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Victoria J Goodwin – Production Design and Set Design

Credits:
The Vacation Hunter – Production Design Assistant and supporting actor
Nitrate (Trailer) – Production Designer and set dresser
Lies parts 2, 3 and 4 - Production Designer
The Doll – Props and Make up artist
Emmerdale - Designer and Sign-writer
It’s a Knockout - Designer and painter (link)
Fuji International Concert – Specialist Painter
Rory Bremner - Painter and stage hand
The Girlie Show - Stage hand
House of Dracula - Set Designer and Painter and lead actress
The Forbidden Planet – Set Designer and Painter
Men at Arms – Set Designer and Painter and main character role
Maskerade – Set Designer, Painter and Director (stand in lead actress)

Vixen Designs – Bespoke Cabinet Making and Stately Home Restoration

Experience:
Holkham Hall, Norfolk – Specialist Decorative Interior Consultant, gilding, paint finishes, and liming.
Chatsworth House – Restorer
Private House, Kent – French Polisher, wood finisher
Lloyds Shipping Building – Contractor – French polishing
St Georges Church, Doncaster – Designer and Cabinet Maker – Processional candlesticks and holders
Lincoln Crown Courts, Lincoln – Specialist Paint Finisher, graining
Lincoln Corn Exchange, Lincoln – Specialist Paints Finisher, paints analysis, sign-writing and colour matching.
Private House, Sheffield – Interior Designer and Cabinet Maker
Private House, Lincoln – Designer and Cabinet Maker – Room divider bookcases

Other work includes:
Interior Designer and Specialist Paint Finishes for several private houses in the UK
Specialist Paint Effect Courses
Furniture Restoration

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Training:
Victoria studied Historic Decorative Crafts at DeMontfort University in Lincoln. The HDC course incorporated the skills of master craftsmen throughout history and their techniques, including:

Cabinet making:
  Woodworking, Carving, Turning, Joinery, Veneering, Marquetry, Parquetry, Boule, French Polishing, Lacquering, Japanning and other specialist finishes
Decorative Finishes:
  Gilding (oil and water), Marbling, Graining, Sign writing, Stencilling, Stippling, Flogging, Trompe l’oeil, Decorative Plasterwork (Fresco and Stuccowork) and Bronzing
Other aspects of the course included:
  Photography, Paints Technology, Art and Architecture History and Pottery

And since finishing the course in 1995, Victoria has increased her skill set to include:
  Stained Glass (foil and lead), Airbrushing and Spray painting, Illustration, Props Making, Interior Design, Garden Design, Desk Top Publishing and other Computer Aided Design and Artwork.

 

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