Freelance Model Maker/Restoration & Conserving puppets - Buckinghamshire Studio
Nov 2014 - To Date
I work as both a freelancer at various studios and from my own Buckinghamshire workshop where I work on a range of commission based model making, restoration and sculpting projects.
Spitting Image (TV Series) - Avalon - Puppet Fitter & Art Finisher
Seaming foam latex puppets, fitting up puppets, assisting with eye mechanisms fitting, seaming and painting silicone arms.
Kung Fury (Film) - Millennium FX - Art Finisher
Coldplay Music Video - Millennium FX - Art Finisher
Seaming & Art finishing for film - unreleased
Re-colouring Gorilla Suit for hire - Millennium - Art Finisher
Seed Music Video - Millennium FX - Art Finisher
Neil Gorton Studio - School Assistant 1 Week
Dr Who (TV Series) - Millennium FX - Art Finishing
Seaming & Painting repair on baby for hire - Millennium - Art Finisher
Fabricating harness for film - unreleased
Witcher (TV Series) - Millennium FX - Art Finisher
Krypton (TV Series) - Millennium FX - Art Finisher
Private Sculpture Exhibition work - New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
Curfew (TV Series) - Millennium FX - Assistant Fabricator
Private sculpture work for selling event
Moz John Lewis Advert - Assistant Fabricator
Paypal Advert - Millennium FX - Art Finisher
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Millennium FX - Assistant Fabricator
Class (TV Series) - Millennium FX - Assistant Fabricator
Zapped (TV Series) - Millennium FX - Sculptor/Model Maker
Worst Witch (TV Series) - Millennium FX - Sculptor
B & Q Advert - Millennium FX - Sculptor, Mould Maker, Art Finisher
Private Moulding & Casting Job
Spitting Image Restoration - Private Job - David Baddiel
Spitting Image Restoration - Private Job - Margaret Thatcher
Spitting Image Restoration - Private Job - Stephen Fry
Spitting Image Restoration - Private Job - Margaret Thatcher
Truckers Stop Motion Animation Puppet Restoration - Private Job
Spitting Image Restoration - Private Job - John Major
Spitting Image Restoration - Private Job - Margaret Thatcher
Spitting Image Restoration - Private Job - Ronald Reagan
Mento's Ementicons - Private Job with Rachel Gannon - Sculptor, Art Finisher, Fabricator
Event FX / European Games Opening Ceremony Baku 2015 - SFX Prop Maker
Spitting Image Restoration - Private Job - Michael Buerk
Private Sculpture Commission - Jasper Dog
Spitting Image Restoration - Private Job - Sir John Gielgud
Professional Experience
Skills
Sculpting
Painting
Art Finishing
Prop making
Life casting
Model Making
Mould Making
Fabrication
Mask Making
Puppet Making & Restoration
Wax finishing
Bronze finishing
MIG Welding
Woodwork
Break away props.
Teaching
QEST Scholarship / Freelance Studio Assistant to Sculptor Andrew Sinclair
2013 - Nov 2014
In March 2013 I was honoured to be granted a QEST scholarship fund to support advanced sculpting training with the renowned sculptor Andrew Sinclair. Once my scholarship was completed I would assist both Andrew and Diane with the teaching and support on their courses.
Alongside my training I consequently began working for Andrew as an assistant in his studio undertaking various tasks to support him making sculptures for private and public commissions. I also assisted his partner Diane with the administration and marketing for 'The Sculpture School' along with preparation, advertising and installation for 'The Great British Sculpture Show' which was held at Hatfield House in 2014.
Freelance Model Maker - Crawley Creatures, Buckingham
2010 - 2012
Gondwana Museum, Germany
Part of small team making 30 + animal models for museum in Germany.
Duties included Painting, Art Finishing, Mould Making, Model Making, Sculpting and Puppet Fabrication.
Oxford Museum
Work on an old exhibit. Repairing the latex foam puppet skin for an animatronic baby dinosaur. Re-painting.
BBC 2 ‘Prehistoric Autopsy’ with Dr Alice Roberts
Part of small team making 3 models and skeletons for BBC television programme. Duties included mould making, model making, painting bones, seaming silicon.
London Fashion Week
Mould making, painting, flocking and finishing prosthetics for London Fashion Week.
Attica Park, Athens
Part of a small team making 40 animal models for a new museum in Athens.
Main responsibilities including: Mould making, casting and finishing life-size fibreglass dinosaurs; seaming, texturing; casting and fitting teeth and claws, painting and fabrication. Assembling life size polystyrene dinosaurs, finishing, texturing and carving polystyrene.
Seaming and painting foam latex.
Repair ‘Primeval’ Puppet for Display
Repairing and painting foam latex skin for animatronic puppet ‘Rex’ from first series of Primeval.
Freelance Sculptor / Model Maker / Fabricator - Artem, London
2010
Mould making, casting, model making, costume and fabrication work on several projects.
Birth the Movie – Part of a small team constructing giant reproductive organs.
X-men Movie – Mould making, prop making.
Swamp man costume– Part of team fabricating a costume for a TV advert. Sculpting and fabrication.
Foam latex puppets for tv advert– Building armatures, mould making and coring. Assisting with foam latex, casting silicon, seaming latex and silicon, assembling puppets.
Halo reach armoured suits– Life casting, armature building, sculpting, mould making and coring, making fibreglass armour pieces, pouring and injecting rubber, fabrication, dressing and fitting on set and location.
Specsavers advert – Mould making and casting fibreglass panels.
RA 1 Bollywood Film – Moulding making and casting in J-foam, various breakaway components for high speed stunt.
2001 – 2009
MADAME TUSSAUDS, MERLIN: BAKER STREET & ACTON STUDIO
BLIND SUMMIT, PUPPET THEATRE COMPANY
BRIAN ALABASTER – SCULPTOR
NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL
ARTEM, LONDON
NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE
MADDERMARKET THEATRE
ELSTREE STUDIOS - PUPPETEER VOGON - HITCHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
University Of Hertfordshire
Sept 2008 - May 2010
BA (hons) Character Creation and Technical Effects - Awarded 1:1 (Joined 2nd year)
Norwich Puppet Theatre
Sept 2007– July 2008
(Evening Course) City & Guilds – Design for Craft: Puppet Making
Norwich City College
Feb - April 2002 (Evening Course) City & Guilds - MIG Welding
Loughborough University
Sept 2000 – May 2001 BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art & Design - Awarded Merit
2010 - present
2010 - present