Edward John Hartwell
Curriculum Vitae
D.O.B: 30th December 1980
Contacts
E-mail edhartwell@edhartwell.co.uk
Web Site: http://www.edhartwell.co.uk
Education and Qualifications
1999 - 2002 University of Bradford,
Bradford, West Yorkshire
BSc (Hons) Media Technology
and Production
1997 - 1999 Lady Manners School, Bakewell, Derbyshire
A Levels in: Technology (grade A)
Business Studies (grade A)
Art & Design (grade B)
1998 Full driving licence
1990 - 1997 Hope Valley College, Hope
Valley, Derbyshire
9 GCSEs, including Maths and English
Employment
History
Since April 2003 I have worked freelance. Recent projects have included:
Director on THE DAY THE ROBOTS WOKE UP . An innovative animation that mixes a variety of different techniques including stop-motion, CGI, motion graphics, VFX and live action. The film recently premiered at the Apollo West End in the Sci-Fi London film festival where it won the audience award for best short film 2009. Visit the site to watch and see production stills
Director on The Movieum Animation. A 2D animation promoting the Movieum of London Movie Museum. Watch
Director on Cannes in a Van Animations. Two cartoon animations
promoting the Cannes in a Van mobile film festival. Watch
Music Video
Director on Aliens and Suffer for Harrison, a new animated pop act. Traditional
drawn animation, including complex dance routines. Watch Clips
DOP/VFX on Clementines
Diary as seen on bbc.co.uk. Green screen elements, compositing,
editing and animating motion graphics. Visit youtube Channel
Director on Christmas
Trees Cost Lives, a comedy Christmas animation about the origins of Christmas
trees. Watch the Film
Director on Tumbleweed
in London, a film made in collaboration with artist Claire Blundell Jones.
The film, shown in art galleries and at international film festivals, plays
with the irony of wild-west imagery in London. Watch the trailer
Music Video
Director on War (ain't what it
used to be) by Übermanoeuvre. Includes 2D animation and
live action footage. Watch the video
Music Video Director on (Don't Be A) Dinosaur for Harrison, a new
animated pop act. Video includes 3D claymation
and pioneering 2D animation techniques.
Director on commercials for Waterwise,
promoting saving water, using puppets and animation. Commissioned
by the Mayor of London. Visit the Waterwise Web Site
Assistant Art Director for VHZ1 on Yo Funkytown, a
TV puppet comedy set in a 1:6 scale city.
DOP/Editor/Compositor on Clementine Into The Valley of The Dolls in
collaboration with Mark Mander.
Puppeteer/Animator for VHZ1 on Do It For England, Munky World Cup, a ringtone commercial broadcast during
the 2006 world cup.
Music Video
Director with London Joe
Ltd. on Stainless Star by the band Missileer. Band members and
their puppet versions interwoven.
Art Director For Franco Films on a
short film, Hit and Myth, a live
action comedy horror.
Writer/Director/Producer on Bus
Kong, a short film to commemorate the demise of the Routemaster
bus.
The film won the Farewell Routemaster Film Challenge,
2 Solos awards and has been screened internationally, including in the Future
Shorts programme. Watch the film
TV Series
Writer/Director/Producer for Finger
Kingdom, six enchanting stories told through finger puppets, broadcast on
Sky TV and online at BBC Comedy Soup and shown at the Glastonbury Festival
in 2007.
Puppeteer for Big Red Button Films. A short
film and idents. This job involved building
and operating puppet characters and working on set in the art department with
props, sets, models and puppets.
Puppeteer for Zero One. This involved building and
puppeteering for puppet spoofs of the I-Pod adverts,
the moon landing and a music video.
Puppeteer for Zero One. A short
film, Funky Munky, funded by Raindance
and Nokia. The job involved building puppets and miniature props,
rigging and assembling sets and puppeteering the main
characters of the film.
Film Director/Producer for a 10 min film, Time Looters, in the style of the
Captain Pugwash cartoons.
Web design and camera operation for London Joe Ltd.
Producing multi-media training materials for Waypoint, a training company involved in national initiatives to promote literacy and numeracy.
CD ROM design for Nottingham City Council & Notts County Council, translating paper-based manuals into a user-friendly CD ROMs, complete with cartoons and animations.
Animated computer-based games design for a drugs education project.
Runner for Sal Paradise Productions on a 35mm short film directed by Simon Brasse.
March 2000 -
June 2002
Producer and presenter at Bradford University radio station, RamAir FM.
The show was nominated for best show at the student radio awards, for its
innovative format.
Skills and Experience
Film Making skills:
Producing
Directing
Script writing
Editing
Photography
Compositing
Animating
Puppeteering
Puppet design & realisation
Model and set making
Extensive IT skills including use of the following applications:
Apple Shake, Final Cut Studio, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Flash,
Apple Logic, Adobe Encore DVD, DVD Studio Pro.
Personal skills
My experience as a freelancer has enabled me to
develop my technical and interpersonal skills in a commercial environment. I am
highly self-motivated and am able to learn new skills quickly. I work well in a
team, showing leadership when there are problems to solve and deadlines are
tight.
