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:

Co-Producer/Director on Cosplayers UK The Movie - The worlds 1st feature length documentary about British Cosplay.
Visit the site - www.cosplayersuk.com

Directors Assistant on Strange Hill High, a CBBC TV puppet show.

Animator of motion graphics commercials and site demos for Interview Gold

Animator of the animated logo for Liquid Eye Productions.

Producer/Director on a number of corporate video projects for Lee Saphir, Evolve Training System and the Smart School.

Writer on two half hour episodes of puppet comedy - Yo! Funkytown and script development on CBBC's Strange Hill High.

Co-Producer on When London Sleeps it came alive - a feature film shot in 28days.

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 premiered at the Apollo West End in 2009 and has won 3 awards: The Sci-Fi London film festival audience award for best short film, Best New Film at Ballston Spa - New York and Best Animation at Greenwich Film Festival 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 Clementine's 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

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

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. 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.

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

DOP/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.