CV
A selection of the more prominent employment I have done.
ARMOUR PROP MODELLER
December 2018 - April 2019
For the Project, Fathom Productions, I was the Armour Mould maker and painter. We were based in Budapest, Hungary so this included having to figure out how to use a whole different types of materials such as silicones and resins that are very different to the normal UK based chemicals.
ARMOUR FX MOULD MAKER
August 2018 - November 2018
Krypton season 2, I was the mould maker as well as painter of the Armour for Armour FX. We were again based in Belfast, Ireland.
HEAD MOULD MAKER
February 2018 - August 2018
For Maleficent 2 I was the Head Mould maker for the Costume Armour Department run by Simon Brindle. I was in charge of a team of up to three. We were located in Pinewood Studios, London.
COSTUME ARMOUR MOULD MAKER
August 2017 - November 2017
For the upcoming syfy television show, Krypton, I was the mould maker for the Costume armour department. We were based in Belfast, Ireland where it was filmed. This job included moulding all the various pieces of armour in order for them to be 'mass produced'. I also processed and painted the armour as well as fabricated some of the elements of the armour.
FREELANCE DESIGN
REALISATION ASSISTANT
January 2017 - March 2017
I was the freelance design realisation assistant for The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. This included assisting the Design Realisation department into running more effectively and making up for departments that need more help in order to complete the task at hand. For example, when a member of staff had other commitments in the evenings, I would be the supervisor at a paint call or fit up session.
HEAD MOULD MAKER
February 2016 - October 2016
I was Head Mould Maker for the costume armour company Artisan Armours Ltd which were hired to work in Beijing, China on a film called Asura. Our team of up to twelve worked alongside local Chinese crew in which I had to manage a team of up to three in the mould shop. As well as being head mould maker, I also sculpted a few pieces of the armour as well as painted and fabricated the armour when needed.
Costume Designer: Ngila Dickson
ASSISTANT COSTUME ARMOURER
April 2015 - October 2015
During this time I worked closely with the Head costume Armourer (Simon Brindle) at Artisan Armours Ltd working on several different projects including Beowulf, Game of War commercial (Mariah Carey's Armour) and Assassin's Creed. I mostly was the Mould Maker and Painter, but also I fabricated and sculpted a few items.
SCENIC PAINTER
April 2015
I was one of the several scenic painters involved in the renovation of the London Branch of Ninth Ward. As this was more of a permanent feature, a lot of the painting had to be done in a way that would last longer than if it were painted for theatre or film. I painted most of the floors and stained walls and wood to match all the reclaimed wood that had been used. I also made curtains for the VIP room as well as help put up patterned fabric on the foamed walls of the VIP room.
PROP MAKER
March 2015
I was a Prop Maker for Pinewood Creative for the Camper Shoes campaign. The window display consisted of a pair of hands that held up the shoe. There were several different hand positions used which also indicated what colour the hands were sprayed. I was involved in the clean up process of the hand casts that came out of the mould.
FREELANCE SCENIC ARTIST AND SCENIC CARPENTER
Ocotober 2014 - February 2015
I was a freelance Scenic Artist and carpenter for The Guildhall School of Music and Drama painting and making a variety of different sets for different shows. These shows included, The Cunning Peasant, A Midsummer's Night Dream and True Dare Kiss.
TRAINEE ARMOUR ASSISTANT
April - June 2014
I was the Trainee Armour Assistant for TV web-series Halo:Nightfall with Artisan Armours Ltd. I worked in a team of up to 16 in the several different parts of costume armour making. This included sculpting the masters, mouldmaking, painting, metal working and assembling the armour together.
PROP MAKER
November 2013 - September 2014
I was a freelance prop maker for the visual merchandising company Props Studios Ltd. During this time, I worked on many different shop window displays for holiday seasons such as Christmas, Valentines day, spring and summer windows. Clients included, Ted Baker, Magnum, Anya Hindmarch, Penhaligons, Mappin & Webb etc.
TRAINEE COSTUMEÂ
PROP MAKER
September - November 2013
For the Film Exodus: Gods and Kings, I was the Trainee in the Costume Prop department. This job involved lots of leather work, making belts, collars and bags for main characters and extras. There was also a bit of metal work involved as some pieces included custom sheets of metal decoration.
TRAINEE COSTUME ARMOURER
July - August 2013
I was one of the trainee Costume Armourers working for Artisan Armours Ltd for Guardians of the Galaxy. It was quite a large team of up to thirty and I mostly worked on the Ronan cowl which was comprised of over 600 metal scales which all had to be hand polished, domed, bent and assembled to create the cowl.
TRAINEE COSTUME
PROP MAKER
July - September 2012
For the film Thor: The Dark World, I was the Costume prop trainee which involved helping fabricate costumes and costume props for principals and extras. I worked with many different materials such as leather, rubber, plastic and metal.