Swan Head Prop

The swan head prop in shot for the film.

Commision work

I was approached by a group of students studying film production at a university in Bath to make a prop for a short film they were producing. The prop was to be a life size, realistic swans head and neck. I used a mixture of furniture foam, feathers, sculpy, latex and paint to create the prop.

Narrative and Genre

Based on a Bollywood version of Romeo and Juliet, I designed and created a set design using ancient indian architecture and patterns then created a model box to illustratue my ideas (1:25 scale) I also created a batik print for the backdrop in order to maintain the bollywood genre.

A vital aspect to take into consideration for the design was the famous "balcony scene." For my production i wanted a different aesthetic, moving away from the more traditional balcony on the side of the stage. I therefore chose influences from past indian architcture as well as looking into encorporating the lotus flower into the designs.

Blood, Sweat and Tears

"Hold your noise!" cried a terrible voice, as a man started up from among
the graves at the side of the church porch. "Keep still, you little devil, or
I'll cut your throat!"

A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on
his leg. A man with no hat, and with broken shoes, and with an old rag tied
round his head. A man who had been soaked in water, and smothered in mud, and
lamed by stones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars;
who limped, and shivered, and glared and growled; and whose teeth chattered in
his head as he seized me by the chin.

"O! Don't cut my throat, sir," I pleaded
in terror. "Pray don't do it, sir."

Part of the 2nd year project named "blood, sweat and tears" I sourced, distressed and broke down a costume for the character Abel Magwitch, a character from the Dickens story "Great Expectations.

Set Construction work

Based on the Images by William Hogarth, a group of 6 of us spent 5 weeks designing and constructing this full size shop front. The coffin makers shop front was based on Hogarth's prints Gin Lane and Beer Street.

Images from the final photoshoot of "A Midsummer Nights Dream" project

Midsummer work

Close up deatil work on the fairy dress for Midsummer Nights Dream, includin a cluster of suffolk puffs, sculpted parchment paper (with the MND script on it) as well as a copy of the play transferd onto silk then gathered in pleats.