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CHARLIE WRIGHT

Email: carnagecrafts@gmail.com Instagram: carnage_crafts

I have just finished (June 2020) a 2-year Foundation Degree in Theatre Arts (Prop Making and SFX) at Northbrook Metropolitan College. My ambition is to have a successful career in Prop Making and Prop Design. My main passion is in making Hero props. I am a very enthusiastic and imaginative person who is eager to work. While I enjoy working independently, I am also a good team player. My skills include: Woodwork, Sculpting, Mould and Casting, Painting, Drawing, Technical Drawing, Model Making, Poly Carving, Metalwork and Welding.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

June 2014 -

a week of work experience at a major automotive company in Hertfordshire.

I carried out admin tasks (photocopying and filing) and spent time in the Vehicle Distribution, Marketing, Customer Services and Dealer Network Training departments and in the Post room.

2016 to date -

casual painting & decorating work during holidays for high-end painter & decorator.

May 2018 -

supernatural-themed Axe commission for photography and amateur filming purposes.

March 2019 -

volunteering/ work experience as Flyman for Musical Theatre production of Ghost at Northbrook Theatre. Worked on counterweight fly rail and wrote/ learned cue sheet.

June 2019 -

a week’s commission sign-making at “All My People Festival” in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.

QUALIFICATIONS TO DATE:

Grades Achieved:

Theatre Arts (Foundation Degree)(Prop Making and SFX) - Awaiting result

Interactive Media - BTEC Extended Diploma Level 3 - D*D*D/ 3 A Levels

Art & Design - BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate - Merit

Design & Technology: Product Design - GCSE - B

Design & Technology: Graphic Products - GCSE - B

Film Studies - GCSE - B

Religious Studies - GCSE - C

ICT – OCR Level 1/2 Cambridge National Certificate - Distinction at Level 1

Maths – GCSE - Grade 4 (equivalent to a C)

English – GCSE - Grade 4 (equivalent to a C)

HOBBIES:

Prop Design and Prop Making as well as Character Design and Story Planning. Watching, reading, playing and studying Ancient History, Mythology, Folklore and Supernatural-themed films, TV shows, games and books. These studies all greatly inspire my concept ideas and decisions. In my spare time I used to make short amateur films with a friend that would usually feature a newly-made prop or model.