JAMES NORTH Production Designer PROFILE EXPERIENCE Having undertaken a traditional art school 2020 THE LAST BUS SEASON ONE Wildseed Studios / NETFLIX education, James has a wide skills base Production Designer in all aspects of design. Pencil sketching has always been a quick visual aid to his 2019 A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES SEASON TWO BADWolf / SKY ONE design led conversation, and transferring Production Designer this to finished designs and technical drawing has been invaluable to furthering 2018 HIS DARK MATERIALS SEASON ONE BADWolf / BBC / HBO his career within art departments. Despite Supervising Art Director James’ technical ability at all levels of design, he has found himself in more 2017 A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES SEASON ONE BADWolf / SKY ONE managerial roles due to his strong Production Designer communication skills and ability to present ideas and concepts in a cohesive 2016 ORDINARY LIES SEASON TWO RED Production Co / BBC manner. These leadership skills have seen Production Designer him manage large art departments on numerous high profile shows, as well as 2015 THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER. SEASON ONE 21st Century fox always being able to pick up a pencil to Senior Art Director help meet those ever more challenging deadlines. 2014 DA VINCI’S DEMONS SEASON THREE STARZ / BBC Worldwide Associate Designer As an Art Director James has managed budgets and teams of varying size, 2014 SET FIRE TO THE STARS FEATURE Mad As Birds Films working at numerous locations, both here Associate Designer and aboard. As Supervising Art Director, managing the department from a more 2013 DA VINCI’S DEMONS SEASON TWO STARZ / BBC Worldwide logistical and budget point of view, but Associate Designer also as Associate Designer. This is a role born out of the shear scale of a 2012 DA VINCI’S DEMONS SEASON ONE STARZ / BBC Worldwide production, a creative art director of sorts, Associate Designer making on the ground decisions, assuring quality control of build and finish across 2011 LINE OF DUTY SEASON ONE World Productions for BBC the department, and acting as a creative Supervising Art Director conduit between the art department, producers, writers and the director. 2011 COMA GIRL PILOT Hartswood Films West Production Designer Most recently, James has made the jump into Production Design, a move that he 2010 TORCHWOOD SEASON FIVE Starz TV & BBC Worldwide has been resisting for some time. He Supervising Art Director recently designed the second season of the Sky One fantasy drama A Discovery of 2010 UNITED FEATURE World Productions Witches for BADWolf in Cardiff due for Supervising Art Director release Jan ‘21. 2009 OUTCASTS SEASON ONE Kudos Film & Television / BBC Currently shooting in Bristol, James is Supervising Art Director designing The Last Bus, an eco-fable kids adventure series for Netfix. Finding 2006-8 DOCTOR WHO SEASON TWO - FIVE BBC Wales creative solutions to filming a Associate Designer location based show during a pandemic, is proving a challenge that him and his 2008 TORCHWOOD CHILDREN OF EARTH BBC Wales hugely talented team are rellishing greatly. Graphic Designer A creative and very strong leader, James is 2007 THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES SEASON TWO BBC Wales an asset to any production large or small. Supervising Art Director EDUCATION CONTACTS BA Hons Theatre Design Phone Email Web Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama 07811389871 [email protected] jamesnorthdesign.com.