Designer, Art Director, Artist.
Television Film Dramas
- We are Seven – HTV Wales period drama, art director
- Return to Treasure Island – HTV Wales/Walt Disney, Art Director
- Elidor – BBC London, art director
- Prime Suspect – Granada Television Series, art director
- Cracker – Granada Television, art director
- Reckless – Granada Television, art director
- Cold Feet – Granada Television, art director
- Coronation Street – Granada Television, art director
- Micawber – Yorkshire Television, art director
- Law Zone – Yorkshire Television, art director
- Distant Shores – Granada \ Yorkshire Television, art director
- Macbeth – Granada Television, art director
- Rhinoceros – Granada Television, art director
- Monarch of the Glen – ecosse films \ BBC Scotland, art director
- Wall of Tyranny – Columbia Pictures \ HTV Wales, art director.
- The Grimleys – Granada Television, art director
- STV News set
- Trilogy of crime dramas STV
- Coronation Street 50th anniversary Episode sequences, as Storyboard artist to Graeme Harper, Director.
- Music related series
- Little Match Girl – HTV Wales, art director
- Bryn Tervil Christmas Special – HTV Wales, designer
- Richard and Judy Special – Granada Television, art director.
- Mastermind- tribute outside broadcast, to Magnus Magnussen, at the Glasgow Caledonian University, BBC
- Tom Jones special – HTV Wales, art director
Feature Films
- 24 Hour Party People – director Michael Winterbottom, art director
- 28 Days Later – director Danny Boyle, art director
- Code 46 – director Michael Winterbottom, art director
- Millions – director Danny Boyle, art director
General Qualifications
- University of Teesside, gained first class honours in design and architectural studies
- studied an MA at the Metropolitan University of Manchester
- studied as a navigation – nautical sciences \ marine officer with canadian pacific shipping company, (foreign and home waters).
- Studied Law at South Glamorgan University
- Visiting Artist Aalto University Helsinki.
Skills
- StoryBoarding, Film and TV & Animation, And Concept Work.
- Surveying ( Architectural / Film )
- Construction drawings, For all types of Sets, ( see technical section)
- Coordinator with Special Effects Departments. and all related Departments within the Media, and also within Traditional Industry – ( see Creative Business Consultant Page).
- Media Business Consultant.
Lecturing Experience
- Newcastle College of Design
- Granada Television, (film and design studies)
- Skillset, Feature Film training programme Mentor.
- Visiting Artist within the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University Helsinki from 2005 until 2012..
- Artist in Residence Programme 6 month residency within Aalto University, Developing Business and Media initiatives within the Satakunta region of Finland, and lecturing on Creative
- Bradford University film school – UNESCO city of film
Management techniques
- Coronation street, training assistants Art Direction technique
- Birmingham City University
Other Topics
- Language Skills, some French
- Travelled and traded Worldwide whilst under the employment with Canadian Pacific Shipping Company as Navigation Officer on many types of Merchant Navy vessels.
- Portfolio and references from Producers and Directors in the Feature Film industry are also available (see References section).
- Consultant / Advisor to Gateshead College, Newcastle upon Tyne.Consultant / Advisor to Cleveland College of Art and Design, Hartlepool.
Personal Details
- Nationality – British ( Scots )
- Born St Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland.