Monday 15 August 2011

"Tim's Tactical Tips"

Produced by Tailored Films, written by Stephen Shields and Directed by Ruth Treacy. Mark Kilbride work's as Production Designer with Art Direction from Anna SweeneyCentered around Tim a 16 year old who gives weekly tips to school kids and the show airs on Monday afternoon's on RTE 2's Elevate TV show. 









All Photo's by Anna Sweeney

"Small Time"

"Small Time" is a Filmbase funded short film. Directed by Ged Murray and Produced by Failsafe Films, this comedy tells the tale of a student and his Professor, and their relationship with time travel. We were commsioned to make a TV and Telephone, with the brief that they had to be constructed to look in keeping with the style of the iconic movie Back To The Future.










All Photo's by Anna Sweeney
Still's Courtesy of Fail Safe Films

Wednesday 22 June 2011

Bord Bia "Passion"

Mark worked as Trainee Props on the two commercials below for Bord Bia. The commercials were produced by Red Rage Films. The Production Design was by Susie Cullen with assistance from Jeannie O'Brien.    


"Three Degrees"

We were commissioned to build four Anti-Tank Barriers for a World War Two short film entitled "Three Degrees". Directed by Philip Sheeran produced by El Zerroro Films in association with IADT. The Production Designer was Emma Lowney with Art Direction from Jessica Timlin.













All Photos by Anna Sweeney
Stills courtesy of  El Zerroro Films.

"The Lactating Automaton" Pick-Ups

We were commissioned to make a See-Saw for "The Lactating Automaton". The See Saw was designed and constructed within a deadline of just one day and under an extremely limited budget.

Below is also pictures of the set for the closing scene in "The Lactating Automaton" designed and dressed by Anna. 

Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Legge “The Lactating Automaton” [35mm shortfilm] is set in the early 1900’s and tells the story of Maria, a young girl raised by a robotic wet nurse after both of her parents die.




“The Lactating Automaton”, starring Dominic West [The Wire, 300] will be premiered in September 2011 in the Lincoln Theatre in New York. 

Please scroll through the other blog post's for more on, “The Lactating Automaton”.









All Photos by Anna Sweeney

Sunday 24 April 2011

"The Lactating Automaton" Pick-Ups

We were commissioned to make a Coffin for The Lactating Automaton. The Coffin intended for Dominic West's character "Harlequin" was designed and constructed within a deadline of just one day and under an extremely limited budget.

Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Legge “The Lactating Automaton” [35mm shortfilm] is set in the early 1900’s and tells the story of Maria, a young girl raised by a robotic wet nurse after both of her parents die.

“The Lactating Automaton”, starring Dominic West [The Wire, 300] will be premiered in September 2011 in the Lincoln Theatre in New York. 

Please scroll through the other blog post's for more on, “The Lactating Automaton”.

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All Photos by Anna Sweeney

B.Y.O.Q. "Bring Your Own Questions"


The set that we worked on for John Carney's new Quiz Show, "Bring Your Own Questions". The show filmed in the famous "The Factory Studios", is presented By Simon Delaney, and backed by a host of Ireland's top Film Director's and Producer's and is sure to be hitting the small screen soon. The production designer on the show was Emma Lowney, with assitance from Lucy Gouldthorpe and ourselves Anna Sweeney and Mark Kilbride.








All Photos by Anna Sweeney

Sunday 30 January 2011

"The Lactating Automaton"

Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Legge “The Lactating Automaton” [35mm shortfilm] is set in the early 1900’s and tells the story of Maria, a young girl raised by a robotic wet nurse after both of her parents die.
The Production Designer on the film was Olwen Kellaghan, with Art Direction by Jessica Timlin. As Art Direction Assistant, I was tasked with creating a number of once-off props and detailed instruments for the elaborate sets, as well as models for use with some of the films stunts. The props were made within a two week time frame and within an extremely limited budget. Please see below. 


“The Lactating Automaton”, starring Dominic West [The Wire, 300] will be premiered in 2011 in the Lincoln Theatre in New York.