Jill Blundell
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2010 |
Costume Assistant
Television |
Casualty Various including Ian Barnes, Paul Murphy / BBC TV |
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2009 |
Costume Assistant
Television |
The Restaurant BBC TV |
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2008 |
Costume Assistant
Television |
Tess of the D'Urbervilles BBC TV |
|
2008 |
Costume Assistant
Television |
The Quest to see Infinity Green Umbrella Ltd |
|
2008 |
costume Assistant
Television |
Mistresses Series 2 Ecosse Films |
|
2007 |
Costume Assistant
Film |
Ealing Comedy Neville Raschid / Pippa Films |
|
2006 |
Costume Assistant
Film |
The Walker Paul Schrader / Warner US |
|
2005 |
Costume Assistant
Film |
Flamenco Fever Jim Doyle / Optimist films |
|
2004 |
Costume Assistant
Film |
Lost Dogs Jim Doyle / Optimist films |
|
2003 |
Costume Assistant
Television |
Servants Various / BBC TV |
|
2002 |
Costume Assistant
Film |
The 200 year old house Flashback and Twofour productions |
|
2002 |
Costume supervisor and maker
Film |
Journey to the centre of the Earth Green Umbrella Ltd |
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2002 |
Costume Designer
Film |
Roman Curses BBC Manchester |
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2001 |
Costume Designer
Film |
Baited Breath Illusion films for HTV |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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1987 | Post Graduate 1 year course Theatre Costume | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
Equipment
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About me
I am an experienced costume assistant, supervisor and maker,I've been working in the theatre, t.v and film industry for 22 years. I have extensive experience in television drama both period and modern and in making period and modern costumes,running the workroom at Bristol Costume Services for 3 years. I taught the one year theatre costume course at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for 8 years and since then have been working as a freelance costume assistant and supervisor for about 10 years. I have excellent organisational skills, am a good communicator, have experience working to budgets and managing other members of the costume team.Referees:
Nicola Sandford
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Catriona Tyson
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Martine Cooper
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Additional information:
Have full clean driving licence
Theatre professional:
I have worked in the theatre t.v. and film industry for 22 years. I have extensive experience as a wardrobe supervisor, Costume assistant,Costume maker both period and modern. For 8 years I taught the one year theatre wardrobe Course at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School,then going on to run the workroom at Bristol Costume Services for 3 years, making period and modern costumes for theatre productions such as 'An Inspector Calls' and the costume extravaganzas at the Millenium Dome, television productions included 'Wives and Daughters' 'Lorna Doone' and 'City Central' all for the BBC. I have worked on many television programmes as Costume Assistant and standby including 'Casualty' 'The Restaurant' 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' 'Mistresses' and 'Servants' for the BBC. I've had experience in making large prop style costumes such as some Penguins and Seals for a commercial for Bristol Zoo Gardens, a large hedgehog for a Wildlife sanctuary in Somerset and a large plastazote mobile phone to be worn as a promotional costume for a communications company in Stroud Gloucestershire.
Additional skills:
Costume making including period, modern and specialist prop costumes.Good painting skills and life drawing techniques, experience in fabric printing.
Industry awards:
Won the Charles Landsdowne award for outstanding students of the year at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Referees:
Catriona Tyson
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Sam Pine
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Jennie Gauld
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Additional information:
Have full clean driving licence willing to travel anywhere within the UK for work.
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Costume Maker (Assistant) |
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Job Titles | Costume Designer, Costumer Maker, Costume / Costume Support, Wardrobe / Wardrobe Support |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Organisations / Memberships | BECTU (UK) |
Work Permits | EU |