'SHADOW & BONE'
Production Designer
SEASON 1.
INITIAL SHOW DESIGNER FOR PILOT EPISODES & INPUT FOR REST OF SEASON
Based on the books by Leigh Bardugo.
Initial concept designs & setting up the show construction & dressing for the 2 first Pilot episodes directed by Lee Toland Krieger. Designing sand skiffs, the tented encampment & docks, carriages & wagons & the various towns & cities, plus overseeing the initial prop designs & dressing & scouting locations
Sets built at studios in Budapest & on various locations around Hungary.
'TERROR- Infamy'
Production Designer
Anthology series.
Set during the Second World War & starting in Los Angeles. The story of a Japanese fishing community who, as a result of the attack on pearl Harbour are rounded up & sent to internment camps. Aside from the arduous lifestyle & social upheaval there is a Japanese Ghost story that runs through the season.
Filmed in Vancouver & sets built at small studios & on locations around Vancouver.
More pictures available after the Series has been released in March 2018
More pictures available after the Series has been released in March 2018
'THE TERROR'
Production Designer
Anthology series.
Set mainly in the Arctic in the 1880s it is the story of a real expedition to the Arctic. The 10 episodes are based on a story by Dan Simmonds but adapted to episodic Television for AMC.
The Terror was a ship in Her Majesty's Navy & together with her sister ship The Erebus they set sail to discover the North West Passage until things went terribly wrong.
All sets were built in warehouses &
studios in Budapest plus some locations were filmed in Croatia.
Released in March 2018.
Built as part of a composite set at Ardmore studios in Ireland
A moment from the series
Built in a warehouse close to Ardmore studios. This set also revamped into an underground sewer
Built as part of a composite set at Ardmore studios in Ireland
'PENNY DREADFUL'
Production Designer
3 SEASONS
2 Emmy Nominations
Bafta Award & BFDG Award
Set in London in the 1890s it is an amalgamation of most of the well know Victorian Horror characters plus some new ones. The production was made completely in Ireland with sets at Ardmore studios & some locations in and around Dublin. The second season required a backlot set for the streets of Soho, which was also adapted to be other parts of London & adapted again for the 3rd season as Chinatown.
One of many revamps & redresses of a composite set built on stage at Korda studios, Budapest
One of many revamps & redresses of a composite set built on stage a Korda studios, Budapest
One of many revamps & redresses of a composite set built on stage a Korda studios, Budapest
One of many revamps & redresses of a composite set built on stage at Korda studios, Budapest
'THE BORGIAS'
Production Designer
SEASON 2 & 3, SEASON 1
as Supervising Art Director
2 Emmy Nominations
Set in the 15th Century The Borgias is a story of corruption & power within the Vatican & Italy, with various City states vying for power but ultimately controlled by the Borgia Pope. The production was made entirely in Hungary with most sets being constructed at Korda studios including a large backlot set which comprised sections of Rome, Naples, Florence & adapted to be various other cities too.
Part of a huge composite set covering several acres Built on location in a small town outside Marrakesh.
Part of a huge composite set covering several acres Built on location in a small town outside Marrakesh.
A moment from the preparation for filming the scene.
Part of a huge composite set covering several acres Built on location in a small town outside Marrakesh.
'PRINCE OF PERSIA'
Supervising Art Director
Morocco
My role was to organise, oversee & help realise the massive set constructions we had to build in Morocco, as well as make sure everything worked for our allocated budget.
The project was based in Marrakesh but had sets & locations outside of Marrakesh in the Atlas Mountains, Ourzazate, Hait Benhadou, & Erfoud in the far south.
Another part of the job was coordinating with the UK sets that needed to be constructed & also the set decorating department.
A moment from the Movie of the Paddle steamer at sea.
A moment from the movie. Location in Cartagena dressed & repainted & tiled floor added.
Paddle wheel detail after re-painting & ageing
A moment from the Movie of the Paddle steamer at sea.
'LOVE IN THE TIME
OF CHOLERA'
Supervising Art Director
Based in Cartagena de Indias in Colombia we had to build sets, re-build & dress locations & build a 40 metre Paddle steamer that had to be fully sea worthy. My role was supervising all the construction & location hunting & consequent builds & dressing as well as making sure it all worked for the budget. The Paddle steamer was built onto an existing Tug boat which was used for pushing Oil barges up & down the Magdalena river. The modifications meant involving marine architects & engineers to make sure the tug was capable of carrying the extra superstructure we were adding.
A massive settlement built into an existing quarry that required a huge amount of re-landscaping to make the set belong to the location.
The set was built from mainly a wooden structure & coated in plaster & mud & then painted.
Based on this model this ravine set was built in composite with the Interior Varden cave outside the stage door. The waterfall hiding the secret entranceway to the cave. The waterfall was also constructed & had a flow of around 6,000 litres per second
A massive settlement built into an existing quarry that required a huge amount of re-landscaping to make the set belong to the location.
'ERAGON'
Supervising Art Director
Based in Budapest with interior set builds at Fot studios & location builds around Budapest plus a major set build in a quarry close to the Slovakian border.
My second film with the Production Designer Wolf Kroeger who is extremely demanding of his team. Using all local construction companies but supervised by UK Heads of Department & a UK Construction Manager.
I was responsible for helping find locations, finishing the sets on time & on budget & to a high quality of finish & overseeing the design & execution of plans & sketches & coordinating with the Set Decorating department.
Built in the 007 stage at Pinewood studios. It occupied around two thirds of the stage & was built from the tank floor to the lighting grid.
Built in the 007 stage at Pinewood studios. It occupied around two thirds of the stage & was built from the tank floor to the lighting grid.
Built completely from scratch with sculpted fibre glass panels of fish scales & wheel decorations etc & painted with powdered gold & burnished to a high shine
Built in the 007 stage at Pinewood studios. It occupied around two thirds of the stage & was built from the tank floor to the lighting grid.
'ALEXANDER'
Supervising Art Director
Based at Pinewood studios with some sets also at Shepperton studios plus large location builds in Morocco & work in Thailand. I was overall in charge of around 50 people in the Art Department & overseeing the construction of the massive sets. The Supervisor's role is to also liaise with Production, help schedule the shooting around set builds & re-vamps & make sure everything is delivered on time & on budget.
I had to travel between studios & foreign locations to check in with the various Art departments we had set up plus help find locations suitable for the various scenes.
Set built & remodelled at a location in Tullamore, Ireland
Set built & remodelled at a location in Tullamore, Ireland
Interior of an Egyptian temple built on stage at Elstree studios
Set built & remodelled at a location in Tullamore, Ireland
'OTHER FILMS'
Various roles
Some photos of a few other films & Tv series that I have worked on.
'Reign', Designer
'Home of the Brave', Designer
'Love Actually' S.A.D.
'Just Visiting', A.D.
'Band of Brothers', A.D.
'A Far off Place', A.D.
'Frankenstein' A.D.
'Sphere' A.D.
'Empire of the Sun', Asst. A.D.
'Jewel of the Nile' Asst. A.D.
'Young Sherlock Holmes', Draft