BA (Hons) Technical Effects for Performance
SARAH RAE JONES 07903 428 427 sarah.rae.jones@hotmail.co.uk A confident, very organised and determined individual who can work efficiently on an individual basis or as part of a team. Always dedicated to completing any task that I am instructed to carry out. A reliable, hardworking and punctual person with a very imaginative creative mind. Able to complete a design process, from the initial research stages, to the developed final outcome. Able to understand new ideas quickly and am capable of putting my own ideas across to others very well. Experience BA (Hons) Technical Effects for Performance is a course which explores the creation of three-dimensional constructed images for the human form and its surrounding space within a range of performance contexts. The course is interdisciplinary and covers a broad spectrum: from masks to realistic prosthetic limbs; from armour fabrication to special effects costumes used on 'creature' films; from large carnival costumes to small stop-motion animation puppets. I am based in London and have worked on the West End Show, 'The Lion King' for a number of months within the props department. Skills acquired from this course to date -Sculpting experience, including life sculpting from a model, with the construction and use of armatures. -Creative mask making, using the vacuum forming process. -Puppet head making, using the expanding cold foam process with a two part plaster mould -Experience of casting and moulding using a variety of methods and materials, including life and body casting and other anatomical casting including face, arm and ear. -Pattern cutting to create a stretch lycra suit, which acted as the base for the subsequent addition of body padding including a pregnancy bump, muscular padding based on an animal anatomy, and the application of fur. -The ability to design and follow a design journey to subsequently create a final outcome. -A very good knowledge of health and safety within the working environment, in terms of working with materials and the processes used to create the ultimate outcome of a project. -Collaborating and working as part of a team to successfully create a short film, for which I designed and created a functioning puppet. -Experience working with fiberglass, to create moulds which were filled with silicone and foam latex. I am constantly looking for ways in which I can further my knowledge and creative skills within a performance context.