Sep 2015 Charan Singh Documenting India’s marginalised 12 communities Dal Chodha Understanding the global fashion market Caren Hartley Handcrafting bespoke bicycles William McGregor Directing Poldark CREATIVE UPDATE 02 CONTENTS WELCOME 03 Latest news 04 UCA Alumni Team Hilde Krohn Huse 08 Hanging around Angela Chadwick Head of Communications Catman 10 & PR The artist behind the mask Charan Singh 12 Carys Waters KMZٻExploring India’s sexual identities +WUU]VQKI\QWV[7 Sam Brewer 16 Tim Pilgrim KMZٻA career built at UCA +WUU]VQKI\QWV[7 William McGregor 20 Directing Poldark Get in touch [email protected] Welcome Arnold Schwartzman 24 www.ucreative.ac.uk A serendiptious career Wana Udobang 28 Designed by UCA alumni to Issue 12 Touching lives in Nigeria She Was Only shewasonly.co.uk Roy Kimani 30 Hello, and welcome again to Creative A platform for success Printed by Asendia Update. From the highs of working alongside Caren Hartley 34 Orson Wells and Elizabeth Taylor on an Bespoke designs Cover image made Oscar winning documentary, to the lows of by Caren Hartley accidently being left hanging naked from a Peter Allinson 38 and photographed by tree in Norway, we’ve got a jam-packed Issue A graphics career in motion Sebastien Klein 12 lined up. Above Sam Brewer — Mark Harrison 40 In this edition we speak with Canterbury’s A career built at UCA p.16 Meet the man who shoots celebrites answer to Banksy, get a behind-the-scenes look at the BBC’s primetime drama Poldark, and Right Meet Mark Harrison, Tina Edwards 44 the man who shoots take a fascinating peek through the curtain celebrities p. 40 Carving a niche & all that jazz shrouding India’s transgender communities. Mary Branson 46 We also look at the more unusual places a Below Roy Kimani, a KZMI\Q^MLMOZMMKIV\ISMaW]XZWÅTQVO+IZMV platform for success p.30 Q&A with the artist Hartley, who’s putting her craft education to Hong Khaou 48 use producing bespoke bikes. 6W[]KP\PQVOI[I[\ZIQOP\ÅTU With the most recent group of graduates Nat Urwin 50 now unleashed into a highly competitive job One year on market, where initial pay can be low and the hours long, we’re more keen than ever Dal Chodhra 52 \WÅTTW]ZXIOM[_Q\P[\WZQM[\PI\QV[XQZMIVL Worldy wise encourage and show just how worthwhile a Abhishek Kochhar 54 creative education can be. So if you have a Bringing traditional craft to story that you think will be of interest to other alumni, or have a subject related to the creative the department store industries which you think should be covered more often, please get in touch and you and your ideas could well appear in Issue 13. The UCA Alumni Team [email protected] 04 NEWS NEWS 05 Fashion student photographs Alexa Chung shoot for Nails Inc Second year BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion & Imaging M`XTIQVML*M\PIVa¹1ZMITTaMVRWaMLXZW^QLQVOI[QUQTIZ UCA concludes year of student Kathryn Younger photographed Nail Inc’s opportunity to a Fashion Promotion & Imaging student and seasonal shoot starring Alexa Chung, whilst on an being an alumna and a great advocate of UCA, I wouldn’t league table climbs with internship provided by a recent UCA graduate. have chosen anywhere else to advertise the position.” Bethany started working at Nails Inc two days after substantial NSS gains With her behind the scenes role as photographer for the day, graduating from UCA as a PA to the company’s founder and 3I\PZaVJTMVLMLQV\W\PMJIKSOZW]VL\WKIX\]ZM\PM[PWW\ CEO, with the help of the experience gained on her degree ¹1TW^ML\PMNZMMLWU\WR][\OWIJW]\UaW_V\PQVO placement module in second year. Applying her knowledge UCA has bucked the national trend by recent Sunday Times University Guide, IVLWJ[MZ^MPW_M^MZaWVM_WZSMLº[IQL3I\PZaV of design, photography and fashion where she could, she increasing student satisfaction by four where UCA climbed 25 places, and in The NZWU;\M^MVIOM¹1\_I[INIV\I[\QKQV[QOP\QV\W[MMQVOPW_ got the chance to move into a design role and is now doing percentage points for the second year Guardian’s subject tables where UCA entered M^MZaWVM_WZSMLWVI[PWW\WN \PQ[[KITM1KIVKWVÅZU\PI\ what she loves. As lead graphic designer, Bethany manages running. the Architecture top 10 and the Fashion & Alexa is as beautiful in real life as she is in photos!” all photography and image production, including producing Textiles top 20. 3I\PZaV_I[[MTMK\MLNWZI_WZSM`XMZQMVKMXTIKMUMV\ and art directing seasonal campaign shoots. According to the National Student Survey UCA’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon by BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion & Imaging 2012 3I\PZaVNW]VLW]\IJW]\\PMWXXWZ\]VQ\aI\6IQT[1VK (NSS) results, released in August, 81% of 7ÅMTL3MZZ[IQL"¹7^MZ\PMTI[\\PZMMaMIZ[ graduate Bethany Duckworth, now Lead Graphic through her course at UCA. Now commencing her third =+)¼[ÅVITaMIZ[\]LMV\[_MZM[I\Q[ÅML_Q\P _MPI^M\ISMV[WUM[QOVQÅKIV\[\MX[\W Designer for cosmetics at Nails Inc, who got in touch with year, she transferred to BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion & their educational experience. The survey, enhance the student experience here at UCA. UCA with the opportunity. Imaging at Epsom after realising a Photography degree at which showed satisfaction remain largely We have invested in the campus environment ¹3I\PZaVPILIOZMI\MaMNWZLM\IQTIVLKIX\]ZMLI Bath Spa wasn’t right for her. static elsewhere across the country, explores and set ourselves rigorous standards when it sense of atmosphere and in a fresh and modern way,” ¹1NW]VL\PM.I[PQWV8ZWUW\QWV1UIOQVOKW]Z[M MZMV\IZMI[QVKT]LQVO[\]LMV\ comes to providing feedback to students and [IQL*M\PIVa_PWKPW[M3I\PZaV\W_WZS_Q\PPMZ and was completely blown away that it even existed,” saidٺIZIVOMWN LQ views on feedback, the support they receive, supporting their creative development. JMKI][M[PM_I[QUXZM[[ML_Q\PPMZXWZ\NWTQW¹1\[PW_ML 3I\PZaV¹<PMTMK\]ZMZ[IZMKWVKQ[MKWUXM\MV\IVL_MTT WZ\[PI^M IKWUXZMPMV[Q^MJWLaWN _WZS_Q\PILMÅVQ\Q^M[\aTM5a connected and on top of this, the alumni job roles lookedٺand course organisation. ¹1IULMTQOP\ML\PI\\PM[MM The results conclude an academic year in been rewarded by improved performance in brief required reportage, documentary style photography XZWUQ[QVO1NMT\KWVÅLMV\QV\PMKW]Z[MI[Q\PILJMMVIZW]VL _PQKP=+)UILM[QOVQÅKIV\OIQV[QVM^MZa the NSS and league tables and am so proud IVL3I\PZaV¼[M`IUXTM[_MZM^MZa[\ZWVOº for more than one cycle and I could be sure that I would not ”!IVL[\]LMV\[PMZM After her own experience on the course, Bethany was be gambling £9,000 plus on a burgeoning courseٺmajor league table, rising ten places in the WN \PMKWUU]VQ\aWN [\I Complete University Guide to become not at UCA who have made it happen. keen to get in touch with course leader Jo Hurley. 3I\PZaV¼[XPW\WOZIXPa_QTTJM][MLWV6IQT1VK¼[ only the fastest climber, but also the highest We remain ambitious for the future and I ¹1SVW_NZWUXMZ[WVITXZIK\QKM\PI\LWQVOI[U]KP website, social media posts and in digital newsletters to ranked specialist creative university. believe UCA is the university to watch over work experience as possible whilst studying is a must and promote the company’s new Autumn/Winter launch later This increase was mirrored in the most the next few years.” Q\LMÅVQ\MTaPMTXMLUMQVOM\\QVO[\IZ\MLQVUaKIZMMZº this year. 06 NEWS NEWS 07 Former students work on Avengers: Age of Ultron Former students have found themselves reunited in which made my job that bit more satisfying!” the professional world – behind the scenes of one of Having left UCA into a sales job, Benjamin began his ]MK\[_WZSI[PWZ\_PQTMTI\MZI[I[M\IVLXZWXٺthe summer’s biggest box-office hits, Avengers: [XMKQITM Age of Ultron. assistant in television. ¹1LQL\PI\NWZIKW]XTMWN aMIZ[JMNWZM\ISQVOIKW]Z[M Benjamin Crean, Eliot Speed and James Paul HattSmith, QVUW]TLUISQVOº[IQL*MVRIUQV¹;PWZ\TaIN\MZ1_I[ MZML_WZS_Q\P\PMO]a_PW\I]OP\\PMKW]Z[MUISQVOٺGraduate secures who all graduated from UCA Farnham in 2004, found W MZMV\ZWTM[WV\PM[UI[P props for commercials and corporate events, as well asٺPMU[MT^M[_WZSQVOQVLQ\ New York Fashion Week superhero movie, which has so far taken over $800m at stone casting and refurbishment. cinemas worldwide. ¹1NW]VLUa[MTN LZQN\QVON]Z\PMZI_IaNZWU_PI\ slot ¹1\_I[IP]OMRWJNWZUMº[IQL)VQUI\QWVOZIL]I\M I wanted out of my career and took the plunge to go Benjamin, who worked for over eight months as a costume NZMMTIVKM4WWSQVO\WOM\QV\WÅTU1\WWSIXZW[\PM\QK[ XZWXUWLMTTMZWV\PMUW^QM¹Q\_I[\PMÅZ[\\QUM1PIL make up course at Millenium FX. 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