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Ella Jackson

Props/Puppetry


Biography

Ella is an aspiring puppet and prop maker. She was most recently employed by The Lion King UK and Ireland Tour’s puppetry department, as well as undertaking placements with various puppet and prop makers throughout the UK. She has skills in wood and metalwork, AutoCAD, sculpting, mould-making, sewing, scenic painting, Photoshop, and prop management.

Theatre School credits include: While Shepherds Watched – TIE tour (Puppet Maker); Her Naked Skin – Circomedia (Construction Management HoD); Nicholas Nickleby – Bristol Old Vic (Prop Maker / ASM); Ψ¬Ω†Ψ―ΩŠ [Soldier] – stop-motion animation (Art Director / Animator); Welcome To Thebes – Tobacco Factory (Assistant Scenic Painter).

Photo by East Photography

Students developing and growing in confidence during their time here, seeing their work reaching professional standards in approach and execution; a student who intends to be a stage manager producing a wonderful sound design; a first year student making a lovely recording of a song for their recording project; tracking the careers of former students and seeing them be successful; being able to find a job opportunity for a recent graduate. Frank Bradley, Sound Tutor