Severed head for FX mini series Shōgun. Likeness of of Yabushige, played by actor Tadanobu Asano. We see this for a split second at the end of episode 10. We never actually lifecast Tadanobu as it was not going to be shot for long- so I used another head mould for this job, and had to artwork it to look as much like Tadanobu as possible. I got to follow this project through from start to finish; casting the head in silicone, fabricating the neck stump, painting, hair punching and styling. Work done at Lindala Schminken FX in Vancouver BC.
I worked for Andy Gent in the puppet maintenance department, where we carried out on-set repairs on the puppets. We were responsible for final checks before filming, and also helping make new puppets from scratch. I was the lead painter on site in the puppet maintenance department.
I also worked within Roy Bell’s painting department, painting miniature props and sets.
All work shown was done at 3 Mills Studios in London between 2015-2017 within the puppet and art department and was often worked on and created by multiple artists.
Highly realistic live fish prop for Yellowjackets S2. The fish had to be grabbed out of the river and have a bite taken out of it- which could be reset for multiple shots. The actor eating the fish was vegan, so the edible flesh had to be made out of a vegan gelatine substitute. I created a lifelike raw fish flesh out of agar, lychee and coconut milk. This was cast into a bite mould, and packed into a spot on the silicone fish prop, and covered in a rice paper- stimulating the fish skin, and painted to match. The shot where the fish was wriggling in the water was animated by a puppet mech made by Josh Raymond.
All work was done by myself at Masters FX in 2022 in Vancouver BC.
Contracting for Joel Eschallier at SFX Studios I lead a small team of artists in feathering these two lifelike Canada Geese puppets for a commercial for Nav Canada. I managed a team of 8 artists to 'art finish' the birds, and also went on set to help puppeteer them on the day. The commercial was produced by Maximum Effort and can be seen on youtube/instagram/facebook.
We spent two months covering each static bird in feathered panels that when pieced together would resemble the geese's colour patterning. Each feather was either hand dyed or painted, and woven together on four way stretch lace to create these panels. The size, shape, colour and thickness of each feather was really important to determine the specific look of each panel for the most realistic likeness. We had a team of artists plucking feathers for months; arranging them on boards, airbrushing the tips, dying them, and finally hand laying them onto the stretch lace. Their necks are fur transfers, and the teeny tiny feathers around their face were all hand plucked and laid individually too. Each bird has a set of extended wings and tucked wings that are interchangeable.
The birds themselves are rigged rod puppets with animatronic faces, designed and built by Joel and Tibor Farkas.
I worked as a contractor on a number of projects for UK company ‘Scenic Sets’ between 2016-2019.
I was part of a team prop making and painting, miniature model making and set installs for a number of clients including Dior and Louis Vuitton. The references shown here are for a window display for Louis Vuitton in Paris in 2018.
I was hired directly by UK production company ‘Movement’, to
design, create and apply prosthetics for Fanta’s halloween campaign in collaboration with Snapchat. London 2018
As a miniature modeller, (not to mention avid Harry Potter enthusiast) I was thrilled to be asked to help dress the Warner Brother’s studio tours model of Hogwarts, in snow for Christmas. I was hired directly by the models original creator Jose Granell, who dresses and maintains the castle annually. I helped out multiple years running.
London, 2015-2018
I was part of a small team working for “Propshop” in London in 2015, creating a miniature landscape and dressing for the set of the Teletubbies reboot.
Through working at various FX shops I have fabricated multiple bodies for surgical scenes in shows such as Good Doctor, Fire Country or a new show called Hurt Unit. The bodies all have to be highly realistic and the organs have to be anatomically correct and able to be acted with. Some scenes would require cut-able skins, blood rigs, remove-able bones and or organs. All work shown was done by myself at Masters FX, or LSFX in Vancouver BC.
Maleficent- Mistress of Evil, London 2018.
I worked for David White in SMUFX in both the finishing department and prosthetic application on set.
Stephen King’s post apocalyptic dark fantasy where a deadly man-made virus ravages the human population.
A super fun project to be a part of; creating 36 decaying bodies in 6 weeks. I worked in a small team painting and hair punching these rotted heads.
I also did a couple of applications of the bloated neck prosthetics on set. The make-ups shown here were applied with Tibor Farkas and Jess Ratterman respectively.
The giant skull was a massive group effort at LSFX. I assisted painting the head with Bronwyn Sloely, and myself and Jordanne Eggie did the hair work.
Severed Leg fabricated and painted by myself.
All work done at Lindala Schminken FX in Vancouver in 2020.
Set Dressing and textile distressing on Disneys live-action Beauty and the Beast. London 2017
The Huntsman- Winters War.
Work in the props department for HOD Jim Mckeown. We created 18 Life-sized “frozen” chess pieces for a shot where the queen freezes people in action.
London 2016.
Tiny props I made for personal projects. London 2015-2018
Fabrication of a wooden robot “RB29” suit for Phillip K Dick’s ‘Electric Dreams’ on Amazon Prime. Team Project at KMFX, London 2017. RB29 Actor- Malik Ibheis
Creature suits and character make ups- various shows and shops. London/Vancouver 2018-2023
Mushroom Makeup for Motherland. I arranged the mushrooms and painted this piece at LSFX
Zombie Makeup applied with Tytti Valeri at IMATS 2018. Pieces made by KMFX
Monster gloves for creature in a movie called Abernathy. I fabricated and painted these gloves. LSFX 2022.
Teeth painted for a monster in a movie called Beehive at LSFX 2022.
Latex Baby Doll head masks painted for Motherland at LSFX in 2021.
Alien Makeup for E4 Cult Commercial, I applied on set. London 2018.
Zombie Makeup for Legends of Tomorrow, applied with Tibor Farkas for LSFX in 2020
Creature head I hair punched for Books of Blood, at LSFX in 2021.
Creature suit legs fabricated with Emersen Ziffle at LSFX for Books of Blood, 2021.
Creature teeth painted at Masters FX for Nancy Drew 2023.
