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What another strange year…. started out teaching on-line for the London Film School, then moved into the classroom at Pinewood Studios and the Creative Media Skills team. That rolled into a combined course working with students at Bucks College on the diploma course for Art Department and Prop Making. A wonderful opportunity then arose that […]

I’ve always enjoyed working away from London, the opportunity to really get to know somewhere by living there for weeks and months is wonderful. My latest project is a little Gaelic language drama called ‘Bannan’ set on the Isle of Skye. I’d never been to Skye before and wow, what a treat I’ve been missing!! […]

It only seems like yesterday that I was working with participants at the London Film School and sharing my art department knowledge…. since then I’ve been totally immersed in a HUGE project that I can’t talk about, working from home and getting back to basics on the drawing board! Such a joy to be working […]

After five weeks of working with the Creative Media Skills Institute at Pinewood, I’m heading back to Covent Garden to run an intensive six-day course for art department new entrants. This is one of my favourite courses and it’s great to be back in the ‘classroom’! Due to Covid, we have a reduced number of […]

Day 3 teaching Art Department Essentials at the Creative Media Skills Institute, Pinewood Studios…. hand drafting and white card model making. The participants are doing really well! Everyone has got to grips with the equipment and working at 1:50. Now I’m going to teach them Imperial!!

Got a couple of teaching sessions coming up with CMS at Pinewood and LFS in Covent Garden. A short and intense immersion into the art department, my approach to teaching these skills is less didactic and more holistic – I can’t pass on thirty years of knowledge in one week!! But I can guide you […]

Wow!!! ‘Adult Material’ has been nominated for five BAFTAs including Best Mini-Series!!! Other nominations are Best Leading Actress: Hayley Squires, Best Supporting Actress: Siena Kelly, Best Supporting Actor: Rupert Everett and Best Writer (Drama): Lucy Kirkwood… phew!! Some amazing productions in the mix this year so I don’t think we stand much of a chance […]

Following my success with the on-line Rhino 3D tutorials, I decided I needed some more focused instruction. I scoured the net for appropriate courses (remember: I am a dinosaur!) and eventually located Real Animation works Ltd. A really accessible, user-friendly company offering courses to suit all levels of ability with a flexible schedule to fit […]

OK, so I finally realised I’m going to have to drag myself into the 21st century and start learning to draft on a digital platform…. but which one? There seems to be such a diverse choice! Do I go VectorWorks or AutoCAD? Or stick to the easily accessible SketchUp? What about Rhino?? And where does […]

…. I have now configured the ‘Contact’ page, sorted out the SMTP configuration and added reCaptcha to filter spam messages….. I AM THE BOSS!!!!! This post is because I can hardly believe it myself! If only I could put the same effort into learning SketchUp *laughing face emoji* And if you want to know what […]