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About
Props assistant and standby junior with experience in New Zealand and the UK. Detail-focused, adaptable, and collaborative, I thrive in creative, practical environments and enjoy supporting a team to bring ideas to life. Keen to keep learning and growing within the UK industry.
ScreenSkills Training Passport
Gemma Gefaell has completed the following modules within the ScreenSkills Training Passport.
Production safety passport
Gemma Gefaell has completed the following production safety passport modules.
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The Mark Milsome Foundation - Film and TV Online Safety Passport Course
Experience
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Trainee Standby Props
Trainee Standby Props on a Band 3 Feature Film
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Props Assistant
Props Assistant on a big budget commercial for a well known household brand name.
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Co-Production Designer and Standby Art Director
Co-Production designed the UK half of this indie feature film. My role included co-designing, buying, making sets, standby whilst shooting and striking sets. Due to the lean number of crew, I also assisted with script supervising, scheduling and AD duties.
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Production Designer (student short films)
Production designer and solo member of art department supporting students on the Goldsmiths MA in Film Making across 2 short films. Script prop breakdown and liaising with producers, director and DOP to establish the creative vision. Sourcing and making all props within budget. Creating and striking sets, adjusting sets and props to camera, monitoring and recording continuity.
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Standby Art Director
Micro budget feature film shot over 5 weeks. Supported the Production Designer in creating and striking sets, handling and organising props, adjusting sets to camera, and monitoring and recording continuity.
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Standby Art Director
Short film shot over 5 days. Supported the Production Designer in creating and striking sets, handling and organising props, adjusting sets to camera, and monitoring and recording continuity.
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Standby Props
1st season, 8 episode TV drama. Involvement during pre production sourcing props, writing props lists and setting up the standby truck. Responsible for swinging the art truck between locations and looking after props and equipment therein. Liaising with the art and other departments daily regarding props and departmental cross overs. Daily props breakdown provided to Standby Art Director. Communicated with talent, director and 1st AD regarding prop usage, repeats, options and limitations. Adjust sets to camera as per the Standby Art Director and Director. Standby for resets, monitoring and recording continuity, and logging this daily on to the shared drive.
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Set Dresser
3rd Season, 6 episode TV drama shot on location over 3 months. Sourced, catalogued and transported props. Set up and striking of sets.
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2nd Standby Props
Feature film, 7 week shoot on location. I was responsible for swinging the art truck between locations and looking after props and equipment therein. I supported the standby props by organising the hero props and equipment needed for the day and transporting them around location. I also helped set up and strike sets, reset props and the set between takes, and took photos for continuity.
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Trainee Standby Props
3rd season of a 6 episode TV drama series, 10 week shoot and my first role on a film set. I was responsible for swinging the art truck between locations and looking after props and equipment therein. I supported the standby props by organising the hero props and equipment needed for the day and transporting them around location. I also helped set up and strike sets, reset props and the set between takes, and took photos for continuity.
Education and training
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From script to screen: how scripted content gets made
ScreenSkills Funded
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Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries
ScreenSkills Funded
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Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace
ScreenSkills Funded
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Introduction to mental health awareness at work
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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Measuring mastery: knowledge test
ScreenSkills Funded
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VFX
ScreenSkills Funded
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Post production
ScreenSkills Funded
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The production office
ScreenSkills Funded
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Typical working day
ScreenSkills Funded
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Set etiquette
ScreenSkills Funded
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Your first day
ScreenSkills Funded
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How the set is run
ScreenSkills Funded
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Confidentiality
ScreenSkills Funded
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Who is in charge
ScreenSkills Funded
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Freelance life
ScreenSkills Funded
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How content gets made
ScreenSkills Funded
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Family tree
ScreenSkills Funded
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HETV Getting Started in Props and Set Decorating
ScreenSkills Funded
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High-end TV Getting started in props and set decorating: webinar
ScreenSkills Funded
Certificates
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The Mark Milsome Foundation - Film and TV Online Safety Passport Course
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Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries
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Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace
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Introduction to mental health awareness at work
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Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
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From script to screen: how scripted content gets made