Overview of Skills 

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• Sculpting: WED clay, wax/oil-based clay, milliput, chicken-wire.

• Reductive carving: polystyrene, chemiwood, foam.

• Moulding: silicone-fibreglass jacket moulds, plaster and scrim.

• Casting: fibreglass, fast-cast resin, clear cast, latex-fibreglass, PT flex, various foams.

• Painting and finishing: detail painting, texture effects, weathering.

• Prop dressing, set dressing.

• Sketching, drawing and designing.

• Use of workshop machinery.

• Crafting: papier-mâché, hand stitching, fabric work, decoupage.

• Automatic driving licence.

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Professional Experience ​

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• Aardman Animations: Chicken Run 2 (2023) -  Junior Prop Maker and Set Dresser. February 2021 - Estimated November 2022.

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• Walt Disney Pictures: The Little Mermaid (2022) - Trainee Prop Maker. February - March 2020,  January - February 2021.
  Job Summary: Assembling breakaway and stunt props. Casting with biscuit foam, gun foam, soft foam.

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• Sony Pictures Entertainment: Venom 2 (2021) - Trainee Model Maker. January 2020.
  Job Summary: On-set prop fitting. Casting with fast-cast, PT flex rubber. Sanding, filling and priming props.
   

• Netflix: The Midnight Sky (2020) - Junior Model Maker.  December 2019. 
  Job Summary: Sanding and filling props.
   

• Marvel Studios: The Eternals (2021) - Trainee Model Maker.  July 2019 - December 2019. 
  Job Summary: Detail painting, wood-effect painting, pattern painting, weathering. Various prop texturing methods using latex, PT flex rubber, filler, faux-fur, tissue paper. Prop dressing. Mould making with silicone and fibreglass. Casting with fibreglass, fast-cast resin, clear cast, foam.  Sanding, filling, priming props.

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• Marvel Studios: Black Widow (2021) - Junior Model Maker.  June 2019 - July 2019. 
  Job Summary: Sanding, filling, priming props.
   

• Universal Pictures: Cats (2019) - Trainee Model Maker.  September 2018 - February 2019. 
  Job Summary: Moulding making with silicone and with fibreglass. Casting with fibreglass, with gun-foam, with PT flex rubber and with fast-cast resin. Painting base-coats and weathering. Carving polystyrene and various foams. Sanding, filling, priming props.
   

• Amazon Studios: The Aeronauts (2019) - Trainee Model Maker (Work Experience). July 2018.
  Job Summary: Prop designing , prop painting, prop assembly. Various crafting techniques including fabric work and decoupage.
   

• Channel 4, Random Acts: #eatpretty (2018) - Art Department Assistant (Work Experience). January 2018.
  Job Summary: Assembling and dissembling furniture. Setting up props on set. 
   

• Bob's Bits - Model Making Assistant (Work Experience). April 2017.
  Job Summary: Dismantling props and assembling props. Reorganising and categorising displays. 
   

• Madame Tussauds - Trainee Model Maker (Work Experience). January 2017.
  Job Summary: Repairing and repainting props. Touching-up paint on sets and models. Cleaning-up fibreglass casts. Arranging sets and displays.
   

• Disney: Mary Poppins Returns (2018) - Trainee Model Maker (Work Experience). December 2016.
  Job Summary: Painting base-coats and weathering. Creating rust textures on props. Assembling props.
   

• Apocalypse Pictures: Redcon-1 (2018) - Make-Up and Prosthetics Assistant (Work Experience). April 2016. 
  Job Summary: Using  silicone, alginate, latex and gelatine to create a variety of prosthetic pieces. ​​

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Education​

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• University Of Hertfordshire, 2015-2018: First Class BA (Hons) Model Design: Character and Creative Effects.

• Sutton Community Academy, 2013-2015: Three A-Levels including A* in Art and Design.

• Sutton Community Academy, 2008-2013: Nine A*-B level GCSE's including English and Math.

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Contact Details

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Email: heathercarbywork@gmail.com
Mobile: 07507988183

Address: Emersons Green, Bristol.

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Referees

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Referees include Ben Hall, Claire Grainger, Catherine Maze and Sophie Hervieu. Details available upon request.