Edward John Hartwell
Curriculum Vitae

D.O.B: 30th December 1980

Contacts

Address and telephone number available on request
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 “Cannes in a Van Animations" Two animation made to promote the Cannes in a Van mobile film festival

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Music Video Director on "Aliens" and "Suffer" for “Harrison” a new animated pop act. This involved animating dace routines.

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DOP/VFX on “Clementines Diary" as seen on bbc.co.uk. This involved shooting green screen elements, compositiong, editing and animating motion graphics.

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Director on “Christmas Trees Cost Lives" A comical christmas animation about the origins of chrismas trees.

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Director on “Tumbleweed in London” A film made in collaboration with artist Claire Blundell Jones.
The film follows "Tumbleweed Girl" as she travels through London moving a tumbleweed along with a leaf blower.

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Music Video Director on "War (ain't what it used to be) by Übermanoeuvre”. The video includes 2D animation and live action footage.

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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.

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Assistant Art Director for VHZ1 on "Yo Funkytown" A TV comedy set in a 1:6 scale city full of puppets.

DOP/Editor/Compositor on "Clementine Into The Valley of The Dolls" A comedy documentary about dolls presented by a puppet shot against green screen.

Visit the Clementine Web Site

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. In the video the band turn in to finger puppets in Finger Kingdom.

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Art Director For "Franco Films" on a short film called "Hit and Myth" A comedy about a man who kills mythical creatures.

Writer/Director/Producer on "Bus Kong". A short film made to commemorate the end of the routemaster bus commuter service. The film won the Farewell Routemaster Film Challenge, 2 Solos awards and has been screened internationally.

Watch the film ...........Read Interview at BBC Film Network.........Watch BBC Video Nation Piece about the film.........Visit www.farewellroutemaster.co.uk

TV Series Writer/Director/Producer for series called "Finger Kingdom". The Show has been broadcast on Sky TV and online at BBC Comedy Soup

visit the Finger Kingdom website

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.

Watch Now - Download "Shuffle" 5.1MB Mpeg Download "Vertigo" 5.3MB Mpeg

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.

.... Click here to see production photos


Film Director/Producer
for a 10 min film "Time Looters" written by me.

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Web design for London Joe Ltd. An interactive Actor showreel website made in macromedia flash.......

CD ROM design for Import (GB). An interactive CD ROM with video promoting "Terrazzo"

DVD Authoring with menu and additional material, for projects including the films Twenty Fingers, Terrazzo, Laters, The Experimental Playground and a show reel containing 3 films with an interactive menu.

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.

Camera operator for London Joe Ltd: a 10min DV pilot, The Silent Treatment.

Web design for several small businesses. Html-based, incorporating digital images and video footage.

CD ROM design for Charnwood Training Consultants, including training for the client in how to up-date the CD themselves.

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, on account of its innovative and imaginative format.

1997 - 1999
Part-time IT Systems Manager for Waypoint Training.

Skills and Experience


Film Making skills:
Puppeteering
Puppet Building
Model Making
Model and set painting

Producing
Directing
Compositing
Animating


Extensive IT skills including:

Building and upgrading a PC
Installing drives and operating system
Data maintenance and back up


Skilled use of the following applications:
Apple Shake, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Image Ready, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Director, Flash, Dreamweaver, Apple Logic, DigiDesign ProTools, Adobe Encore DVD, DVD Studio Pro.


Knowledge of:
Linear editing, non-linear editing (Avid, Premiere, Final Cut Pro), camera, sound mixer, editor and presenter in a television studio, developing and printing colour and black and white photographs, Java programming and analogue and digital video acquisition (S-VHS, Mini-DV, DVC Pro, HDV).

Personal skills
My recent 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.

Special Interests
Creating and performing with puppets for the screen, animatronics, animation, soundscapes, sound effects, music, compositing, editing and directing.