Lauren Evans
Art Department Assistant
Coming to the Art Department from a background as a practising artist and working in studio and art gallery management Lauren has an extremely wide knowledge base and skillset. Working her way up from a Runner and gaining experience across the Art Department as an assistant and Petty Cash Buyer, she is happy working in the office, researching, surveying, model/props making, as a buyer, painter, dressing or standby props. Lauren is open to jump in anywhere needed and always keen to pick up new skills and knowledge.
Selected credits
TV Commercials / Branded Content
| Date | Prod Co / Agency | Brand / Title | Type | Director | Art Director | Role | |
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2021 - Jun |
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StradivariusJeans |
Commercial Stills Shoot |
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Olatz Azcona |
Assistant Art Director |
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2019 - Oct |
CANADA |
Bimba y Lola: Calling all Bimbaders, Bimbaders I, II & III |
Commercial |
Marçal Forés |
Olatz Azcona |
Assistant/ Petty cash buyer/dresser |
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2018 - Aug |
Comcast/Stink films |
Xfinity iPhone X ‘Pockets with iPhone’, ‘Pockets No iPhone’ |
Commercial |
Ne-O |
Oian Arteta |
Petty Cash Buyer |
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2014 - Dec |
Pulse Films |
Guitar Hero Live |
Content |
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Art Department Assistant |
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2013 - Oct |
Rhubarb Ink |
The Marriot/Gilray’s |
Promo |
Joel Alexander |
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Art Director |
Features & TV Drama
| Date(s) | Prod Co | Title | Director | Producer | Art Director | Role | |
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02-2019 |
Lionsgate/Starz |
The Rook |
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Andrew Rothschild/Ann Marie Minty |
Petty Cash Buyer |
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12-2019 |
Pulse Films/Sister Pictures/Sky Films |
Gangs of London |
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Matthew Gant/Ann Marie Minty |
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08-2019 |
BBC American/Sid Gentle Films Ltd |
Killing Eve |
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Kristian Milsted/Libby Uppington |
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2017-05 |
BBC America/Sid Gentle Films Ltd |
Killing Eve |
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Kristian Milsted/Fabric Spelta |
Art Department Assistant |
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2017-04 |
The Forge Entertainment/BBC2 |
Collateral |
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Louisa Morris |
Art Department Assistant/Scenic Painter |
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2017-04 |
ITV |
Hatton Garden |
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Anna Higginson/Stephanie Nicolle |
Art Department Assistant |
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2016-11 |
Euston Films Ltd |
Hard Sun |
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Eve Stewart / Matt Sharp |
Art Department Assistant |
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2016-08 |
Kudos Film & Television |
Man in an Orange Shirt |
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Grenville Horner/Fleur Whitlock |
Art Department Assistant |
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2016-06 |
Carnival Film & Television Ltd |
Stan Lee’s Lucky Man 2 |
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Anthony Ainsworth/ Jane Broomsfield |
Art Department Assistant |
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2016-04 |
Left Bank Pictures Ltd |
The Halcyon |
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Matthew Gant |
Art Department Trainee |
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2016-02 |
Wigwam films |
iBoy |
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Catrin Meredydd |
Art Department Assistant/Standby |
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2015-05 |
BBC |
Father Brown |
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Natasha Trevenna |
Art Department Assistant |
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2014-08 |
World Media Rights |
Secrets of the Bible |
Oscar Chan |
Alex Collinge |
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Art Director |
Shorts & Personal Projects
| Date | Prod Co | Title | Director | Producer | Art Director | Role | |
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2022 - Nov |
Iris Worldwide |
Straight 8/Cost of Living Crisis (GOLD WINNER) |
Johnny Briggs |
Oliver Rushton |
Me |
Art Director |
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2021 - Oct |
Zapping Productions |
Yo no soy Chema |
Curro Bernabeu |
Patricio Felices |
Andrea Batllò |
Dressing/Standby Props |
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2021 - Sep |
Distinto Films SLU/Agosto Content SL |
Tormenta de verano |
Laura García |
Belén Gayán/Miriam Porté |
Oian Arteta |
Props Assistant |
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2018 - Mar |
Brazen Productions |
Sasha and Jo Are Getting Married |
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Alexandra Toomey |
Set Dresser |
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2014 - Feb |
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Various fashion stills shoots |
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Set Stylist |
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2013 - Feb |
Straight Crooked Pictures |
Harmonics of Solitude |
Joel Alexander |
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Art Director |
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2013 - Jan |
Wet Paint Productions |
Camberwell Beauty |
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Art Director |
Countries Worked in
- Germany
- Greece
- Spain
- USA
Languages
- German - basic
- Spanish - conversational/practical (have done jobs only in Spanish)
Education
- Goldsmiths University of London: BA Hons Art Practice 2:1
- Brighton College Art Foundation: Merit
Genres Worked in
- Drama
- Fashion
- Music
- commercial
- design
- reality
- documentary
Technical Skills
- After Effects - Basic
- Photoshop - Intermediate
- InDesign - Basic
- Photoshop - Advanced
- Sketchup - Intermediate
- CAD - Basic
- Microsoft Office - Advanced
- Premier Pro - Basic
- FCP - Basic
- QuickTimePro - Intermediate
- Audacity - Intermediate
Additional Skills
- Valid driving license
- Comfortable driving vans
- Strong Research and materials/services sourcing skills/knowledge
- Strong communication
- organisation and logistical skills
- Petty Cash Buying (incl. as primary Action props buyer handling practical makes
- weapons etc.)
- Set Dressing
- Standby
- Extensive driving experience in all vehicles up to Extra-LWB/Luton size
- Prop Making and breakdown experience
- Graphics
- Scenic Painting/Aging
- Model Making for sets and props
- Hand Technical Drawing
- Fine Art skills: Painting/drawing/colour mixing
- Woodwork
- Sewing/textile manipulation
- Pottery
- Casting/sculpture
- Book Binding