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Thompson, Uta Resume
Costume Designer / Stylist / Costume Assistant
Personal Statement:
I am self-motivated, enthusiastic and enjoy a challenge, and able to manage work effectively and efficiently and love researching ideas for costumes. I am able to work well on my own and equally well within a team. I am experienced at managing my own accounts. I have worked for various productions (film and drama and light entertainment) as costume assistant and stylist for the BBC Granada Television, 3 Sixty, Channel 4, E4, and Red Productions and others. I had the opportunity to costume design two short films one for La Productions (90 Seconds) for cinema, which one best short film and the other Bro 9. I have also worked for Advertising Companies and photo shoots as the Stylist.
Training
2005: I recently won the Nes Scholarship at Manchester University to study business and marketing and I have now completed the course, which has given me the understanding of how to set up and run my own business and how to market it., I have also gained basic IT skills to.
2002: I completed a evening textile course where I studied Dressmaking: Speed Tailor and received 2 Credits at level two, where I was trained to cut from a pattern, and working with fabrics that go to make a tailored suit.
1996: I did a NVQ in photography which took me two years to complete were I learnt how to process and print in different formats, I went on to do work experience at the Voice Newspaper were I would go out with there journalist and I would take the pictures, but I ended up getting offered work as one of there photo journalist which I did for about a year.
Work Experience:
Oct 07: Turn up Tales Hatrick Production
Costume Designer for pilot show
Oct 07: Florence Nightingale Religious Drama
Costume Assistant
June-July 07: Adam Shelly Show BBC Comedy
Costume Assistant
March-May 07: Honey we’re killing the kids BBC
Stylist to the presenter
Jan-Feb 07: Panic Room BBC
Stylist to the presenters
Jan 07: Soap Star superstar
One of the Assistant Stylists
Dec 05-Dec 06: Various Work
For the past few years, I have been assisting Costume Designer Marcia Stanton on various Light entertainment productions but most recently, I have worked on Oliver, Family Fortunes,
8 out of 10 Cats and Dogs, and The Price is Right and for the past few years children in need.
Oct 05-Nov 05: The Teacher BBC
4 Week Drama, Costume Assistant working with Costume Designer
Jane Petrie.
July 05-Nov 05: Hollyoaks Extra E4
Working on various blocks as one of Costume Assistants
Feb 05-March 05: LWT- Too Many Cooks
Costume looking after guests
June-Sept 04: The New Worst Witch CITV
Children’s Drama Costume Assistant
June 03-March 04: I have worked with Costume Designer Julian Day on a few Dramas such as Burn It, My Summer Of Love and Nylon assisting with buying of some costumes and prepping for scenes for next day.
Mar 02-Sept 03: Worked as costume Stylist for the BBC working on three of there
programmes Pure Soap, Taken, and Pure 24.As Stylist to
Five of their Presenters.
August 02-Dec 02: The Bill
Costume Assistant
Jan 02-May 02: Miss Saigon at the Manchester Palace Theatre
Wardrobe dresser while working on Miss Saigon I had the opportunity to go to Dublin to train the new wardrobe staff.
May 02-July 02: Cold Feet 2nd Series
Costume assistant worked with Costume designer Joey Atwanigan
Jan 01-March 01: 24 Hour Party people
Cinema Film
Responsibilities: Altering and preparing costumes, Dressing the
Actors, I was responsible for dressing extras in 80s and 90s costume and buying many of the costumes
Sky Television Set dresser
Once the set has been I would then go in an dress
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