May Davies

May Davies

Art director


Location:
London & North West
Career stage:
Experienced

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Unavailable

Industries

  • Film
  • High-end TV

Regions can work

  • South East
  • London
  • North West


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About

I am a London/ Essex based emerging production designer with a portfolio of short and feature films, live performance and art installation. I was awarded the technical award for best art direction at the Long Island Film Festival 2019 for Mea Culpa, a short film by Jason Fite. We are currently in pre-production on his next feature film.

I have been a BAFTA crew member since 2017 and am a member of the British Film Designers Guild, the British Society of Theatre Designers and The Production Designers Collective.

I have been assisting in the art department for 8 years on a variety of feature film and tv productions (recent credits include Landscapers, Farming and BFI Features The Power and Martyrs Lane).

Following a fine art degree in 2007, I worked for 7 years with a female-led film charity and production company, Signal Films in Barrow-in-Furness, which has produced an impressive slate of award winning short and feature length films and provided 1000s of disadvantaged people access to filmmaking opportunities. As a small company we all took part in the whole process of filmmaking. Producing, self-shooting and editing promotional and narrative films gave me a basic understanding of the filmmaking process and an appreciation of creating images for screen. After completing an MA in theatre design 2015 I decided to combine my love of art and storytelling and embark on a freelance career in the art department and as a production designer.

I remain committed to providing opportunities for people from all backgrounds into the industry. I am a BAFTA crew mentor for BFI Film Academy alumni and continue to develop and lead on projects and sessions at Signal Films, Pauline Quirke Academy, National Theatre Education programme, BFI Film Academy and East15.

I believe working across different mediums opens exciting possibilities for new work. Finding new ways of working is something I believe is one way to positively address to imbalance of social and economic diversity and inclusion in the film industry. I am interested in and welcome projects that explore the relationship between these art forms and share these ideals.

E-learning

See which ScreenSkills e-learning May Davies has completed to improve their skills and knowledge.

Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

Completed

Tackling harassment and bullying at work

Completed

Introduction to mental health awareness at work

Completed
Expired

Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

Completed

Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries

Not completed

Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace

Not completed

Experience

  1. Art Director

    Remedy Pictures · Nov 2021 - Present

    Treason - Netflix Drama Series

  2. Art Director

    Clerkenwell Films/ C4 · Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

    The Birth of Daniel F. Harris - TV Drama

  3. Art Director

    My Happy Ending · Aug 2021 - Oct 2021

    My Happy Ending - Feature Film

  4. Art Director

    Sister Pictures/ Sky · Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

    Landscapers - HBO/ Sky Mini Series

  5. Additional Art Director

    Ipso Facto/ BFI · Jun 2020 - Aug 2021

    Martyrs Lane - Feature Film

  6. Additional Art Director

    Air Street Films + Stigma Films · Jun 2019 - Sep 2019

    The Power - Feature Film

  7. Art Director

    IWC Media/ BBC · Jun 2018 - Sep 2018

    The Importance of Being Oscar - TV Film

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Education and training

  1. Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

    ScreenSkills Learning · Mar 2023

    ScreenSkills Funded

  2. Introduction to mental health awareness at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Nov 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  3. The guiding principles of departmental budgeting for HETV and film

    Mission Accomplished · Mar 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  4. Location Intentions for Art Directors with Matt Kerly

    Talking Point · Feb 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  5. The guiding principles of departmental budgeting in high-end TV and film

    Mission Accomplished · Nov 2022

    ScreenSkills Funded

  6. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jan 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  7. Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    ScreenSkills Learning · Jun 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  8. How to succeed as an art director

    Talking Point · Jan 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  9. Advancing your career in the art department for film

    London Film School · Feb 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  10. Production design industry session with Simon Bowles

    Talking Point · May 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  11. Flexible working and job share session for art department

    Talking Point · Nov 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  12. Industry State of Play: ScreenSkills Assessment 2021

    ScreenSkills · Jun 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  13. How to succeed as an art director

    Talking Point · Feb 2021

    ScreenSkills Funded

  14. Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

    ScreenSkills Test · Jul 2020

    ScreenSkills Funded

  15. MA Theatre Design

    Wimbledon College of Art · Oct 2015 - Sep 2016

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Certificates

  • Safe Management of Production

    Production Safety Passport · Netflix
    Issued 20 Dec 2023 · Expires 20 Dec 2028

  • Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 22 Mar 2023

  • The guiding principles of departmental budgeting in high-end TV and film

    Screenskills Training Course · Mission Accomplished
    Issued 3 Jan 2023 · Expires 3 Jan 2025

  • Guiding Principles of Departmental budgeting

    Screenskills Certificate · Screenskills
    Issued 1 Jan 2023 · Expires 1 Jan 2025

  • Introduction to mental health awareness at work

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 13 Nov 2022

  • Tackling harassment and bullying at work

    Screenskills Learning
    Issued 3 Jun 2021

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May Davies

May Davies

Art director


Location:
London & North West
Career stage:
Experienced

Badges


Freelance

Availability:
Unavailable

Industries

  • Film
  • High-end TV

Regions can work

  • South East
  • London
  • North West


Download CV