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production designed four narrative short films and art directed three studied French cinema and architectecture (2011) hand drafting, Vectorworks, Sketchup, Photoshop, InDesign, Revit, model making, conceptual sketching, Microsoft Office, research, licensed driver Ella Thompson [email protected] www.ellathompsondesigns.com Los Angeles, CA (412) 977-2805 Education M.F.A Production Design American Film Institute Los Angeles, CA (2013-2015) B.F.A. Interior Architecture Chatham University Pittsburgh,PA (2010-2013) Skills Awards Winner of Mayer Luke Ravenstahl’s Green Central Design Competition. For City County Building Green Space Pittsburgh, PA Chatham University Honors Society member Films NAME DIRECTOR/ COMPANY POSITION Wakefield (2016) Like. Share. Follow (2015) Goodbye Vesna (2015) Up Here (2014) It’s Not Always Sunny (2014) The Fox and the Crow (2014) The Masterpiece (2014) What’s in the Oven (2013) Hotel Romance (2012) Robin Swicord Blumhouse Productions Cristian Sulser (AFI) Kantu Lentz Kimberly Hwang Eva Merz Shiyun Lavi Hu David Gerson Corey Sweazen art assistant assistant set dresser production designer art director set dresser production designer production designer production designer art director French Minor Chatholic University Paris, France Relevant Work Experience 48 Hour Music Video Contest with Lethal Lens, Pittsburgh PA Art Department Production Assistant of winning video “When Im 50”, (2012) Purple Purse Foundation Commercial, Los Angeles CA Freelance artist and assistant set dressing, (2015) Oikos Greek Yogurt Crunched it Commercial, Los Angeles CA art director, (2016) Intern at Mogul Mind Studios, Pittsburgh PA Set dressing department, (2010) The City Theater, Pittsburgh PA Theater Design Intern assisting with sets, props, and construction, (2009) Intern and Customer Service Representative at Rusmur Floors, Pittsburgh PA shadowed professional designers and gained knowledge of a wide range of design materials, (2011-2012) Seminars Production Assistant Training Seminar, L.L.C On location PA training in film, T.V., video, new media and commercial pro- duction. References Joseph Garrity Production Designer AFI Senior Filmmaker-in-Residence 323-856-7732 Office | 818-613-0753 Cell [email protected] Dennis Bradford Art Director/ Set Designer 818-388-1602 [email protected] Jeannine Opewall Production Designer 310-963-3043 [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA

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production designed four narrative short films and art directed three

studied French cinema and architectecture(2011)

hand drafting, Vectorworks, Sketchup, Photoshop, InDesign, Revit, model making, conceptual sketching,Microsoft Office, research, licensed driver

Ella [email protected] www.ellathompsondesigns.comLos Angeles, CA (412) 977-2805

EducationM.F.A Production DesignAmerican Film InstituteLos Angeles, CA

(2013-2015)

B.F.A. Interior ArchitectureChatham UniversityPittsburgh,PA(2010-2013)

Skills

AwardsWinner of Mayer Luke Ravenstahl’s Green Central Design Competition. For City County Building Green Space Pittsburgh, PA

Chatham University Honors Society member

Films NAME DIRECTOR/ COMPANY POSITIONWakefield (2016)Like. Share. Follow (2015)Goodbye Vesna (2015)Up Here (2014) It’s Not Always Sunny (2014)The Fox and the Crow (2014)The Masterpiece (2014)What’s in the Oven (2013)Hotel Romance (2012)

Robin SwicordBlumhouse ProductionsCristian Sulser (AFI)Kantu LentzKimberly HwangEva MerzShiyun Lavi HuDavid GersonCorey Sweazen

art assistantassistant set dresserproduction designerart directorset dresserproduction designerproduction designerproduction designerart director

French MinorChatholic UniversityParis, France

Relevant Work Experience

48 Hour Music Video Contest with Lethal Lens, Pittsburgh PA Art Department Production Assistant of winning video “When Im 50”, (2012)

Purple Purse Foundation Commercial, Los Angeles CA Freelance artist and assistant set dressing, (2015)

Oikos Greek Yogurt Crunched it Commercial, Los Angeles CA art director, (2016)

Intern at Mogul Mind Studios, Pittsburgh PASet dressing department, (2010)

The City Theater, Pittsburgh PATheater Design Intern assisting with sets, props, and construction, (2009)

Intern and Customer Service Representative at Rusmur Floors, Pittsburgh PAshadowed professional designers and gained knowledge of a wide range of design materials, (2011-2012)

SeminarsProduction Assistant Training Seminar, L.L.COn location PA training in film, T.V., video, new media and commercial pro-duction.

ReferencesJoseph Garrity Production DesignerAFI Senior Filmmaker-in-Residence323-856-7732 Office | 818-613-0753 Cell [email protected]

Dennis BradfordArt Director/ Set [email protected]

Jeannine OpewallProduction [email protected]

Pittsburgh, PA