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Page 1/6 - Curriculum vitae of Surname(s) First name(s)
Artist in residency in Theatre; Design and production team, audience host and guide
Living and working with other artists to create the immersive over night production Macbeth. Roles in production; Making, sourcing and maintaining sets, props and costumes. Live performance role as Host; Responsible for audience members health, safety and punctual navigation through scenes within the large venue whilst maintaining in character, interacting with actors within the story.
Making and Building Shadow Puppets and Theatre, hosting and invigilating interactive art activity, working ethically within the public rhealm, engaging with both children and adults to encourage new relationships with orchestral music and shadow puppet theatre.
Amelia Johnstone with BBC Events and Creative Department in collaboration with Welsh National Opera
Occupation or position held Sign Installation Designer, Maker
Main activities and responsibilities Designing sign installations for CSAD new building and Open Days; Sourcing the correct materials punctually to a short deadline, use of workshop and jigsaw, sanding edges, painting and varnishing.
Name and details of employer
Dates
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and details of employer
Angela Dutton at Cardiff School of Art and Design Email: [email protected]
6-10/11/2014
Press, Reportage Illustrator for CCQ Magazine at Theatre Festival Experimentica13
Punctually attending performances and networking events, liaising with artists and organisers professionally, representing a creative company. Documenting live performances through drawing and mark making, edited on Photoshop for print to be published as a two page spread in Cardiff Culture Quartily Magazine.
Interactive Installation and costume, involving the public in activties that reflect political Issues
Attending regular meetings to brand, organise and promote event. Sourcing of correct materials and equipment, time management, safe and regulated use of power tools;jigsaw, drill, construction and joinery with technician, building installation rooms and plinths and interactive object. Design, constrction costume, engaging and invigilating activity with the public.
Sherman Theatre, CYMRU 04/2014
Film in response to the play ‘Heritage’, script and concept.
Attending regular meetings with theatre practitioners and organisers, translating and communicating concepts in response to theatre and script writing. Generating concept, narrative and aesthetics, storyboarding, sourcing of materials, technical collaborators and studio rental to make film, editing and producing film on FinalCut Pro for disk and dvd view. Refurbishing monitor case and invigilating at National Theatres public event.
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Social skills and competences As Art Director of ‘VisionQuest thirteen’ I was assertive and appreciative of each members role within the team, working closely to tackles task, efficiently and this high standard film has now been premiered worldwide. I am enthusiastic and supportive, which was integral to my groups ability to make ingenuine and risk taking work at the National Theatre. Being friendly and confident makes me an approachable intermediate within public contexts, this enabled me to engage with participants aswell as manage the interacive art activity at the ‘BBC NOW‘ event.
Organisational skills and competence
In demanding and fast paced environments for example the filmset of ‘VisionQuest thirteen’ I remain professional, punctual and organised maintaining communication between suppliers, directors and assistants, assuring props and costumes arrive on time and are distributed accordingly. For the CSAD Exhibition, I sourced the correct materials on time and arranged schedules with technicians, assuring installation spaces and objects were built to the deadline.
Technical skills and competences Safe use of workshops and power tools; jigsaw and drill, basic joinery, assisting the building of installation rooms and plinths, hand and machine embroidery, armitures, clay and shadow puppets for stop motion film or live performance, costume, prop and set making and painting, theatrical make up, hair and body paint.
Computer skills and competences Animation, film editing and producing on FinalCut pro. Book, leaflet and poster design, editing and producing for print on Photoshop and InDesign.
Artistic skills and competences I was awarded a First Class BA Hons for my degree in Illustration. I can lead in depth research projects and support enquiiries and writing with theoretical underpinning. I can effectively communicate characters, concepts and narratives through visual imagery and quality of aesthetics with a visual language that references culture, art movements and eras, applying and experimenting with these methodologies in a range of mediums and contexts such as film and Theatre. I consider aspects of a space and experience with the aim to create transending environments and dialogical experiences. I relish collaboration with other artists and use innovative processes to make risk-taking, memorable work.cvThese have been recognised by the National Theatre and exhibited at such venues and events; Sherman Theatre and Creative Festivals such as Secret Garden Party.