Sophie Locke

commercials & content: art director / assistant art director | Prop Buyer

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My interest in Production Design began with seeing Derek Jarman’s set for Ken Russell’s ‘The Devil’ and Giuseppe Bassan’s work with Dario Argento. I like giallo colour palettes, camp visual excess and neo noir. A background in Fine Art allows for aesthetic versatility and an ability to understand and adapt to different visual styles. Having assisted for a number of years, I have recently been working as Production Buyer and Art Director on smaller scale productions.

My work as an artist has been shown internationally. In 2020 I had my first major solo exhibition at The South London Gallery, showing ‘The Near Room’ a film produced by Film and Video Umbrella and ACE funded. Previous work has been commissioned by Serpentine Galleries and the South London Gallery; screened at Temporary Gallery, Cologne, Spike Island, Bristol, Govett-Brewster Gallery, New Zealand, Catalyst Arts, AMINI festival, Belfast, VCD festival, Beijing and Innsbruck Biennale, Austria; and hosted on vdrome.org. My most recent 2021 exhibition at Kapp Kapp Gallery in Philadelphia, showed a new body of sculptural work.

SKILLS:
  • Sketchup
  • Hand Drawing
  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Video editing (Final Cut Pro, Premiere)
  • Picture editing (Photoshop)
  • Moodboards (indesign)
  • Basic Sewing skills (hand and machine)
EQUIPMENT:
  • Laptop
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Drivers License and Car
LOCATIONS WORKED IN:
  • London and throughout the UK
AWARDS:
  • 2 0 2 1 Screenskills Bursary for Art Department Masterclass – Vilnius 2022
  • 2 0 2 0 Arts Council England DYCP grant
  • 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 Arts Council England project grant
REPRESENTED BY:
  • Art Department
    +44 (0) 207 428 0500
    info@art-department.co.uk

Commercials

TITLE DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY HOD ROLE
Ginsters Rosie May Bird Smith  Biscuit Oliver Hogan Set Decorator
Nike Underwear   Shoot Europe Ben Clark Production Buyer
Janssen Monumental Nick Mason Inspired Films   Production Designer
Adidas – World Cup Socials   Killer Art + Productions Xander Mitchell Production Buyer
Tiger Beer Felipe Mansur Dark Energy Films Andreas Zarza Props Assistant
Racing Post Keith Schofield Gas and Electric  Damien
Creagh		 Art Department Assistant
Lynx Golf l   Stripey Horse Damien
Creagh		 Art Department Assistant
Why I choose to Teach   Archers Mark Damien
Creagh		 Art Department Assistant
‘Origami Master’ Santander Declan Lowney Merman Damien
Creagh		 Art Department Assistant
Boss Academy, Gala Bingo Mat Laroche Irresistible productions Harriet Kate McKean Standby Art Director
MG Astor Peter Lydon Agile Films Damien
Creagh		 Art Department Assistant
Extra Hour,
Belvita		 Jonathan Harris Girl and Bear Terry Palamara Art Department Assistant
Disney Plus, Winter Promotional   Story House Joey Soden Art Department Assistant

Film & Drama

TITLE DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY HOD ROLE
Truth or Dare Channel 4 Xander Mitchell Production Buyer
Agatha Christie Documentary Simon George BBC Studios Harold Chapman Buyer
(TV) Top Chef Various Mission Productions Bethany Gilges Buyer
Pandemonium,
series 1		 Will Sinclair BBC Studios Production Designer Jeff Sherriff Petty Cash Buyer

Music Videos

TITLE DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY HOD ROLE
Gaz Coombes Album Cover (Stills) Tom Cockram  Probation Films    Art Director
Mura Masa, NAO
Complicated		 Yoni Lappin Streeters David White David White
Little Mix tour screens Ryan Andrews Kode Media Dale Slater Art Department Assistant

Short Films

TITLE DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY HOD ROLE
A Radical Duet  Onyeka Igwe Flamin   Production Designer 
Flite Tim Webber Framestore Ben Clark Art Department Assistant
Radio H, short film Pete Middleton and James Spinney Archers Mark   Art Director
Catalina Hassan Abdulrazzak Untold Productions/ BFI Kemey LaFond Art Department Assistant
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