Eddie Tycer

Education

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About me

I am a freelance model/prop maker, currently working in the props department as a moulder on a new Tim Burton film call Dark Shadows. Before this i worked as a moulder at Madame Tussauds for 15 months

Before employment at Madam Tussauds I worked as a full time prop maker for 2 ½ years and have also made soft props and work closely with the special effects teams on Doc Who and the Coronation street 50th Anniversary tram crash.

Between this main employment I also work on my own and privately commissioned models and props at my own studio.



Theatre professional:
As an experienced model maker and prop maker my abilities will help your company achieve its goals. I have a good all round knowledge of the processes involved in the model design industry. I am a committed, positive and creative thinker who easily adapts to varying work environments. I have strong communication skills and am extremely pro-active whether working on team or individual based projects. I also have a passion in product design and the development and creation of new products, with a strong knowledge of the design and manufacturing process.
Additional skills:

Technical Skills
* Sculpture - Large and small scale - clay, chavant / Plasterline, Super Sculpey and large polycalves scrimming with jesmonite.

* Mould making - Large and small scale - Silicone, plaster, Fibreglass, body casting with Alginate, and I have experience with liquid latex.

* Mechanisms - Mechanical, servo controlled, cable controlled

* Fabrication - Experience in painting Airbrush and freehand. Airgun with compressor using car paints and lacquers.

* Woodworking - Creating theatre flattage and exhibition stand, light up bars and basic furniture for props and events. Using all workshop tools including - Centre Lathe, Band saw, Planer Thicknesser, Pillar drill, chisels, Router, table saw and mitre saw.

* Metalworking - Basic Mig/Arc Welding, cutting and polishing with a grinder.

* Vinyl Cutting - I can convert cut and apply images and designs into small and large scale vinyl artwork.

IT and Special effects skills
* 3Ds Max - modelling/3D printing
* Adobe Photoshop
* Adobe Premiere
* Coral Draw
* Particle Illusion
* Illustrator
* Microsoft Word/Excel and outlook



Referees:
References are available on request
Additional information:
Outside work I try to keep myself busy with model making projects of my own, developing ideas and experimenting, as a cyclist I keep fit and I love to tinker with my bikes to help expand my mechanical skills. At the moment I'm working on another project with the RSPB creating 150 birds for one of there island reserves.
I also enjoy developing my computer skills by creating digital 3D models, which I feel is a useful skill to have as a model maker in this ever increasing digital age.

License & Passport

Skills

Job Titles	Post-Production Coordinator, Prop Maker
Years in industry	3 to 6 years