PERSONAL WORK
Film On my own as well as part of our association 'Uppsala Student TV', I love to create short films in different genres and try out new techniques.
Photography Including setting up studioshots, lighting, managing the camera, as well as digital manipulation using Photoshop.
Radio Student radio broadcasts one hour each week. Location interviews, editing and studio work.
Animation and Stop motion films Personal films I've made to try out techinques and timing. They were edited using Monkeyjam. I'm working on a short animated film about a rabbit and a magician's hat, in Adobe Flash.
Sketching and colour sketching of life and imaginary scenarios, by hand and in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
Dance Taken tuition in samba, lindy hop, tap dancing, salsa and hip hop.
SKILLS
Languages: Fluent writing and speech in Swedish, English and French. Basic knowledge in writing and speech in Arabic and Spanish.
Computer: Knowledge in Office Word, Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere, After Effects and Flash. Basic understanding of Shotgun.
Regardless situation, I'm a pleasant
and diligent co-worker and have a
very high work moral.
I currently work as an assistant producer with marketing, research and administration at HamiltonKidd Animation and Virtual Reality Studio in London.
I worked as a runner at BlueBolt VFX in London. Being a runner meant that I was on my feet for most of the day and when I wasn’t on a run I managed administration, tidied, received clients and worked in the reception. A studio contains many hard- working individuals with different needs and one of the challenges was how to organize myself and prioritize different tasks in relation to the studio’s agenda that particular day. Every day felt like a unique possibility to better understand how something new was crafted or structured, how people co-‐operated and what everyone’s role was. My tasks were plenty to fill my days, so I had to be proactive to get in touch with the people at the studio. I was able to learn a lot from both production and creatives during my breaks or after my working hours. It was fantastic to be part of a creative studio and the best thing I’ve ever done.
I have previously worked as an illustrator and a book editor and I fill every free moment with creative work such as making short films, writing scripts, digital painting or radio. Due to my own creative work I’m very comfortable with deadlines and working through tough periods when the work feels hard, repetitive and uninspiring. Each time I manage to persevere I gain more knowledge that facilitates the next project, which I think is the key to creative work; never lose sight of your vision.
EXPERIENCE
Assistant Producer & Internal Content Producer at HamiltonKidd Animation and VR studio, London 2015
Cameraman I was employed by Uppsala Univesity to film lectures and events, 2014
Editor I was employed as a part-time book editor at 1x, Uppsala 2014
Illustrator I produced artwork and cartoons for two series of books of "English as a foreign language" by Pearson Publishing. The first series was four books with 500 illustrations. For the second series I produced 1700 pictures for twelve books within 3 months. Extensive cooperation with authors, publishers and other illustrators to reach out mutual goals. Pearson Publishing FLTRP, 2008 and 2010, China
FIlm As Chief of a student association at Uppsala Univeristy called 'Uppsala Student TV', I have the overall responsability and organisational role in this group of creative student filmmaking, Uppsala, Sweden, 2013-2014
Journalist and illustrator for the student magazines of Oxford Brookes University and Uppsala University, 2011-2013
Radio Student radio recordings and live broadcasts one hour each week. Location interviews, editing and studio work.
Teacher I work as a substitute teacher in all subjects for pupils age 6-16. Stenhagenskolan, Uppsala, Sweden, 2007-2013
Charity I created and pursued an educational project of interviewing homeless people in London in order to lift the questions about the reasons behind homelessness. At the Rhytm of Life Charity in London, UK, 2013
Placement I was involved in a project launching a digital magazine. London, UK, 2013
Website design I design websites and images for them when needed. Examples of websites that I have created the layout for are: http://martinboliver.wix.com/martinoliver and http://uppsala-student-tv.wix.com/ustv.
Due to my versatile interests, I'm educated and skilled in a broad spectrum of areas- from languages and media to law and business.