GAIL TAYLOR DESIGNER
FILM & TELEVISION- PRODUCTION DESIGN
o THE BACHELORETTE CANADA PRODUCTION DESIGNER W Network / Good Human Productions
o LOVE IT OR LIST IT VACATION HOMES BEHIND THE SCENES DESIGNER W Network / Big Coat Productions West
o LOVE IT OR LIST IT VANCOUVER (season 1) BEHIND THE SCENES DESIGNER W Network / Big Coat Productions West
o CONSUMED (2 seasons) BEHIND THE SCENES DESIGNER W Network / Paperny Entertainment
o THE STAGERS (second season) ON - CAMERA & BEHIND THE SCENES DESIGNER HGTV / Great Pacific Media
o CHUCK CLEARS OUT (Pilot) ON - CAMERA & BEHIND THE SCENES DESIGNER HGTV / Great Pacific Media
o ANIMAL NEWS NOW (Pilot) PRODUCTION DESIGNER Knowledge Network / Bag Media
o JUICE (short film) PRODUCTION DESIGNER Point Blank Creative
FILM & TELEVISION (continued) page 2
O MARY ZILBA - MUSIC PRODUCTION DESIGNER Point Blank Creative
o COLD FRONT (film) ON-SET DRESSER Dir: Allan A. Goldstein
O HARD TARGET (film) SCENIC ARTIST Dir: John Woo
o TALES FROM THE CRYPT (TV) SCENIC ARTIST HBO
PRODUCER / DIRECTOR / CHOREOGRAPHER
o SPEAKEASY (TV pilot) DESIGNER / CO- PRODUCER & DIRECTOR A pilot for a one-hour issue oriented teen TV show.
o TWO CHICKS W/ CAMERAS (music videos) DESIGNER / CO- PRODUCER, DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER Independent music videos and documentaries.
MAKE-UP ARTIST o 21 JUMP ST. (TV – 1 season) KEY MAKE-UP
o WISE GUY (TV ) ASS’T MAKE-UP
o BOOKER (TV) ASS’T MAKE-UP
MAKE-UP ARTIST (continued) page 3
o FRIDAY THE 13TH – PART VI (film) SPECIAL EFX LAB – Raleigh Studios
o EVIL DEAD – PART II (film) SPECIAL EFX LAB – Mark Showstrom
o THE OUTING (film) SPECIAL EFX LAB – Raleigh Studios
o NICE GIRL’S DON’T EXPLODE (film) KEY MAKE-UP / HAIR Ex Prod: John Wells
o BEN STILLER SHOW (TV) ASS’T MAKE-UP Ex. Prod /Dir. Ben Stiller
o WILL ROGERS- LOOK BACK IN LAUGHTER (TV) KEY MAKE-UP / HAIR HBO / Pr. Harold Ramis
o MUSIC VIDEOS: MAKE-UP / HAIR MC Hammer / Duran Duran / Thompson Twins Boys to Men / En Vogue / Cyndi Lauper / Wham Beach Boys etc.
SPECIAL EVENT DESIGN
VANCOUVER - Under her company name GAIL TAYLOR DESIGNS
o RIVER ROCK CASINO CHRISTMAS DÉCOR in the entire facility (4 Years )
o EDGEWATER CASINO CHRISTMAS DÉCOR & CHINESE NEW YEAR in the entire facility (also do ongoing décor when needed)
EVENT DESIGN (continued) page 4
o BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL GALA DESIGNER / Fundraiser w/ Micheal Buble
o CANADA’S WALK OF FAME DESIGNER / 1st year – Toronto
o OTHER NOTABLE EVENTS: DESIGNER Thunderbird Show Park / Celebrites Night Club / Destination DC / Bacardi White Party / Governor Schwarzenegger Trade Mission YPO -Organization / Hastings Casino Opening
LOS ANGELES - Under her company name VAGABOND SHU PRODUCTIONS
o 1996 ACADEMY AWARDS – GOVENOR’S BALL ART DIRECTOR / Sequoia Productions
o NFL – SUPER BOWL (3 years) DESIGNER Miami / Dallas / New Orleans Wendy Creed Prods.
o MTV MOVIE AWARDS (3 years) DESIGNER / Fundraiser w/ Micheal Buble
o CIRQUE DU SOLEIL (LA OPENING) DESIGNER
o XBOX LAUNCH DESIGNER / MICROSOFT
O KIDS CHOICE AWARDS (2 years) DESIGNER / MTV
O VH-1 HONORS AWARDS (4 years) DESIGNER / MTV
O RINGO STARR’S WIFE’S 50TH DESIGNER / private party
EVENT DESIGN (continued) page 5
o OTHER NOTABLE EVENTS : DESIGNER TV Land Awards - MTV Networks / VH1 - City of Hope Benefit Goodwill Games (card stunt) / Tournament of Roses Gala (The Rose Bowl) / Warner Bros. International / YPO -Organization Writers Guild of America Cedars-Sinai Medical Center / LA Philharmonic Annual Fundraiser / Sony Pictures Christmas Party / Thinkquest International (2 years) / Nickelodeon Paramount Pictures Raleigh Studios AIDS Foundation / McDonald’s Corporation - Los Vegas / Sketchers USA Inc. (3 years) / Ragtime - LA Premiere Showboat - LA Premiere / Disney Pictures / New Line Cinema / HBO Films Showtime Networks (2 years)/ Bacardi & Company Ltd.
o FILM PREMIERES: DESIGNER Batman / Space Jam / Water World / Moll Flanders / Poodle Springs / Bridges of Madison County / Good Burger /Junior / Blown Away / Boogie Nights / Mars Attack / Eyes Wide Shut / Heat / Space Cowboys /Wild Wild West.
SHOP WINDOW DESIGN
o NOTABLE CLIENTS Just Imagine Costumes / Benjamin Moore – Main Street Ashia Mode – South Granville / La Differencia / Names Accessories / Kaboodles Toy Store Granville Island Toy Company / Adventure Zone – Clowning Around / Kokko Boutique / Blue Bug Toys Puppets & Kites / Karibou Kids
THEATRE STAGE DESIGN
o AN EVENING WITH FIDEL SET DESIGN / Havana Theatre
o TOYER DIRECTOR & SET DESIGN / Havana Theatre
THEATRE SET DESIGN (continued) page 6
o LOBBY HERO SET DESIGN / Havana Theatre
o RING OF MEN SET DESIGN / Havana Theatre
o CHERRY DOCS SET DESIGN / Onyx Studio
o VANCOUVER SOCIETY OF STORYTELLING SET DESIGN / Heritage Hall (2 years)
TRAINING FOR PRODUCTION DESIGN o Studied film Production Design at UCLA, LA
PERSONAL REFERENCES
o Noel Asmar [email protected]
o Heather Haythorne [email protected]
o Moyra Roger [email protected]
o Claire Freeland [email protected]
5-766 West 7th Ave, Vancouver 604.805.6507 [email protected] design portfolio : www.gailtaylordesigns.net fine art portfolio: www.gailtaylor.org