CURRICULUM VITAE JILL PASKINS |
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Personal details: Address: The Orchard mobile: 07957 331462 Address: High Street Address: Taplow home: 01628 604565 Address: Bucks Address: SL6 0EX email: jill_paskins@hotmail.com
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sculpting/carving- wood, plastercine, poly painting- faux finishes, mural, spray casting- silicon, plaster, fiberglass, jesmonite, polyurethane foams, elastomers fabrication- prop costume, puppet, dressing- costume props standby- props/ painting budgeting- one offs to large scale project managing- self and or team design- basic technical drawing health & safety certificate ICA - COSHH aware |
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| Freelance work 2002-5: | ||||
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Bristol Old Vic Aladdin, The Seagull, Private Peaceful, Paradise Lost, Twelfth Night, Alice in Wonderland, Beasts & Beauties, Arcadia, Loot, Clown, Wind in the Willows, |
Various prop makes incl; poly-sculpted horses/rocks/ tree/architrave, dead bodies, 22 angel/devil wings, Old Lady sculpt, food/body casting, tortoise, flamingo umbrellas, copper bed, giant cauldron, large Baroque style frame, stoves (Bill Talbot) |
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Wookey Hole Valley of Dinosaurs, Hall of Mirrors |
Sculpting, paint finishes and spraying for an ongoing refurbishment plan at Wookey Hole in Somerset. |
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English Youth Ballet Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Coppelia |
Headresses and half masks, chaise longue, lollipops, Nutcracker puppet, Victorian camera (Janet Lewis) |
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Radio 1 ‘Music Brings Us Together’ |
Set painting and decoration for a television promotion. Bray Studios (Stink Productions) |
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Mary Poppins Musical Premiere Cameron Mackintosh |
Various prop buys, makes and alterations, Bristol (Bob Crowlie, Lisa Buckley). |
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Wallace and Gromit & The Curse of the Wererabbit’ |
Building model sets for this animation feature film Codsteaks, Bristol. |
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Doctor Who Rob Allsopp & Associates |
Snagging: Visors and Tree Costumes. Tunics and helmet detail for opera ‘Mephistophele’. |
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Michael’s Cameras Melbourne, Australia |
Construction of giant antique camera to sit in 7m high arm and hand (Paul James) |
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Sydney Rugby Opening Ceremony Australia |
Construction of four 7m high Aboriginal Bush Spirits (Brian Thompson, Tamara Ealey) |
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Van Helsing, Troy Keir Lusby |
Construction of prop food for feature films at Shepperton Studios. |
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| Freelance work 1998-2001 | ||||
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Bristol Old Vic The Wizard of Oz |
Puppet/furniture making and other small props. Clay sculpting, mouldmaking/casting and painting. |
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Scenic Ark National Maritime Museum |
7m polystyrene sculpt of Japanese mini-submarine for war exhibition. Sprayed and finished (Tamara Ealey) |
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Sydney Dance Company Tivoli |
Props co-ordinator. Prop and puppet making for this Australian national tour. (Graham Murphy) |
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Olympic Ceremonies Sydney 2000 |
Various prop makes and creature costume making incl. crocodile, frilled-neck lizard and buffalo costumes. (AL Martinez, Tamara Ealey). |
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Starwars Episode II JAK Productions |
Set Painting for feature film at Fox Studios, Sydney (Mickey Guyatt) |
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Pan Capitol Theatre |
Creature repairs (Michael Braithwaite) |
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Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Pan, Haven Holidays |
Fabrication assistant – Tiger Costumes, 22ft walking crocodile and swallowing crocodile |
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Stagedoor Manor Loch Sheldrake, New York |
Prop making and buying for 33 theatre shows incl. Carrie the musical, Lord of the Flies, Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, Me and My Girl, Grease, Sarcophagus |
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Troika Modelmakers |
Construction and painting for a variety of themed nightclubs |
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The Fridge Nightclub |
Design and construction for themed night |
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James Glancy Designs Ltd |
Christmas decorations for shopping centres around the U.K. |
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Animated Extras |
Fabrication assistant for the The Teddybears. Sculpting course (Pauline Fowler) |
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The National Trust Esher Summer Festival |
Wicker weaving; horse, elephant and lion (Bill Talbot) |
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Bunton Films |
Costume/props dresser for a travel advert for Singapore |
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Olympic Ceremonies |
Standby props/puppets (Gustavo Balboa) |
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Centenary of Federation |
Costume prop and puppets section supervisor |
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Starwars Episode II |
Standby creature dresser |
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Granada Studios |
Standby creature costume dresser |
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Timeline, Montreal |
Fibrous plastering assistant (Kenny Barley) |
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English Shakespeare Co. |
Production runner/buyer. |
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BBC |
Production runner/buyer. |
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Royal National Theatre |
Props making and dye-ing. |
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jagprop interiors Residential and corporate |
Professionally trained interior decorator. Design consultant. All aspects of trade work undertaken |
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| Training: | ||||
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Intermediate Construction Award in Painting & Decorating |
City of Bristol College Brunel campus
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All aspects of paint technology and application, wall coverings, paint effects, scaffold erection, ladder work and Health & Safety incl. COSHH |
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Dressmaking A/S Spanish |
Berkshire College |
Part-time courses |
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National Diploma in Higher Education in Design Interpretation |
Central School of Speech & Drama, Swiss Cottage |
Prop/costume making, set painting and construction. Incl. Project supervising, working with professional designers/directors and budgets and deadlines. Student Representative. |
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National Diploma in Foundation Studies |
Berkshire College of Art & Design |
Fine Art Painting; life drawing, sculpture and History of Art |
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A/Levels |
Amersham Art School |
Media, Fine Art and Theatre |
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| Referees: | ||||
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Bill Talbot Head of Props Bristol Old Vic Tel: 0117 949 3993
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Janet Louis Director English Youth Ballet Tel: 0208 694 8486 |
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