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Five Kinds Of Silence – Stage Design

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The show took place at New Venture Theatre in Brighton. I was responsible for designing and building the central staircase. It had to be able to rotate freely in 360 degrees, lock into position, and have a door enabling the cast to enter the inside.

It had a central pivot to enable it to rotate on the spot. Sadly, no photos of it seem to exist, but here are 3D renders of the model I created.

Skills Range

  • Stage Design
  • Stage Construction


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Bug – Photography

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I fulfilled a number of roles for this show that was produced as part of the Brighton Festival Fringe. I helped construct the set, I produced the programme and took photos during a run for press and publicity purposes.

Skills Range

  • Set Construction
  • Graphic Design
  • Photography




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True West – Stage Design

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Stage design and construction for a show at New Venture Theatre; True West by Sam Shepard. A realistic kitchen with breakfast bar was built for the show.

Skills Range

  • Set Design
  • Set Construction

True West Stage Design - New Venture Theatre (1)
True West Stage Design - New Venture Theatre (2)
True West Stage Design - New Venture Theatre (3)

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Plays for Coarse Acting – Design

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About The Project

Coarse acting is style that ridicules amateur dramatic groups with over-acting, forgotten lines, missed cues and ropey scenery.

Rather brave for a small theatre company to take on something that is self-mocking, but the show was a huge success. Only great acting, directing and so on can pull off something like this, making it hilarious instead of just ludicrous.

The show took place at new Venture Theatre, Brighton. I was asked to design a throne, on wheels, that would collapse on cue. Carefully constructed so that a single pin held the throne together. Moments before the actor sitting in the throne was to make it collapse, another actor would simply slide the pin out of the back, unseen by the audience.

Skills Range

  • Prop Design
  • Prop Construction

Plays for Coarse Acting 1
Plays for Coarse Acting 2
Plays for Coarse Acting 3
Plays for Coarse Acting 4

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The Self – Self Directed

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Another self-directed project, these images were created during my MA at the University of Brighton. My MA was focussed on the idea of the self, the anima and animus; anthropomorphic archetypes of the unconscious mind.

My MA consisted of a large number of explorations before settling on a final piece which looked at life experiences, and why different people react differently to the same situations.

Skills Range

  • Illustration
  • Photography

The Self 1
The Self 2
The Self 3
The Self 4
The Self 5

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The Portland Project – Self Directed

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About The Project

These images were created for a self-directed project, a series of illustrations of some of the more recognisable buildings along Portland Road, Brighton & Hove.

Using Google Street View as reference these were created solely in Illustrator.

Skills Range

  • Illustration

Illustration of Portland House Nursing Home, Portland Road, Hove
Illustration of St Peters Church, Portland Road, Hove
Illustration of the old bingo hall, Portland Road, Hove

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The Narrative Die – Self Directed

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A self-directed project. The toy is a 10-sided die with a unique, relatively simple image on each side. Through a pre-defined number of rolls, the user would tell a story based upon the images.

Although not initially aimed at children, the product could be an ideal toy to help children with story telling.

Skills Range

  • Graphic Design
  • Product Design

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