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ABOUT ME

MY NAME IS MAURA AND I’M A FOURTH YEAR STUDENT OF THE COSTUME DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION COURSE IN QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY. 
ORIGINALLY FROM SARDINIA, ONE OF THE MAJOR’S ISLANDS IN ITALY. I STARTED MAKING COSTUMES IN 2009 AND SINCE THEN I DECIDED THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY DREAM JOB.


WHILE I WAS STILL STUDYING, THE ECONOMICAL CRISIS HIT MY ISLAND AND GREAT PART OF THE COUNTRY, SO I FOUND MY WAY  ABROAD MOVING IN UK IN 2015.


SCOTLAND IS NOW MY HOME AND GAVE ME NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW GOALS,  EXPANDING MY EXPERIENCE INTO THE CREATIVE WORLD OF PROPS MAKING.


MY YEARS IN QUEEN MARGARET TAUGHT ME SO MUCH ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND I WOULD LIKE TO PASS A POSITIVE MESSAGE TO THE NEW GENERATION OF STUDENTS, HELPING THEM BELIEVE MORE IN THEMSELVES AND GIVING THEM THAT SAME ENCOURAGEMENT I NEEDED WHEN I WAS THEIR AGE, TRYING TO FIND MY PLACE IN THE WORLD.

MY MISSION

WE LIVE IN A HISTORICAL PERIOD WHERE NEW GENERATIONS HAVE LOST FAITH IN THEIR ABILITIES.
THAT’S SURELY RELATED TO THE ECONOMICAL SITUATION BUT ALSO BECAUSE THE WORLD IS CHANGING INCREDIBLY FAST AND “WE” HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO ADAPT AT THE SAME PACE.


MANY EXPERTS OF THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY ARE ALREADY WORKING FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT. IN THE MEANTIME NEW MATERIALS HAVE BEEN INVENTED, NEW TECHNIQUES PERFECTED AND THE WORK ETHICS HAVE EVOLVED.


DIALOGUE IS ESSENTIAL TO BRIDGE THE GENERATIONAL GAP, TO UPDATE AND BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT AN EMPLOYER WOULD SEEK IN YOUR NEXT INTERVIEW AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.
IT’S TRUE THAT WE STUDY IN SCHOOL TO GET THE JOB WE WANT, BUT SOMETIMES SOME SKILLS ARE ALREADY INSIDE US, WE JUST NEED A GUIDE TO EXPLORE THEM AND SHOW THE WORLD WHAT WE CAN DO!

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

I AM A PROP MAKER WITH A BACKGROUND IN TAILORING AND COSTUME MAKING.

I'M IN MY LAST YEAR OF THE COSTUME DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COURSE AT THE QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY, WITH AN INDEPENDENT PROJECT ABOUT ARMOUR MAKING [2018/19]

AND A DISSERTATION ABOUT PROPS MAKING TECHNIQUES [2019/20].

IN 2015 I CREATED A HOBBYIST COURSES PROGRAMME AND I WORKED AS A COURSE LEADER AND TUTOR IN VARIOUS ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES. MY EXPERIENCE IN PROPS INCLUDES JOBS IN THEATRE, VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, CINEMA AND TELEVISION.

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EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

2017- on going ¬ (BA)COSTUME DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, Dissertation on Prop Making

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2019 ¬ 2-PART MOLDING AND CASTING, Sorenzo Studios, Glasgow

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2010-2015 ¬ TAILORING [I-II-III-IV LEVEL] ¬ ADVANCED PATTERN MAKING, Italy

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WORK EXPERIENCE

2019 – THE CLINK BY STEPHEN JEFFREYS, Edinburgh.

PROPS MAKER, Director: Iain Davie, Napier University Production.​

  • Special props [fake dead animals, non firing gun replicas and FFX (fake stump and slime)].

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2019 – OUTLANDER SEASON 5, Cumbernauld

PROPS ASSISTANT, LBP Outlander ltd.

  • Set dressing, Props Making, Props testing.

  • Casting and Moulding, use of resin, fabrics and natural fibers.

  • Ageing and dyeing techniques.

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2018 – SHONA THE MUSICAL BY NEO VILAKAZI, Edinburgh

PROPS DESIGNER AND MAKER, Director: Neo Vilakazi, Neo Production​.

  • Research on African tribal styles and colours. Sculpted pieces.

  • Special props [non firing gun replicas and spears]

 

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2015 – HOBBYIST COURSES, Cagliari (Italy)

COURSE LEADER​

  • Kimono Making Teacher.

  • Tutor assistant in Prop Making, Wig Making, Theatrical Make up and Basic FFX/

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2015 - THE ODDITY BOX BY LESICADE HOUSE, Cagliari (Italy)

PROPS MAKER, Lesicade House acting company Production.

  • Mask making in Thermoplasics

  • Special Props [hooves]

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