below you will find examples of my work from my time as design / edit assistant at the mill which i feel demonstrates not only my design skills, but my adaptability to handle a wide range of responsibilities, and my ability to clearly communicate information. due to the confidential nature of many of the projects i worked on (and that are currently still in progress), i am not able to fully divulge all details of my work here, particularly the pitch work i carried out for clients. please contact me for more information on any aspect of my time in this role.

details : i was tasked with creating the mill's first production bible by the head of production. this involved consolidating information, research, illustrations, written contributions, and formatting of the entire book.

details : the mill creative showcase was a large event held on site at the mill london to showcase the mill's brand new services and technology to clients. i was utilized to create a dvd menus for showreels, signage to direct clients around the building, a large wall guide that listed which exhibits were on each floor, and an email banner.

details : i was also required to organize and work out the costs and options of printing for the artwork of resident artist 'mcbess,' which were displayed at the creative showcase.

details : a in depth brochure detailing the background, history, and services of the mill. i was responsible for all layout and design, capturing screenshots. this document would regularly be modified for specific clients, and also tailored for the use of the mill new york.

details : motion graphic web banners to be placed on the little black book website, a travel and resource guide for creatives. i first put together previsualizations for the marketing department to demonstrate how best we could make our banner stand out over the others, and advised them on what could be achieved whilst keeping the file size minimal. i created the banners in after effects using assets provided to me from the final cut department. i then utilized the media transfer department to convert them into flash files.

details : the mill press pack, containing every mention of the mill from mostly printed media. this is a document regularly updated by the marketing department. i was relied upon to create a new front cover, rear cover and individual title pages. this would be regularly updated with new sections.

details : research and consolidating of image and video reference for the ea - mirror's edge commercial. i was relied upon to provide image and video reference material that would aid the executive producer, director and animators during the development. i was given the opportunity to give input into certain aspects of the ad, and to use initiative in collating reference. i was also priveliged enough to be present on the motion capture shoot for this ad, at which i took photographs for the mill credentials document.

character, colour and lighting reference put together for the make up artists on the live action shoot.

a dvd of relevant reference clips for the director and animators focusing on specific aspects and divided into sections such as free running, hand to hand combat, and gameplay footage from mirrors edge.

details : i was asked to re design the runner t-shirts to something more low key (they are currently bright red and bright green). i created several designs for the marketing department and the supervisor of the runners, of which they chose the lower right version.

details : i was required to put together a portfolio for the mill tv & film department for a very important potential client. i had only one day to create the first portfolio as it needed to be sent to be printed and bound by the end of the day. i liased with mill tv & film about the page ordering, and advised them on what images they could and could not use for the portfolio based on their quality and compression. the page format was a3 square, and included a front cover and contact details at end of the book.

details : i was relied upon to find a car park in the surrounding london area to be used for a turner classic movies ident. the brief had specific details with the ideal car park having cinematically wide open windows, to be nine floors tall with towering structures surrounding. i forward planned my journey around several greater and central london car parks by using online satallite photographs to find all the car parks that were tall enough and that had the surrounding that matched the brief. i visited twelve car parks in total over a week, carrying out photography at each location. i also used my initiative when faced with the problem that most windows in car parks today have fencing over them. i took alternative photographs of other wide angled spaces which the client ended up using for the ident.

details : often the art department would need to send out treatments, concepts and pitches to clients. i would be required to consolidate assets, and present them in highly communicative and relevant way. documents would often include clickable links to videos which i would have previously uploaded to BEAM.TV.

details : an informational document detailing the mill's new data lab services. i was tasked with making this presentable, communicative, and professional.

details : i was trusted with the task of leading casting sessions for a high profile automobile client, a job we had previously won with a successful pitch. i solely organized all auditions, documentation, purchasing of materials, and lighting and photography of the casting sessions. i also took the initiative to make notes on all applicant's performances for the director and clients. the client was presented with photographs of the applicants accompanied with notes on their performances, along with a dvd of all the casting sessions which i edited and formatted with a presentable and clear menu system.

details : i was tasked with researching various types of pheasant and grouse for the use of 3d modellers and animators. research would range from googling for images and information, to going to the natural history museum library to do more thorough research on the anatomy and behaviour of certain animals.

details : i would be utilized for creating invitations for any events being held by the mill. this included the christmas party, and the hallowe'een party amongst others.

details : over my time at the mill i became relied upon to take photographs on many occasions, due to my knowledge and previous experience in photography. these tasks would range from taking photographs of recently won awards for marketing purposes, photography at events such as the mill's hallowe'en party, the children's christmas party and the creative showcase event. i also helped the 3d department with the photography of objects or reference material for design and pitching purposes. i also used my photography skills for an important pitch which we subsequently won.