Katia Aprile
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
---|---|---|---|
2018 |
Production Designer
Film |
Purgatorium Kamil Iwanowicz / Luma Films |
|
2017 |
Production Designer
Film |
My Friend Victor Kamil Iwanowicz / Luma Films |
|
2011 |
Assistant Art Director
Commercials & Industrials |
Brazilian Ministry of Health Campaign Zulu Filmes (Sao Paulo - Brazil) |
|
2011 |
Costume Designer Assistant
Film |
Prehistoria Hakan Can / Apartment Blue Factory |
|
2007 |
Production Designer
Film |
Sniff Christine Jones / Kaleidos Production |
|
2007 |
Costume Designer
Commercials & Industrials |
CVC Travel Company AiA Productions (Sao Paulo - Brazil) |
|
2006 |
Costume Designer Assistant
Television |
Hermes e Renato (Comedy Show) MTV Brazil |
|
2006 |
Production Assistant
Commercials & Industrials |
Christmas Campaign for Shopping Center Vale VBC Productions (Sao Paulo - Brazil) |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2009 | Art Direction | FDI - Pinewood Studios |
2008 | Art Direction for Film | Central Saint Martins College |
2008 | Interior Styling | Central Saint Martins College |
2008 | CAD for Interior Design | London College of Communication |
2006 | Architecture and Design | University of Sao Paulo |
Equipment
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I can use:
About me
I am a very creative, resourceful person, fast learner and have strong organisational and attention to detail skills.I'm originally from Sao Paulo - Brazil, where I graduated in Architecture and Design in 2006 and worked with Interior Design from 2003 to 2006. After my graduation I started looking for a job in the Film & TV industry and worked as a Costume Designer Assistant for MTV Brazil for 9 months, which was a great experience, along with some other freelance work in the industry. In 2007 I came to Europe and travelled for a few months before starting a new life in London with the intention of pursuing a career in the Film & TV industry. I have done a couple of art direction courses and worked in a couple of short films but ended up instead mainly working for the Interior Design industry since 2009. I have been freelancing for the past couple of years and because I found myself in between contracts I thought this would be a good time to pursue a career change and try to find work in the Film & TV industry again, which has always been in the back of my mind.
I currently hold dual Italian and Brazilian citizenship and a full clean UK driving license.
Some of my interests: Music, Film & TV, Art, Design, Architecture and Travelling.
Referees:
Terry Ackland-Snow
F.D.I. Art Direction Training - Pinewood Studios
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Additional information:
Skills
Styling, Draughting, researching, surveying, perspective, model making, script
breakdown, props, camera angles, budgeting.
Computer skills: Excellent knowledge of AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign,
SketchUp, Microsoft word, Windows and Mac. General knowledge of Acrobat,
Outlook, Excel, Revit, Vectorworks and Powerpoint.
Competencies
• taking a brief from the production house and/or agency
• compiling a budget
• researching and referencing
• compiling story boards
• attending client & agency meetings to present reference boards
• sourcing, designing and manufacturing props/ garments
• fitting & styling prior to shooting
• on larger jobs, working in conjunction with assistants, delegating and
briefing accordingly
• working as a team with the art/ costume department(s) and production
house
• present on set during shooting, hands on - stand by
• returning hired props/ garments
• boxing and compiling inventory of purchased props/ garments
• reconciliation of budget once shooting is complete
Language: fluent in English and Portuguese, intermediate level in Italian and basic knowledge of Spanish and French.
Employment History
Short Films
Oct 2017 – MY FRIEND VICTOR
Luma Films (London – UK)
Position: Production Designer
Aug 2011 – PREHISTORIA
Apartment Blue Factory and Likewise Films (Berlin – DE)
Position: Assistant Costume Designer
Dec 2007 – SNIFF
Kaleidos Productions (London – UK)
Position: Production Designer
TV
Mar to Dec 2006 – HERMES E RENATO (Comedy Show)
MTV Brazil (Sao Paulo – BR)
Position: Assistant Costume Designer
Advertisement Films
Nov 2011 – Brazilian Ministry of Health Campaign
Zulu Films (Sao Paulo – Brazil)
Position: Assistant Art Director
Feb 2007 – CVC Travel Agency Campaign
AIA Productions (Sao Paulo – Brazil)
Position: Wardrobe Stylist
Dec 2006 – Shopping Center Vale Christmas Campaign
VBC Productions (Sao Paulo – Brazil)
Position: Production Assistant
Editorial Photography
Aug 2011 – Photographer: Andrea Lavezzarro
Juice Magazine (Berlin – DE)
Position: Wardrobe Stylist
Interior Design
MAR 2016 to May 2017 – Ink Associates – London (UK)
Senior Interior Designer/ Technician (High End Retail)
Nov 2015 to Feb 2016 – TP Bennett – London (UK)
Senior Interior Designer/ Technician (Commercial Offices)
Aug 2015 to Oct 2015 – Modus Group – London (UK)
Senior Interior Designer/ Technician (Commercial Offices)
Mar 2015 to Jul 2015 – Ink Associates – London (UK)
Interior Designer/ Technician (High End Retail)
Sep 2014 to Feb 2015 – Dexter Moren – London (UK)
Interior Designer/ Technician (High End Hospitality)
Apr 2013 to Sep 2014 – Scott Brownrigg – London (UK)
Interior Designer/ Technician (Commercial Offices and High End Hospitality)
Jan 2013 to Apr 2013 – Penson Group – London (UK)
Interior Designer/ Technician (High End Hospitality and Commercial Offices)
Mar 2012 to Jan 2013 – Freelancer – London (UK)
Interior Designer (High End Residential and Hospitality)
Oct 2009 to May 2011 – Mercury Design – London (UK)
Middleweight Interior Designer (High End Residential)
2005 to 2007 – Freelancer – Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Interior Designer (High End Residential and Commercial Offices)
2003 to 2005 – Marco Aurelio Viterbo – Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Junior Interior Designer (High End Residential, Retail and Commercial Offices)
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Art Director (Assistant) |
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Job Titles | Production Assistant (PA), Production Designer, Production Support, Hair Stylist, Costume Designer, Wardrobe / Wardrobe Support, Art Director, Props Buyer, Props Assistant / Support, Art Dept Assistant, Set Dresser, Set Artist / Designer, Art Dept Stylist |
Years in industry | 1 to 3 years |