Motivation

To walk into somewhere in the world with an extraordinary beauty that is the result of accidentally combined layers of history and age, or an owner with a style outside the imagination, and recognising, respecting and representing the reality of all the ways the world can look and be.
Presenting character through environment and creating environments motivated by, as well as creating dramatic narratives.
Finding an emotional attachment to a still object, piece of architecture or set, creating a narrative that connects with a personal thought or memory.

Exploring simplicity and understandable proportion that create elegance and charm in mundane objects, and initiate an emotional bonds making contact with the observer.

inspired by William Cameron Menzies, Ken Adam, Malcolm C Bert, Hal Pereira, Robert F Boyle, Henry Bumstead,

Oscar Niermeyer, Morris Lapidus, Erno Goldfinger, Gio Ponti, Jean Prouve, Henry Noyce, 

William Eggleston, Todd Hido, Greg Girard, Stephen Shore, Gregory Crewdson, Larry Sultan, Irwin Olaf, Norman Parkinson,

Alexi Brodovitch, Paul Rand, Lililan Bassman, Saul Bass, Flaminio Bertone, Dante Giacosa, Grace Coddington, Edith Head,

Armistead Maupin. Rope, North by Northwest, Rear Window, Auntie Mame, In the Mood for Love, Harold and Maude, One from the Heart.

experience Researching period recreation and sourcing and creating authentic objects, props and graphic material.

Designing and realising built settings on multiple stages in the UK and on locations including Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Los Angeles, NYC, Miami, Texas, Oregon, Sydney, Cape Town, Buenos Aires, Budapest, Prague, Poland, Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Paris, Marseille, Milan, Rome, Sicily, Turkey, Malta, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mumbai, Rahjistan, Goa, Indonesia, Jordan, London, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Morroco, Majorca, Belgium, and Berlin.

Working alongside post production companies on film projects, post production reference, and concept design for both live action builds and CG enhancement

including scanning and 3D Virtual environments. 
Using Film in camera optical effects matte paintings, glass paintings, miniatures and models. creating exterior landscapes in a studio, working with animatronics and prosthetics, atmospherics and pyrotechnics.     

Working with AV and lighting companies using projection, LED screens, projection mapping.      
Working with live action special effects stunts and stunt coordinators on wire work, aerial work, car build and stunts.