Awards: The Book of Birdie wins 'Best Feature Film'

One of the world's coolest female-led film festivals 'Stranger With My Face' has just awarded Best Feature Film 2017 to my film 'THE BOOK OF BIRDIE '. 

It was thrilling to attend, and to participate in the Attic Lab 2017, brewing up my next script!

Directing: First Look Trailer for The Book of Birdie

The first official trailer is out for my first feature film as a director,
premiering at Göteborg Film Festival. 
Find out more at www.thebookofbirdie.com

Feature Film: Direction The Book of Birdie

THE BOOK OF BIRDIE is an independent feature film, currently in post-production in London UK.  Shot on location in Wisconsin.   It's my first feature as the director, coming soon!

Matte Painting: Star Wars Opening Night in London

Digital Insanity crafted some amazing projections for the opening of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS in London. It was an incredible event - and I jumped on board for some of the matte painting of the projection backgrounds for the main stage.

You can see the artwork in the background here:

Props graphic design: Song of the Kraken

Prop graphic design: 

I designed this book that our main character Niko is reading in feature film The Winter. 

We've even had a few people ask where they can buy it to read it.  

'Song of the Kraken'

Matte Painting - Kingsman: The Secret Service Premiere Projection Show

Worked with the fantastic team at Atomic Arts on the premiere projection show for Kingsman: The Secret Service. The whole front of the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square was lit up for the red carpet event, and live concert by Take That.

The film's great fun.  I worked on the matte paintings and background design of the projections, and created texture files for animation.

Matte painting is strikingly similar to theatre backdrop painting for me, just it's all digital. (Much less mess, which is nice, and you swap out the buckets and brushes for a wacom pen.)
Watch the show live here.

Matte Painting: The Gambler

Image: Atomic Arts, Paramount Pictures copyright 2014

Matte Painting: For The Gambler (2014), I worked on several shots, transforming LA backgrounds, such as this scene in the rain.

You can see the trailer here.

2014 Hellenic Academy Awards: Nominee for Best Scenography!

The 2014 Greek Academy Awards Finalists have been announced, 

and my design for 'The Winter' is in the running for Best Scenography! 

A huge thanks is due to my Art Department Crew: Vassilis Triantaphyllou, Anami Tara Shucart (the costumer), Alex Nicolaides, and the lovely work of the VFX by Konstantinos Koutsoliotas, the DOP Kuba Kossak, animation by Jan Lennon, and the very special haunted house we shot in. 

See more of the project here.

www.winter-thefilm.com

New Trailer: The Winter (Feature Film - Producer/Production Designer)

Brand new trailer for our first in-house production.  Now complete, 'The Winter' is a feature-length Greek language fantasy feature film.  From script to the finish of the edit, I've been involved on the creative producing side of the action, and it has been an amazing learning process.
Coming Soon!
Main Site: http://www.winter-thefilm.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/winterthefilm

Feature Film Art Department: 1... Nenokkadine

'1...Nenokaddine' 2014
Feature FilmArt Department: London Shoot
Role: Stand-by Art Director/Props
Production Designer: Caroline Steiner

Director: Sukumar

A Telugu language blockbuster, shot in a range of locations in and around London.  A veritable whirlwind of a shoot, and a pleasure meeting a well-travelled crew.

Feature Film Production Design: The Winter

Feature: 'The Winter'

Low Budget Feature Film
Directed & Written by: Konstantinos Koutsoliotas
Production Design & Written by: Elizabeth E. Schuch

Shot on location in Greece in 20 days. Now in post-production, to be released Winter 2013/14.
Greek language feature film, suspense/fantasy/psychological genre.

Feature Film Concept/Pitch Art: The Silent Storm

Feature Film: Storyboard/Pitch Art
'The Silent Storm'
Director: Corinna McFarlane
Producer: Nicky Bentham

Currently Filming: 2014
An enigmatic outsider living on a remote Scottish island finds herself caught between her minister husband and the delinquent who is sent to live with them.





For 'The Silent Storm' I produced concept renderings and a storyboard scene sample for the Cannes Pitch Package.

Feature Film Concept/Pitch Art: Framilik

Feature: 'Framilk'

Children's feature film project.
Concept & Character Artwork
for Pitch Package
Poland 
2011

Feature Film Set Design: The Filmmaker's Son

Feature: 'Film-maker's Son'

by Bart Gavigan
Triptych Pictures

Created graphic novel designs for props and worked in the art department as set designer for this independent feature film. 

Watercolour and digital artwork.
Props and set decoration of a graphic novelist's home studio on a barge.

Short Film Production Design: The Search

Short Film: 'The Search'

Low Budget Short Film
Directed by: Mark Buchanan

Shot on location in London and Hertfordshire over 2 days.
Scientific offices & boardroom, scientist's home office, suburban home, bookstore.
Production design & props.

Feature Film Production Design: Mozo

'Mozo' Feature Film

Directed & Written by: J. Dassier
Cinematography: Bill Butler
Production Design: Elizabeth E. Schuch
Art Director: Robert Czesak

Children's feature film, in pre-production/development.
English language, to be shot in Poland, with live animal characters. Spent several months on location in Warsaw developing the design for the film.


Locations, props, concept and costume renderings.
Collage, watercolour, pencil digital artwork.

Feature Film Concept/Pitch Art: The Whisperers

Feature: 'The Whisperers'

Feature Film/Graphic Novel Development
with Jasbinder Singh (Jas Mann)
Pitch Presentation, Concept Art for Cannes Film Festival
2008

Provided storyboard/graphic novel development, character & location design, and brochure/pitch graphics in ink, pencil, 3D, and digital media.

Feature Film Storyboards: The Simulation

Feature: 'The Simulation' 

Phase VI FIlms
UK
In Development

Director: by Mark Buchanan 
Writer: Gregor Barclay

Sci-fi feature set in the science lab of an underground bunker in an alternative reality. Death, armageddon, and obsessive experimentation lead to disaster.

For 'The Simulation', we wanted a bold, blocky style to the graphics, with a nod to comic books, for the development of the film.

Feature Film Storyboards: Shaking Dreamland

Eagle Pictures
UK
2006

Director: Martina Nagel

When Robert marries the beautiful Alice they are the 'perfect couple'. But the moment he learns his wife is pregnant, dark secrets from the past fly unbidden into the present and threaten to destroy their future.

Working closely with director Martina, we developed the psychological environments that reflect the descent from happy family life to a darker, more dangerous nightmare.

The images were hand-painted with watercolour and ink, acrylic, or pencil/chalk. We also developed initial concept art to define the romantic/impressionistic mood of the film.

Feature Film Storyboards: Starcrossed

Feature: 'Starcrossed'

Yellow Pictures
Portugal
2005
Director: Mark Heller

Based on Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, set in modern-day Portugal. Romance set amidst the fictional rivalry between two of Portugal's most prominent football teams (Invicta and Castelo), when mutual disdain has spread further than the pitch.

For 'Starcrossed' - I produced watercolour storyboards to evoke the mood and vivid locations for the film.