emma davis production designer, set decorator
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An accredited member of the British Film Designers Guild, I have over 15 years’ experience in theatre, film and TV art departments as a production designer and set decorator. I have worked with directors such as Stephen Frears, Paul Greengrass and Shane Meadows; as well as production designers Eileen Diss, Hugo Luczyc‐Wyhowski and Gavin Bocquet.
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Selected credits
‘A PALACE FOR US’ ‘BENJAMIN BRITTEN: PEACE AND CONFLICT’ Short film. Drama, documentary Feature film. Biography, drama, music Prod. Co. Serpentine Gallery. Dir. Tom Hunter Prod. Co. Capriol Films Review: 'A magical work of contemporary art that chronicled Prod. & Dir. Tony Britten the post‐war ambition to provide housing for the working Star: John Hurt class” Jonathan Jones, Guardian
‘SATIE AND FRIENDS’ THE TEMPLAR Short film. Docudrama, drama, music Feature film teaser. Action, horror, sci‐fi Prod. Co. BBC Concert Orchestra Dir. Adam Schaub Dir. Rupert Edwards. Prod. Nik Weston
SET DECORATOR Selected credits
‘DEMAIN TOUT COMMENCE’ ‘MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING’ (Chinese remake) Feature film. Comedy drama Feature film. Comedy, drama, romance Prod. Co. Vendome/Mars, Poisson Rouge/Goldwater Prod. Co. Sony Films, Giant Films Films Dir. Alexi Tan. Star: Shaofeng Feng Dir. Hugo Gelin. Stars: Omar Sy, Clémence Poésy
‘MAPP AND LUCIA’ ‘SOMERS TOWN’ 3 x 60’ episodes, mini‐series. Comedy, drama Short feature film. Comedy, drama Prod. Co. Grafton House / BBC. Prod. Lisa Osborne. Prod. Co. Mother Vision, Tomboy Films Dir. Diarmuid Lawrence. Prod. Des. James Lewis. Dir. Shane Meadows. Star: Thomas Turgoose Writer Steve Pemberton. Stars: Miranda Richardson, Anna Review: “a work of integrity, a touching piece of dream‐ Chancellor, Mark Gatiss. Reviews: “… an hour of unadulterated cinema, an almost unquantifiably delightful film … his best to joy and the 1930s look glorious,” Daily Mail. “The sets and date,” The Telegraph. Winner Michael Powell award, Best interiors were wonderfully done ‐ pitch perfect,” a viewer British film, Edinburgh Film Festival
‘SINBAD’ ‘SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL’ 12 x 60’ episodes TV series. Action, adventure 12 x 60’ episodes TV series. Drama. Season 3 Prod. Co. Impossible Pictures, Sky Prod. Co. Tiger Aspect / ITV2 Prod. Andrew Wood. Prod. Des. Martyn John Dir. Owen Harris. Prod. Des. Jak Abrahams. Star: Billie Piper
‘THIS LIFE + 10’ ‘FOUR SEASONS’ TV Movie. Drama. Prod. Co. BBC TV drama. Prod. Co. Gate Film Dir. Joe Aherne. Prod. Des. Tom Brown Dir. Giles Foster. Prod. Des. Martyn John Stars: Jack Davenport, Andrew Lincoln Stars: Tom Conti, Michael York, Frank Finlay
PRODUCTION BUYER Selected credits
‘MADE OF HONOR’ ‘THE BANK JOB’ Feature film. Romantic comedy Feature film. Crime, drama, thriller. Prod. Co. Skyline Prod. Co. Sony Films. Dir. Paul Weiland Writers: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais Set. Dec. John Bush. Dir. Roger Donaldson. Prod. Des. Gavin Boquet, Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan Set. Dec. John Bush. Stars: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows
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‘UNITED 93’ ‘CELEBRATION’ by Harold Pinter Feature Film. Action, crime, drama TV movie. Drama. Prod. Co. Channel 4 Prod. Co. Working Title. Distrib. Universal Pictures Dir. John Crowley. Prod. Des. Eileen Diss Prod. Tim Bevan. Dir. Paul Greengrass. Stars: Michael Gambon, Colin Firth, James Fox, Sophie Prod. Des. Dominic Watkins. Set Dec. Mike Standish Okonedo
ART DIRECTOR, ART DEPARTMENT Selected credits
‘MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS’ – ASST. ART DIRECTOR ‘DIRTY PRETTY THINGS’ ‐ ART DEPT ASST. Feature film. Drama, comedy Feature film. Crime, drama, thriller Prod. Co. Pathe Pictures, BBC Films Prod. Co. BBC Films, Celador Films, Distrib. Miramax Prod. Bob Hoskins, Norma Heyman Prod. Tracey Seaward, Dir. Stephen Frears Dir. Stephen Frears. Prod. Des. Hugo Luczyc‐Wyhowski Prod. Des. Hugo Luczyc‐Wyhowski Stars. Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young, Kelly Reilly Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tatou, Sophie Okonedo Best British Independent Film, Alexander Korda Award Best British Film
‘JERICHO’ ‐ ART DEPARTMENT RESEARCHER, BUYER ‘KING LEAR’ ‐ ART DIRECTOR, SET DECORATOR TV series. Drama. Prod. Co. ITV. Prod. Co. Performance Co. Royal Shakespeare Co. film Set. Dec. Claudia Parker Dir. Trevor Nunn. Prod. Des. Eric Walmsley Stars: Ian McKellen, Sylvester McCoy, Romola Garai
STYLIST / SET DECORATOR (COMMERCIALS, Selected credits SHORTS)
‘AUDI QUATTRO’ Commercial ‘AMAZON Prime ‐ Downton Abbey’ 2015 Prod. Co. Somesuch & Co. Dir. Daniel Wolfe ‘AMAZON, Kindle Fire ‐ Downton Abbey’ 2014 i‐dents Art Dir. Andy Clark Prod. Co. Agile Films. Prod. Andy Eaton Dir. Ben Whitehouse. Art Dir. Hugo Luczyc‐Wyhowski ‘WARNER LEISURE HOTELS, Boring Joan and George’ SCOTTISH POWER ‘Moments Big and Small’ Commercial. Prod. Co. Agile Films Commercial. Prod. Co. Nice Shirt Films Prod. Andy Eaton. Dir. Ben Whitehouse Art Dir. Michelle Sotheren Art Dir. Hugo Luczyc‐Wyhowski DEEZER ‘This is Deezer’ Commercial ‘THE ROYALS confessional’ blog set for series Production Co. Bootleg Films Production Co. Lucky Strike Prodns Art Dir. Michelle Sotheren Art Dir. Guy Bevitt
THEATRE DESIGN Selected credits
‘PETER HALL SEASON’ ‐ ASSISTANT DESIGNER 4 plays ‘WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY?’ ‐ ASSISTANT DESIGNER Royal Theatre Bath/National tour Peter Hall Co. Comedy Theatre, London. Prod. Co. Sonia Friedman Dir. Sir Peter Hall. Stars: Edward Fox, Greta Scacci Dir. Sir Peter Hall Star: Kim Cattrall
QUALIFICATIONS
MA FINE ART with bursary (theatre design) ‐ Slade School of Fine Art, UCL MA & BA Hons. ENGLISH & RELATED LITERATURE ‐ University of York BA Hons. Visual art ‐ Chelsea College of Art, London
PHOTOSHOP Adobe Certified Associate Visual Design using Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 ADVANCED ART DIRECTION, TECHNICAL DRAWING ‐ Terry Ackland Snow, Pinewood Studios PROP‐MAKING work experience ‐ Royal National Theatre, London
CERTIFICATE PERFECTIONNEMENT in French language ‐ University Catholique, Lyon, France
REFERENCES On request
Eileen Diss / Hugo Luczyc‐Wyhowski Production designers
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