HI, I’M MEL,
I AM A HANDS ON, DETAIL FOCUSED CREATIVE.
PASSIONATE ABOUT COLLABORATING WITH FILMMAKERS TO RESEARCH, CONCEPTUALISE & FLESH OUT THEIR STORIES AUTHENTICALLY ON SCREEN.
I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING TO RETURN TO THE FILM/TV INDUSTRY IN AN ART DEPARTMENT ATTACHMENT OR JUNIOR CREWING CAPACITY.
I GUESS I WOULD SAY THAT I AM CURIOUS BY NATURE & FIND MYSELF HIGHLY FASCINATED BY THE PSYCHOLOGY OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION & IN PARTICULAR, IT’S USE IN FILM. I LOVE HOW THE INTRODUCTION OF A CHARACTER IS LARGELY CONVEYED BY WHAT APPEARS “IN FRAME” AS THEIR ENVIRONMENT & THE “UNNOTICED” ELEMENTS & DETAILS THAT SPEAK TO US SUBCONSCIOUSLY. WHETHER IT BE THROUGH THE USE OF COLOUR THEORY, THE ARCHITECTURE STYLES & LOCATION, ACCURATE HISTORICAL DETAILING, REALISTIC OR ABSTRACT SET DRESSING & DECORATION & PROP USE. I LOVE IMMERSING MYSELF IN THE MINUTIAE & SPECIFICITY THAT COMES WITH BUILDING A WORLD FOR A CHARACTER.
CLOSE TO 8 YEARS AGO, I TOOK A HIATUS FROM THE FILM INDUSTRY TO FOCUS ON FAMILY LIFE. I WORKED THE “SENSIBLE” CORPORATE 9-5 & WELL… I REALISED THAT LIFE JUST ISN’T THE SAME. I MISS THE CAMARADERIE BETWEEN THE CREW, THE ARTISTIC COLLABORATION & THE REACTIVE PRESSURE COOKER THAT IS FILM LIFE...
PUT ME BACK IN COACH.
THE MAJORITY OF MY PREVIOUS FILM CREDITS HAVE BEEN ROLES IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA. HOWEVER, AFTER TAKING SOME TIME OUT, I DECIDED TO LEAVE ACTING BEHIND AS I REALISED THAT THE MOST ENJOYABLE TIMES I HAD WHEN FILMMAKING, WERE THE INSTANCES I WAS WORKING IN A CREWING CAPACITY… & IN PARTICULAR, THE ART DEPARTMENT.
MY LONG TERM CAREER GOAL IS TO BUILD A CAREER AS A BUYER/DRESSER & SET DECORATOR.
IN MY SPARE TIME YOU’LL FIND ME IN MY ELEMENT SOURCING VINTAGE FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FOR SALE & SET DRESSING, SOURCING BUILDING MATERIAL SAMPLES FOR INTERIOR & EXTERIOR HOME RENOVATIONS, IN MY HOME WORKSHOP CRAFTING PROPS FOR EVENTS, REFINISHING OR BUILDING FURNITURE, PAINTING & SCULPTING. DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION IS MY JAM.
NOW IN MY LATE 30’S, I BRING WITH ME ALMOST A DECADE OF PROFESSIONAL ON-SET EXPERIENCE (HOWEVER, MOSTLY IN-FRONT OF THE CAMERA), A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF “SETTIQUETTE” & INDUSTRY PROTOCOLS, THE ABILITY TO ACCURATELY TAKE DIRECTION, RESPECT OTHER’S ARTISTIC SPACE, INTERPRET & SUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATE A DIRECTOR’S VISION WITHIN A TEAM, & ANTICIPATE ISSUES BEFORE THEY ARISE BY IMPLEMENTING BACK UP PLANS TO ENSURE PRODUCTION KEEPS RUNNING.
