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Katherine Blakeney

Katherine Blakeney

Independent Filmmaker and Animator, Student at The University of Edinburgh

Location
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Industry
Animation
Current
  1. Freelance,
  2. The University of Edinburgh,
  3. South Asasif Conservation Project
Previous
  1. Muffin Songs Media Co., Ltd.,
  2. University of Glasgow,
  3. ArtCorner.com
Education
  1. The University of Edinburgh
Websites
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Freelance

Freelance

Filmmaker

– Present

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Background

Summary

Official Website: http://yorwickcastle.com
Production Blog: http://thorvaldandthestoorworm.blogspot.co.uk/
Writing Blog: http://MasksWithoutFaces.blogspot.co.uk/
Portfolio: http://www.ideastap.com/people/KatherineBlakeney/portfolio/

Education

The University of Edinburgh

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Film/Cinema/Video Studies

Thesis topic: Silent Film Adaptations of Late 19th and Early 20th Century Gothic Novels With a Special Emphasis on Psychological and Aesthetic Interpretations of the Monster Figure

The University of Edinburgh

Master of Science (MSc), Film Studies, Distinction

School of Visual Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Animation, Honors

LaGuardia High School For Visual and Performing Arts

Art

National Academy of Design, New York

Fine and Studio Arts

Activities and Societies: Exhibitions: 2003 - Fiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. of Visual and Performing Arts, New York 2001 - Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York 2001 - National Academy of Design, New York 2000 - National Academy of Design, New York 1999 - Art Gallery in Chelsey, New York 1999 - Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York 1999 - National Academy of Design, New York 1998 - National Academy of Design, New York 1997 - Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York 1997 - National Academy of Design, New York

Projects

The Green Wall(Link)

– Present

Live-action/stop motion short film in pre-production. Official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/thegreenwallcampaign

A Modern Ozymandias

–

Experimental live-action short film with digital special effects
Funded by the IdeasTap Ideas Fund Innovators Award

The Burglar With the Yellow Hand

–

Stop motion animated short film
Funded by the IdeasTap Ideas Fund Innovators Award and the Arts Trust Scotland

Team members:

A Thousand Slimy Things and I(Link)

– Present

Stop motion animated short film

The Great Library Robbery

–

Stop Motion Animated Short Film
Funded by The British Library and IdeasTap

Festivals:
The 2013 British Library Spring Festival, London, UK (May 2013)
The Barbican's Framed Film Festival, The Barbican Centre, London, UK (November 2013)
Barbican Weekender: We Create, Technology for Self-Expression, The Barbican Centre, London, UK (March 2014)

The Dreams of Kings

–

Stop motion animated short film
Funded by the School of Visual Arts Alumni Society Scholarship Award

Festivals:
The Dusty Film and Animation Festival, New York, USA (Nominated for Best Stop Motion Animated Film)
Atlanta Underground Film Festival, Best of Animation Attack!, Atlanta, USA
Rencontres Internationales du Cinema d'Animation, Wissemburg, France
Salford Film Festival, United Kingdom
Expotoons International Animation Festival, Argentina
49th Golden Knight Malta International Film Festival, Malta (Nominated for a Golden Knight Award)

King Richard and the Apple

–

Stop motion animated short film

Shakespeare, Marlowe, and the Tree Nymph

–

Stop motion animated short film

Stone Egg: Traditional Myth from the Isle of Ciris

–

Stop motion animated short

How To Make Powdered Sugar

–

Traditional (cell) animation

Experience

Filmmaker

Freelance
– Present (8 years 7 months)

I have a small studio in Edinburgh, Scotland where I create independent short films and commissioned projects, as the Director, Animator, Screenwriter, Art Director, Costume and Set Designer, Cinematographer, Visual Effects Designer and Lighting Designer.

Tutor

The University of Edinburgh
– Present (1 year 7 months)Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Introduction to European Cinema, Undergraduate credit course

Assistant Director, Photographer

South Asasif Conservation Project
– Present (9 years)Luxor, Egypt

Web design and maintenance, http://southasasif.com and South Asasif Conservation Project Blog
Archaeological tours of the site for visitors and sponsors of the Project
Photography and graphic design for reports, presentations and publications
Proofreading and editing of Project-related documents, reports and publications

Proofreader

Grange Communications, Pillar Box Red Publishing
– Present (3 years 9 months)Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Proofreading/ Editing of Comedy and Sports Annuals
Grange Communications (July 2011-August 2013)
Pillar Box Red Publishing (July 2011-August 2012)

Freelance Proofreader

Freelance
– Present (9 years)

Freelance proofreading for various clients. Medical and legal documents, academic articles, student papers, novels and screenplays.

Screenwriter

Muffin Songs Media Co., Ltd.
– (1 year)Seoul, Korea

Wrote screenplays for English language dubs for the following shows:

Subin and Friends (Suzie and Friends)
Po-Po's Storyland
All Year Round
Tiger Fu

Tutor

University of Glasgow
– (3 months)Glasgow, United Kingdom

History of Cinema II, Centre for Open Studies

Director/Animator

Muffin Songs Media Co., Ltd.
– (2 months)Seoul, Korea

Commissioned to design and create a series of animated children's music videos for Muffin Songs Media's youtube channel.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (November 2012)
Down By the Salley Gardens (December 2012)
Making-of Video for Down By the Salley Gardens (December 2012)

Contributing Writer

ArtCorner.com
– (6 months)

Various articles for the "Art in Film" column.
http://www.artcorner.com/author/katherine-blakeney/

Work Experience

Ko Lik Films Ltd.
– (4 months)Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Modelmaking Department, "Quiet Is…" (Disney Jr.)

Work Experience

Sokobauno Puppet and Object Theatre
– (3 months)Glasgow, United Kingdom

Assisted with puppet construction for the show Galloshins

Film Library Assistant

School of Visual Arts
– (5 months)Greater New York City Area

Teacher's Assistant

School of Visual Arts
– (5 months)Greater New York City Area

Department of Film, Video and Animation

Archaeological Draughtsman, Contractual

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
– (1 year)Greater New York City Area

Courses

Independent Coursework

  • Adult Beginners Drama at Acting Out UK, Edinburgh (Jan-March 2012)
  • Acting for Animators Course, School of Visual Arts, New York (Sept-Dec 2007)
  • Drama Classes, LaGuardia High School for Visual and Performing Arts, New York (2002-2006)
  • Theatre Acting Summer Programme, HB Studio, New York (1999-2002)

Publications

John S. Robertson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(Link)

Rue Morgue Magazine
July 2014

Issue #146
Classic Cut Section

Tombs of the South Asasif Necropolis: Thebes, Karakhamun (Tt 223), and Karabasken (Tt 391) in the Twenty-fifth Dynasty(Link)

American University in Cairo Press
April 2014

Photographer, Graphic Designer and Proofreader

Authors:

Thebes in the First Millennium BC(Link)

Cambridge Scholars Publishing
February 2014

Photographer, Graphic Designer and Proofreader

Authors:

F.W. Murnau, His Films, and Their Influence on German Expressionism(Link)

StudentPulse: Online Academic Student Journal
January 2011

Perceptions of Heroes and Villains in European Literature(Link)

StudentPulse: Online Academic Student Journal
January 2010

William Shakespeare's Richard III: Brilliant Schemer, Entertaining Villain(Link)

StudentPulse: Online Academic Student Journal
January 2010

Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Plays of Shakespeare(Link)

StudentPulse: Online Academic Student Journal
December 2009

Jean De Joinville and his Biography of Saint Louis on the Seventh Crusade(Link)

StudentPulse: Online Academic Student Journal
December 2009

An Analysis of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity"(Link)

StudentPulse: Online Academic Student Journal
December 2009

Two Ostraka From Deir El Bahri and The Lily Flower Motif In Twenty-sixth Dynasty Theban Tombs

JARCE (39) 2002, 197 - 206
2002

Illustrator and Proofreader

Authors:

The Early Kushite Tombs of South Asasif(Link)

BMSAES 12 (2009), 11-30
2009

Illustrator and Proofreader

Authors:

Skills

  • Animation
  • Stop Motion
  • Film
  • Short Films
  • Writing
  • Screenwriting
  • Music Videos
  • Visual Effects
  • After Effects
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Video
  • Video Editing
  • Photography
  • Premiere
  • Compositing
  • Motion Graphics
  • Traditional Animation
  • Storyboarding
  • Character Animation
  • Art
  • Translation
  • Lighting
  • Editing
  • Computer Animation
  • Graphic Design
  • Blogging
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Honors & Awards

IdeasTap Ideas Fund Innovators Award

IdeasTap

Production Grant for "Curse of the Headless Pharaoh"

Longlist, IdeasFund Shorts: Script Brief

IdeasTap and the Northern Film School

I was one of 40 IdeasTap members (20 from the north, 20 from the south) invited to attend a scriptwriting bootcamp at the Northern Film School in Leeds.

Arts Trust Scotland Grant

Arts Trust Scotland

Production grant for "The Burglar With the Yellow Hand"

IdeasTap Ideas Fund Innovators Award

IdeasTap

Production grant for "The Burglar With the Yellow Hand"

Runner-up, The Sound Edit Brief

The British Library and IdeasTap

Shortlisted alongside 9 other young filmmakers for the British Library's "The Sound
March 2013 Edit Brief" and awarded a production grant for the creation of a video inspired by
the library's sound archive. My completed short, The Great Library Robbery, was chosen
as runner-up and screened at the British Library Spring Festival.

Finalist, Cascade Writers' Couch Pitching Experience

Cascade Media, IdeasTap

I won the opportunity to be one of 8 young filmmakers to pitch a feature film idea at the
Cascade Writers' Couch Pitching Experience, part of the 6th annual BFI Future Film
Festival.

Alumni Society Scholarship Award

School of Visual Arts

The award provided funding for my thesis film, The Dreams of Kings.

Organizations

Edinburgh University Theatre Company

Member
–

Played Rose Red in "The Edge of the Woods", a new play performed at the 2010 University of Edinburgh Student Festival.

Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company

Member
–

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