The BA Fine Art course at Goldsmiths College is based on sustained independent study and reinforces the importance of being self-led and ambitious as preparation for a career in any creative industry. As a result, this nurtures my passion to create and constantly progress as a working artist.

The Fine Art course is diverse and spans a broad range of interdisciplinary practice. This gave me the opportunity to pursue my interests and specialise in film and photography. Throughout the course I have created many shorts for my own studio practice. I am the sole producer and have had extensive hands-on experience with filming, directing and editing.

Contextualisation and research is also a strong key factor of the course and encourages awareness of the role of fine art in the field of contemporary culture. Consequently, I have been able to analyse, discuss and debate my work critically and coherently.

As part of my degree I have developed knowledge of a variety of editing and design programs such as Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, pro tools, Dream Weaver, and After Effects. I have also experimented with various techniques, such as blue screening.

Exhibition Organisation - ‘Shot for Shot’, Arrangement of visual arts and music fundraising event and ‘Angry Candy’ Arrangement of a visual arts and music charity event in the Corsica Studio London - Oct 06 . This event required considerable organizational skills including:

Typing and sending out invites to galleries and press releases, Turning a room into a partitioned gallery space and curating the show, Contacting galleries and artists to request donations of work, Working as part of a team, Compromise and leadership skills are imperative, Negotiating the location for the events, followed by converse and meetings with the venue owners, Fund-raising for the event, budgeting throughout and handling money, Locating and arranging the hire of the best venue for this type of three-category event, Hiring equipment like a PA system and projectors, and a Sound engineer

Organizing the transportation of the work and curating the show. Overseeing the general running of the video installations, People management, communication and leadership skills, Assisting in searching the internet and ‘Myspace.com’, speaking to band managers and booking bands and DJ’s for the show, Conversing with contemporaries and rounding up a collection of artists and filmmakers who would show at the event, Promotion. Sending out our flyers and posters, creating a “myspace.com” page, invitations, notifying the editor of the art page of the London Student, arranging listings and leafleting, £2100 was raised at the fundraiser

Filming - Filmed and documented live stand-up in front of a full audience at ‘Up the Creek’ comedy club in London for their website, Dec 2006. Experience and responsibilities consisted of: Setting up camera equipment and filming a live comedy stand up performance and using one camera for panning a variety of angles.

Filming in a tracking shot style cat and mouse chase with the comedians and me after the shows where I filmed. Conducting interviews both back stage and in various obscure settings around the venue, including one interview whilst the comedian was on the toilet, and another taking place in the wheelie bins outside.

Administrative - Advantage Engineering Technology

roles consisted of: Administrational, clerical and secretarial duties, General office, administration experience and skills, Input in designing new flyers, Composing letters and documents for mail-shots, Prepared databases, Daily use of Microsoft office (Excel and Word), Responsible for filing company accounts, invoices and mail, An appropriate telephone manner with secretarial duties, Delivery checks