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Professional ​
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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
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Research and design.
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Making Breakdown charts and prices lists.
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Budgeting skills.
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Organisational skills.
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Management skills.
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Time management skills.
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Leading skills.
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Sourcing & buying.
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FULL UK DRIVING LICENSE.
Work
experience​
Department Q – Netlix, Left Bank Production
Standby Painter, January to June 2024
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Paint breakdown according to shooting schedule and scenes
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Prompt repair of scenery between takes
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Alteration and ageing props
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Multi-department collaboration on set (Special Effects, Standby Props, Sparks)
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Gifted – Cbeebies, Gifted SPV
Prop Maker Assistant, December 2024
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Making of Hero Props (Cage and Keys) mixing hand sculpted and cast pieces
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Construction of Scenery props like poly carved Fake boulders
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Assisting Prop Maker Andrea Porteous
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Buccaneers – AppleTV, The Forge Production
Prop Maker and Painter Assistant, Sept to Nov 2023
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Making of bespoke Chandeliers for the Cloisters (Glasgow)
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Painting and Ageing sets, including various types of textures, wood-grain and stone
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Painting Action Props (Foam-cast fake pastries)
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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
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Construction of the Rovers (multi department project)
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Creation of entire sets (sea beds, rock walls, ice walls, ice fields, hangar doors)
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Making of Hero props, including soft pieces and breakable ice wax
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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
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Sculpting with water and wax based clay.
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Mould making using 2 parts silicone.
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Casting with resin or thermoplastics.
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Use of Thermoplastics.
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Use of various types of foam for small props or complex structures.
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Painting and Ageing
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Leatherwork
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Interactive models in collaboration with electronics specialists.
OTHER SKILLS
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Use of domestic and industrial sewing machines.
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Use of overlocker machines.
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Costume Making.
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Ageing techniques on textiles.
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Beauty and Artistic Make up techniques.
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Basic Wig styling.
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Cooking skills.
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Gardening skills.
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Teaching skills.
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Italian native speaker.
Education
Bentley Advanced Materials Seminars Kidderminster, 2004
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Mould Making for Special Effects Make-up workshop
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DAP Studio Scenic Painting Training Wickwar, 2024/2025
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Metal finishes course
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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