Alban Thomson BA (Hons)                          Email: alban_thomson@hotmail.com

Art director/ FX make up                                 Home telephone: (01995) 600413

Byerworth House                                                                   Mobile: 07812044613

Bonds Lane

Garstang

Lancashire

PR3 1ZB

Education

• 2000-2002: Havering Sixth Form College, Wingletye Lane, Hornchurch, Essex. 2 A2 levels in Product Design, and Media Studies (“B”) and 2 AS levels in Psychology and Sociology
• 2004-2007: University of Lincoln (Hull School of Art and Design)

BA (hons) 2^nd class in Television and Film Design, with modules in Specialised Pre-Production

      (Production Design, Concept Art, Set Design and Special Effects)

Filmography (see attached disk for selected examples)

Short Films

• No Place Like Home (2004) DV – 3 mins      (Director)        

• Finding Harry (2005) – 11 mins                       (SFX assistant)
• Taped (2005) – 7mins                                    (Lighting & props Master)
• Finders Keepers (2005) – 11 mins                 (Lead SFX artist)
• Blighty  (2006) – 9 mins                                  (Lead SFX artist)
• Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (2006) – 11 mins     (Production designer)
• Mask of The Red Death (2006)                      (Lead SFX artist)
• Escaping Dystopia (2006) – 7 mins               (Art department/ Prop maker)
• Robot Boy (2006) – 15 mins                          (Director, Production Designer,                                                                       Director of photography)
• 72 Hours From Now (2006) – 3 mins             (Production Designer, Editor)
• Who is Densel Xain (2006) – 11 mins           (Lead SFX Artist, Prop Master,                                                                       Camera Operator)
• Be Still and Know (2006) – 12 mins                (Set Designer, Art Director)

• Death Drive (2007) – 10 mins                        (SFX artist, art director)
• The Tool Thieves (2008) – 15 mins                (Assistant Art Director)
• The Escort (2008)                                           (Art department assistant)
• NuBlue viral advert average joe (2009)           (producer, production designer)

Feature Films

• Shottas Paradise August (2007-08)              

      (Storyboard artist, Art directors                                                                      assistant).

Theatre

·         Night must fall by emlyn Williams (2008)                   (Set Designer, builder,  PDC production                                                        scenic painter)

Skills

·         Has own art kit

·         Experience in FX makeup art

·         Wood working skills

·         Two years experience in a variety of roles in the art department

·         Experienced set and prop Designer

·         Experienced set decorator

·         Story board artist (frameforge 3D studio literate owns liscensed copy)

·         Good team member

·         Good team leader

·         Works well with managing and working to deadlines

·         Experienced in Photoshop and illustrator

·         Highly organised

·         PC literate