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Working to scale 1:25. Considering sight lines. Combining recreation of the everyday with surreal distorted world. Playing with scale. Model created primarily from mount board. Working hypothetically, allowing free creative reign.

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Portfolio for consideration for theatre design roles.

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Page 1: Natalie Lewis Portfolio

Working to scale 1:25.Considering sight lines.Combining recreation of the everyday with surreal distorted world.Playing with scale.Model created primarily from mount board.Working hypothetically, allowing free creative reign.

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Examples of work as theatre designer. Responsible for the design and realisation of whole production. Working on a shoestring budget creating surreal, conceptual spaces.Producing coherent design throughout production.Working on productions alongside studies / full time employment, driven by passion, and determination.Managing budgets, resources and people to achieve results on time.Collaborating with other artistic production crew to deliver concept to audience.

The Suicide by Nikolai ErdmanBeady Eye Productions Stage@Leeds November 2010

The Suicide by Nikolai ErdmanBeady Eye Productions Stage@Leeds

November 2010

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareStage@Leeds February 2010

Page 3: Natalie Lewis Portfolio

Examples of work as theatre designer. Responsible for the design and realisation of whole production. Working on a shoestring budget creating surreal, conceptual spaces.Producing coherent design throughout production.Working on productions alongside studies / full time employment, driven by passion, and determination.Managing budgets, resources and people to achieve results on time.Collaborating with other artistic production crew to deliver concept to audience.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareStage@Leeds February 2010

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareStage@Leeds February 2010

Fox Marionette . Dirt by Nathan WoodEdinburgh Festival Fringe 2011

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Explorative, experimental and developmental.Loose, quick, communicative.Visual thought process.

Paradise Lost, University Final Major Project

Dirt, 2011

The Suicide, 2010

Page 5: Natalie Lewis Portfolio

Explorative, experimental and developmental.Loose, quick, communicative.Visual thought process.

The Suicide, 2010

Dirt, 2011

Paradise Lost, University Final Major Project.

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Character silhouettes.Rendered fabrics and surfacesCommunicative and expressive.Supported by fabric swatches including trims etc. and working technical drawings.Utilising illustrative and painting techniques.

Dangerous Liaisons hypothetical production, 1912 setting.

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Character silhouettes.Rendered fabrics and surfacesCommunicative and expressive.Supported by fabric swatches including trims etc. and working technical drawings.Utilising illustrative and painting techniques.

Paradise Lost University Final Major Project

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Long term work placements at Opera Australia and the Royal Opera House in costume production departments.Working in a professional environment. Developing precision construction skills and fabric awareness.Learning about costume performance in large scale theatre.Developing professional approach to time management and handling deadlines.Interacting with designers and supervisors to achieve desired outcome.Adapting to working to different practitioners’ styles, tastes and expectations.

Opera Australia, The Magic Flute, Julie Taymor.Central School of Ballet, Richard Gellar, Photo Bill Cooper.

The Royal Opera House, Yinka Shonibare

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Long term work placements at Opera Australia and the Royal Opera House in costume production departments.Working in a professional environment. Developing precision construction skills and fabric awareness.Learning about costume performance in large scale theatre.Developing professional approach to time management and handling deadlines.Interacting with designers and supervisors to achieve desired outcome.Adapting to working to different practitioners’ styles, tastes and expectations.

The Royal Opera House, Yinka Shonibare

The Royal Ballet, Gareth Pugh

Opera Australia, The Magic Flute, Julie Taymor.

The Royal Opera, Brigitte Reiffenstuel

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Costumes from a range of productions realised from my designs.Quality of make dependant upon budget and time scale.Conceptual ideas using innovative materials and techniques.A mixture of stylised period and conceptually inspired designs.

The Wedding Singer Impulse Productions2010

James and The Giant Peach Hypothetical production 2011

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William ShakespeareStage@Leeds 2010

The Suicide, by Nikolai ErdmanBeady Eye Productions 2010