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Alys Whitehead

Assistant Designer

Alys Whitehead

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Assistance Experience

I have 3 years experience to offer working as an assistant to a number of designers regularly in Theatre, TV and Photography.

I am a skilled model maker and have made models for The House With Chicken Legs at Home MCR (Jasmine Swan), The Memory of Water at Hampstead Theatre (Anna Reid), The Beauty Queen of Leenane at Lyric Hammersmith (Good Teeth Theatre) and Beauty and the Beast at Nottingham Playhouse (Morgan Large). I am also proficient in SketchUp primarily with my skills transferring to Vectorworks also, and am a Mac and Adobe user (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). Examples of this can be found on my website and portfolio – www.alyswhitehead.com

I am good at problem solving quickly and creatively in challenging circumstances, and am resourceful and resilient. I have excelled at managing designer’s designs from conception to realisation, creating mood boards, script and costume breakdowns and costume plots as well as assisting with making and sourcing. From my work in TV and commercials I have developed organisational skills on large scale productions – and love working as part of a close knit team to achieve beautiful scenography and costumes.

Training

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Oxford Brookes BA (Hons) Perfor

Date of graduation

2019-07-01

Region

London
South West

Modelmaking for David Farley and Good Teeth Theatre
Modelmaking for David Farley and Good Teeth Theatre  
Modelmaking for Anna Reid
Modelmaking for Anna Reid  
SAD tech drawing Omnibus Theatre
SAD tech drawing Omnibus Theatre  
SAD tech drawing Omnibus Theatre
SAD tech drawing Omnibus Theatre  
SAD tech drawing Omnibus Theatre
SAD tech drawing Omnibus Theatre  
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Assisting Skills

Model Making

  • 1to25 model making
  • Painting
  • Creating surfaces and textures

Technical Drawing Skills and CAD Programmes

  • Drafting by hand
  • Vectorworks 2D
  • Vectorworks 3D
  • SketchUp
  • SketchUp-Pro, Layout

Other Computer Software Design Skills

  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign

Research/Sourcing Skills

  • Basic knowledge of construction methods and materials
  • Ability to put together digital mood boards
  • Prop and costume sourcing
  • Knowledge of prop houses, hire shops, local knowledge of shops
  • Ability to keep track of petty cash

Costume Practical Skills

  • Hand sewing skills
  • Costume Machine sewing skills
  • Pattern cutting
  • Costume fitting/alteration
  • Knowledge of fabrics and their properties
  • Distressing and Dying

Set and Prop Practical Skills

  • Paper prop creation
  • Ability to use workshop machinery
  • Scenic Art skills
  • Hand sewing skills
  • Prop Machine sewing skills

Experience in different types of performance

  • Plays
  • Musicals
  • Theatre for young audiences

Other Skills

  • Driving Car/Van


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