2023 Awards Ceremony
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Supervising Art Director
Vigil (series 2)
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Art Director
Weakest Link (Series 15)
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Art Director
Sex Rated
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Art Director
Frankie Boyle's New World Order (Series 6)
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Art Director
Annika (Series 2, Block 2)
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Production Designer
Big Scottish Book Club (Series 4)
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Art Director
Six Four
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Art Director
Saturday Mash Up
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Art Director
Weakest Link (Series 14)
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Production Designer
Lucy Worsley Investigates
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Art Director
Frankie Boyle's New World Order (Series 5)
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Production Designer
Big Scottish Book Club (Series 3)
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Art Director
Karen Pirie (Series 1)
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Art Director
Impossible
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Art Director
The Nest
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See Linkedin/IMDB for continued list
More credits as Art Department Assistant, Assistant Art Director, Art Director & Production Designer.
Education and training
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Work well series
ScreenSkills Funded
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ScreenSkills Training Passport
ScreenSkills Funded
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Work well series
ScreenSkills Funded
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Work well series
ScreenSkills Funded
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Work well series
ScreenSkills Funded
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Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace
ScreenSkills Funded
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Introduction to disability, access and inclusion
ScreenSkills Funded
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Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries
ScreenSkills Funded
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
ScreenSkills Funded
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Social Media and Agents | Leaders of Tomorrow
ScreenSkills Funded
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Mental health awareness workshop for Leaders of Tomorrow
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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BBC Studios code of conduct
ScreenSkills Funded
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Introduction to disability, access and inclusion
ScreenSkills Funded
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Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries
ScreenSkills Funded
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
ScreenSkills Funded
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Introduction to mental health awareness at work
ScreenSkills Funded
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Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries
ScreenSkills Funded
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Understanding Access Needs on Set for Productions - Leaders of Tomorrow
ScreenSkills Funded
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Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries
ScreenSkills Funded
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Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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Introduction to mental health awareness at work
ScreenSkills Funded
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Leadership and management essentials for high-end TV freelancers (closed booking for Leaders of Tomorrow)
ScreenSkills Funded
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Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
ScreenSkills Funded
Certificates
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Work well series
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Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace
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Introduction to disability, access and inclusion
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ScreenSkills Training Passport: BBC Studios
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ScreenSkills Training Passport
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Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries
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Work well series
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
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Mental health awareness workshop for Leaders of Tomorrow
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Online Risk Awareness (RAW) Safety Training Module
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ScreenSkills Training Passport: BBC Studios
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Introduction to disability, access and inclusion
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Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries
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Work well series
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
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Managing Risk
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Introduction to mental health awareness at work
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Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries
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Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries
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Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries
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Work well series
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Online Risk Awareness (RAW) Safety Training Module
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Introduction to mental health awareness at work
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
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Ayden Millar
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