Profile
Hard-working, self-motivated and always thriving on education, I am able to integrate into any working environment, be it part of a team or working individually. I am happy with adapting to change and learning new skills and I work well under pressure, always meeting my deadlines.
Relevant Experience
Runner, Peerless Camera Company, London. March 2009.
I spent some time as a runner at Peerless Camera Company whilst they were working to meet an important deadline. My ability to help run the office, assist the artists working there and communicate with a positive and calming attitude helped the company complete their work and gave me the opportunity to experience a working visual effects environment.
Concierge, Apple Retail, Southampton. March 2008 - Aug 2009
Specialist, Apple Retail, Brent Cross, London. Aug 2009 - Present
I have spent over a year working for Apple Retail in their store in Southampton & have recently transferred to a London store. My role was of a Concierge, dealing with customers, explaining and enforcing policy and dealing with problems head-on in a decisive and polite manner. This has allowed me to develop my communication skills in a professional environment. Today I work as a Specialist, solving technical support issues from both a hardware and a software aspect, as well as providing me time and resources to develop my software skills using Apple products such as Shake & Filemaker.
Various Personal & Promotional Projects. 2004 - 2009
Over the last four years I have been producing short promotional film and personal projects inside and outside of my University degree course. These have ranged from pop promos to short-form drama, and in most instances I had a heavy involvement in post-production. Whilst working on these projects I have built the foundation of my visual effects knowledge, and developed my skills in post-production.
Education
The Arts Institute at Bournemouth - BA (Hons) Film Production,
2006 - 2009
Skills
I have experience working with many different software titles, including:
- Shake (Mac & Linux) (Intermediate - Advanced)
- Final Cut Studio (Mac) (Intermediate - Advanced)
- Avid Media Composer & Symphony Nitrus (Windows) (Intermediate)
- PFTrack (Mac & Linux) (Basic - Intermediate)
- Photoshop (Mac) (Basic - Intermediate)
- Maya (Mac) (Basic)
Referrals
Adam Azmy, Compositor; Framestore CFC
adam.azmy@googlemail.com
Rosie Mennear, Office Manager; Peerless Camera Company
rosanna.mennear@googlemail.com
Dave Simpson, Compositor; Framestore CFC
dave__s@hotmail.com
Jon Turner, Senior Lecturer of Post Production & Animation; The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
jturner@aib.ac.uk
