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CV

Professional CV Rod Gorwood

Designer, Art Director & Producer

Television Film Dramas

  • We are Seven - HTV Wales period drama, art director
  • Return to Treasure Island - HTV Wales/Walt Disney, Art Director
  • Elidor - BBC London, art director
  • Prime Suspect - Granada Television Series, art director
  • Cracker - Granada Television, art director
  • Reckless - Granada Television, art director
  • Cold Feet - Granada Television, art director
  • Coronation Street - Granada Television, art director
  • Micawber - Yorkshire Television, art director
  • Law Zone - Yorkshire Television, art director
  • Distant Shores - Granada \ Yorkshire Television, art director
  • Macbeth - Granada Television, art director
  • Rhinoceros - Granada Television, art director
  • Monarch of the Glen - ecosse films \ bbc scotland, art director
  • Wall of Tyranny - Columbia Pictures \ HTV Wales, art director.
  • The Grimleys - Granada Television, art director
  • STV News set
  • Trilogy of crime dramas STV
  • Coronation  Street 50th anniversary Episode sequences, as Storyboard artist to Graeme Harper, Director.

            Music related and Other.

  • Tom Jones Special - HTV Wales, art director
  • Little Match Girl - HTV Wales, art director
  • Bryn Tervil Christmas Special - HTV Wales, designer
  • Richard and Judy Special - Granada Television, art director.
  • Master mind tribute outside broadcast, to Magnus Magnussen, at the Glasgow Caledonian University, BBC

Feature Films

  • 24 Hour Party People - director Michael Winterbottom, art director
  • 28 Days Later - director Danny Boyle, art director
  • Code 46 - director Michael Winterbottom, art director
  • Millions - director Danny Boyle, art director

General Qualifications

  • University of Teesside, gained first class honours in design and architectural studies
  • studied an MA at the Metropolitan University of Manchester
  • studied as a navigation \ marine officer with canadian pacific shipping company, (foreign and home waters).

Skills

  • Story Boarding, Film and TV & Animation, And Concept Work.
  • Surveying ( Architectural / Film )
  • Construction drawings, For all types of Sets, ( see technical section)
  • Coordinator with Special Effects Departments. and all related Departments within the Media, and also within Traditional Industry - ( see Creative Business Consultant Page).

Lecturing Experience

  • Newcastle College of Design
  • Granada Television, (film and design studies)
  • Helsinki University of Applied Arts and Film -TAIK, Lecturer in Filmand Television Design,
  • Artist in Residence Programme, TAIK, Pori - Finland 
  • Coronation street, training assistants construction drawing techniques
  • Hollyoaks, training assistants, in Film and Tv design

Other Topics

  • Co-producing at present  a childrens' animation project in Finland for World Wide Distribution.
  • Language Skills, some French
  • travelled and traded in the Middle East, whilst under the employment with Canadian Pacific Shipping Company
  • Portfolio and references from producers and directors in the industry are also available (see References section).
  • Co-Producer Creator of A Childrens Film / Animation, In Development.

Personal Details

  • Date of Birth - 1959
  • Nationality - British (Scots)