Rut Villamagna
In the last few years, I have been working for several workshops in Spain in order to gain experience and establish contact with as many techniques as possible. As part of my five-year career, I learned about scenic painting, modelmaking, sculpture, prop-maker, prosthetic painter, modelmaker and some knowledge as carpenter to build scale models. As a result of working as set painting manager (in www.artefacto.biz) I managed to get good experience in leading people, customer service, presentation skills, and also took part in The Pan´s Labirynth (by Guillermo del Toro). During this time, I carried out my employer’s performance expectations as scenic painter and modelmaker. Now I am living New Zealand and I would like to increase my work experience here.
Painting: Lacquer, polish, imitation, aging, element hardening, and texturizing.
Molds: Polyester, silicone and plaster casts. Also familiar with polyurethane resin and fiber glass, cold latex, paper mache, plasticine, and plaster cast.
Sculpture: Generally work with plasticine and mud. Also familiar sculpting white cork and polyurethane foam as well as special substances like epoxy or super-sculpey.
Carpentry: Basic knowledge and capacity to produce small pieces (scale models).
Course in Visual Arts in Cinema, TV and Theater UCM Madrid, Spain July 2003
Course on 3D Model Animation UWE, Bristol, U.K. October-December 2003
Course on Stop-Motion Animation and Model Making E.A.P Hermanos Lagares, Barcelona, Spain Jan-June 2002
Bachelor of Arts in Communications Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain 1996-2000
The Impossible, (film in progress) Madrid, Spain 8/2010
Set Finisher for Luzan-IPC´s commissioned work for J.A. Bayona´s The Impossible.
• I had to get a good finished for every props what were going to appear in the tsunami sequence.
• I managed a 4 people team.
Artefacto Escenografía, Madrid, Spain 11/2004-7/2010
Set Painting Manager
Set Painting Manager
• Manage teams composed of 4-15 people.
• Supervise the painting department following through on each individual project (decoration, sculpture, among others), determining techniques to be used, designating responsibilities and ensuring delivery timetable is met.
• Responsible for requesting materials, inventory and general oversight.
• General duties included painting, sculpting and modelling.
Gordos; Artefacto Escenografía Madrid, Spain. 02-03/2008
Set painter for Artefacto’s commissioned work for Daniel
Sanchez Arevalo’s Gordos
• Finish to steel´s full-length mirrors.
The Limits of Control; Artefacto Escenografía Madrid, Spain. 09-10/2007
Principal set painter for Artefacto’s commissioned work for Jim Jarmusch’s The Limits of Control
• Responsible for painting pieces and ensuring adequate finishes of the additional elements in the set.
• Created imitations and copies in stone, lacquered steal and wood.
Oviedo Express; Artefacto Escenografía Madrid, Spain. 11-12/2006
Principal set painter and modelmaker for Artefacto’s
commissioned work for Gonzalo Suarez’s Oviedo Express
• Imitations and copies in stone, wood, steel and bronze.
• Supervised at 5 people team.
Pan´s Labyrinth; Artefacto Escenografía Madrid, Spain. 06-10/2005
Principal set painter and sculptor for Artefacto’s commissioned
work for Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth
• Responsible for sculpting pieces and ensuring adequate finishes of the additional elements in set.
• Created imitations and copies in stone, wood, white cork, polyurethane, steel, among others.
• Supervised at 15 people team. Determined and designated specific tasks and techniques to be used. Monitored individual execution of projects and provided final finishes.
Escola Aberta de Arte, El Ferrol (Spain) 8/2003 Plasticine Animation Teacher (Stop-Motion) Http://escolaaberta.wordpress.com
• Taught basic notions in traditional animation- stop-motion.
• Provided recommendations and guidance on how to improve modeling skills and create small sets.
• Each student made a short film at the end of the course.
ED Escenografía, Barcelona (Spain) 06/2003
Sculptor www.asociacioned.com
• Member of the sculpting team responsible for working with polyurethane foam in the creation of large sized animals connected to each other through bridges.
• Project included creating metal shells covered with metallic netting, shaping figures and carving.
Juan Ardura juan@artefacto.biz: head manager in www.artefacto.biz (my last employer)
mobile phone: 0212613279
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