Graduation Project

Apr-Jun 2018

Video Designer

Basement Bar, Guildhall School of Music and Drama

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The equivalent to a dissertation to our degree, I chose to design and perform an audiovisual piece that was an improvised, symbiotic exploration for both music and video. That is to say, the movement of the music influenced the video and the movement of the video influenced of the music, both live.

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My system for this was Resolume Arena 6 creating generative video content. Ableton Live 10 acted as a loop machine and enabled Resolume to be played as a form of "visual instrument". After Effects was added in to create live textures via NDI.

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Moving Screens: Ballie

Apr-Jun 2018

Video Designer

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

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Ballie was an experiment in tracking moving projection screens and creating a design that integrally use the motion. Ballie is a small character who chases a mysterious orb around an ever-shifting space and is constantly surprised by mysterious happenings.

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Ballie was built in Autodesk Maya and animated in Cinema 4D. Mapping and tracking were done in Disguise.

Blackout

Jan - Mar 2018

Associate Video Designer

Creative Lead - Dan Shorten

Associate Video Designer - Andrew Monks

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Tower Bridge

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Blackout tells the story of two photographers, PC Arthur Cross and PC Fred Tibbs, who captured the devastation caused by Blitz during World War 2. Exploring the human stories and life in London, the audience are given a tour through the history of these two City of London Police Officers.

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Blackout was designed in a combination of Cinema 4D and After Effects. The show was initially programmed on Resolume, but then later on Disguise.

Sep - Oct 2017​

Production Manager

Des. Dan Shorten

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall Yard

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Teaming up with Boy Blue Entertainment, Guildhall School produced a projection and dance piece as part of the celebrations of the Romans in London.

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The system we used was comprised of 8 projectors (4x 12K and 4x 16K), controlled and mapped by Resolume Arena 5. This system was split and routed using FX4s. 

Jun - Jul 2017​

Video Designer

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

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Memetic was an interactive installation exploring the idea of storytelling. Seven orbs arranged around the room, that when touched would play back one of seven segments of a story, although in no particular order. Further development of this project would include retelling of the story by the audience members, to the audience member that followed, to explore how the story would change over generations.

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The system used for this was Troikatronix Isadora and Makey Makey. The orbs were coated in electric paint to connect the circuit with the Makey Makey and trigger a reaction.

Terra Incognita: Here Be Dragons

Jan - Feb 2017

Video Engineer

Des. - Dan Shorten

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Tower Bridge

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As part of the first series of events in the newly opened Bascule Chamber, we created an experience focused on transforming a space and taking an audience from a familiar to an unknown and hidden one. Centred around the main Bascule, there were a number of installations from video designers, poets, artists and musicians, all exploring the hidden world.

Numina

Sep 2016 - Present

Animator

Des. Zarah Hussain

Barbican Centre

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Winner of Lumen People's Choice award 2017

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Working with artist Zarah Hussain, we created an installation for the Barbican Centre foyer. "Numina" was an Islamic geometric design that evolved with time, exploring different colours and shapes within the structure. Continuing on with Zarah, I have created adaptations for the Noisily Festival, and since winning the Lumen People's Choice award, Numina has been to China and Belgium.

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The animation was created with a combination of After Effects and Illustrator. The piece was then mapped to the structure using Resolume Arena 5 and Troikatronix Isadora was used to control the start up and shutdown of the system.

Glastonbury 2016

Feb - Jun 2016

Video Engineer/VJ

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Temple Stage, The Common

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Working closely with VJ Boxcat, we designed content and acted as house VJs for the Temple Stage, in the Common. During set up we also acted as system technicians, rigging projectors, servers and mapping the stage.

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Our system for this show was Resolume Arena 5, running through Avolites Ai, as well as 12x 16K projectors.

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Glasgow Commonwealth Games Ceremonies 2014

Jul - Aug 2014

Video Intern

Jack Morton Worldwide

Glasgow Commonwealth Games

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Working closely with both JMW and XL Video, I acted as a video intern for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. My role largely focused around assisting install and managing the video log during rehearsals.