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Curriculum Vitae

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I am a versatile Prop Maker, Painter and Standby

based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
I have worked in a variety of Feature Film, High End Television, Theatre Productions and Events.
FULL UK DRIVING LICENSE.

Tech Skills

STANDBY SKILLS

  • Research and design.

  • Making Breakdown charts and prices lists.

  • Budgeting skills.

  • Organisational skills.

  • Management skills.

  • Time management skills.

  • Leading skills.

  • Sourcing & buying.

  • FULL UK DRIVING LICENSE.

Work
experience​

Department Q – Netlix, Left Bank Production
Standby Painter, January to June 2024

  • Paint breakdown according to shooting schedule and scenes

  • Prompt repair of scenery between takes

  • Alteration and ageing props

  • Multi-department collaboration on set (Special Effects, Standby Props, Sparks)

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Gifted – Cbeebies, Gifted SPV
Prop Maker Assistant, December 2024

  • Making of Hero Props (Cage and Keys) mixing hand sculpted and cast pieces

  • Construction of Scenery props like poly carved Fake boulders

  • Assisting Prop Maker Andrea Porteous

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Buccaneers – AppleTV, The Forge Production
Prop Maker and Painter Assistant, Sept to Nov 2023

  • Making of bespoke Chandeliers for the Cloisters (Glasgow)

  • Painting and Ageing sets, including various types of textures, wood-grain and stone

  • Painting Action Props (Foam-cast fake pastries)

  • Creating a large scale stone wall, divided in pieces to be assembled on location

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The Rig2 – Amazon UK, Wild Mercury Production
Prop Maker Assistant, April to October 2023

  • Construction of the Rovers (multi department project)

  • Creation of entire sets (sea beds, rock walls, ice walls, ice fields, hangar doors)

  • Making of Hero props, including soft pieces and breakable ice wax

  • Creating a large scale mycelium network (multi department project)

 

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Anansi Boys – Spider Pictures Production
Junior Prop Maker, November 2021 to May 2022
• Creating genre specific action Props (including soft weapons and body parts replicas)
using various techniques and materials
• Repairing Props on Standby
• Prop Painting and Ageing
• Polystyrene carving to create sculptures on large scale

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Outlander – Left Bank Production
Props Trainee/Assistant season 5 and 6,

June to July 2019/ January to June 2021
• Making Action Props for the Native American scenes using traditional techniques
(Bones and wood carving, leather work, textile work and metal ageing)

• Props Dressing and Props Standby duties
• Assisting Action Prop Manager
• Handling Weapons replicas and Taxidermy
• Dailies in Art Department, shadowing Production Designer

 


Shona the Musical – Neo Productions
Props Designer and Maker, July – October 2018
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
• Designing the props for actors and stage. Sourcing and altering fake weapon
• Creation of a set of spears and headpieces for the main characters
• Working in contact with the Director, Actors, Production Manager, and the Costume Department

 


Malasorti - Welcome to my Mondo Production
Set dresser and Prop Maker, Music Video – August 2013
Cagliari, Italy

• Set Dec duties. Creation/ sourcing of the Props on set.
• Assistance on set. Interaction with the musicians, assisting the Make-up Artist and the Art director
Free Beach Club – Welcome to My Mondo,
Art Department Assistant, Production Assistant. Commercial, June 2013.
Cagliari, Italy.
• Keeping records of the production’s needs/expenses
• Assisting the Art Director and keeping notes on set

PROP MAKING AND PAINTING

  • Sculpting with water and wax based clay.

  • Mould making using 2 parts silicone.

  • Casting with resin or thermoplastics.

  • Use of Thermoplastics.

  • Use of various types of foam for small props or complex structures.

  • Painting and Ageing

  • Leatherwork

  • Interactive models in collaboration with electronics specialists.

OTHER SKILLS

  • Use of domestic and industrial sewing machines.

  • Use of overlocker machines.

  • Costume Making.

  • Ageing techniques on textiles.

  • Beauty and Artistic Make up techniques.

  • Basic Wig styling.

  • Cooking skills.

  • Gardening skills.

  • Teaching skills.

  • Italian native speaker.

Education

Bentley Advanced Materials Seminars Kidderminster, 2004

  • Mould Making for Special Effects Make-up workshop

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DAP Studio Scenic Painting Training Wickwar, 2024/2025

  • Metal finishes course

  • Wood finishes course

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Screenskills Certificates:
• Covid19 Training
• Safe Management of Production by First Option

 


Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, June 2020
• (BA) Costume Design and Construction
First Class – Dissertation in Modern Prop Making Techniques (Study in Animatronics)

 


Sorenzo Studios Workshops Glasgow, 2019
• 2 parts Mouldmaking and Casting, with Thom Wall
• Face Sculpting Workshop with Edward Howat

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