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About
Hi there,
I am a curley haired, 1/4 Jamaican Freelance Filmmaker who works across a variety of roles. My passion lies within the Art Department, in particular Prop Making and Set Dressing. I am currently being mentored by feature film Supervising Art Director Keith Slote.
Most recently completed a work placement in the art department of the feature film ‘Operation Mincemeat’, starring Collin Firth.
In the past I have worked at ‘The Royal Opera House’ (career development) in the props workshop, making props (masks, chair upholstery, fibreglass casting lampposts) for ‘Turandot’ and La Boheme’. I have also worked at props hire houses (‘H&M’ Hire and ‘Farley’) and a West end theatre props supplier, Lisa Buckley, buying props for 'Private Lives', staring Kim Cattrall. Some of the props I sourced were 1940’s style cups and saucers and paper lampshades, which the actors threw about in rage! I also prop bought for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical ‘Love Never Dies’.
Music video Art Department work includes the video ‘Flame’ for the band ‘Sundara Karma’ where I was Prop Buyer and Set Dresser, then ran the Art Department. I have also worked on a number of Hugh Cornwell’s music videos, including ‘Bad Vibes’, for which I Set Dressed and created a miniature dollhouse chair to match a full sized prop.
Film Art Department work has also seen me working as Cake/Food Stylist on the short film ‘Eat’. This involved making a six-tiered cake for a daydream sequence and creating an edible prop that looked like raw meat! I also worked as Set Dresser for a model railway that was used in the opening credits of the 72 Hour Film, ‘The Confusion of Tongues’, starring Kate O’Toole. The finished set looked stunning lit up in the dark and was a joy to be a part of.
Alongside my Art Department work I write and direct, and Set Dress my own short films, which have won awards and been screened in a large number of festivals, including ‘Raindance’ and 'The Melbourne Film Festival'. I revel in the craft it takes to create a scripted narrative and also take great pride in my precise ability to create story and character within the Art Department as a Prop Maker, Set Dresser and Props Buyer.
E-learning
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Experience
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Prop Maker
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Camera Operator
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Prop Maker
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Set Painter on 'Flight' & 'Seance'
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Prop Maker Turandot & La Boheme (Work Placement)
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Production Design, Props and SFX Make-up
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Props Assistant, Prop Maker & Set Dresser
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Production Designer
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Camera Operator & Editor
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Art Department Assistant & Cake/Food Stylist
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Art Department Assistant
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Art Department/Set Dresser
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Art Department/Set Dresser
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Set-Dresser (Of a model railway)
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Set-Dresser
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Art Department/Set Dresser
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Art Department Assistant and Location Manager
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Props Buyer
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Art Department Assistant and Runner
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Art Department Assistant and Location Manager
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Work Experience
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Work Experience
Education and training
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Mentoring get together: reflecting and networking
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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Mentored by Feature Film Supervising Art Director Keith Slote ScreenSkills Mentor Programme
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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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Pass Introductory Woodwork
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Pass Miniature Model Making
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Pass Introductory Metalwork
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Pass Prop Sculpting
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Pass Soft Props & Breakaways
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Pass Props Poly-Carving
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Mentored by Feature Film Prop Master Muffin Green Mentoring Network Member
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Pass Prop making intensive for film, TV & theatre
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Pass Prop Making
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Pass Prop Making
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Pass Introductory Welding
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Career Development Prop Making
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Pass Property Making for the Stage - An Introduction
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First Class BA Hons Degree Brodcast Production
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Foundation Degree Broadcast Operations and Production
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Foundation Diploma (Merit) Art and Design