Emmy Award winner visits Pipers

On Wednesday 4 May Pipers girls, with an interest in film production, made the most of an amazing opportunity to hear from Emmy Award winning Set Decorator, Tina Jones. Tina has worked on a huge variety of films and TV Series including “Game of Thrones”, “Hercules” and the up-coming film “King Arthur”. 

Tina talked to the girls about her experiences within the film industry, explaining how she worked her way up to be Set Decorator and how she goes about creating the sets for major films.  Her primary job involves finding props and decorations to help create a set which is believable for the viewer as well as for the actor so that they can perform in the space.  Tina said “Each job is completely different, creating its own set of problems to solve and overcome. It can be hard work with really long hours, but it is a hugely exciting and rewarding career.”

The girls were fascinated by Tina’s talk and thoroughly enjoyed hearing about how she manages to design, manufacture and source the correct props for each scene. Tina told the girls that the most important part of set design is the research that goes into each piece in order to get it just right for the particular film or TV programme she is working on.

She expressed to the girls that the key to success in the industry is to work with passion and enthusiasm and to try and get as much work experience as possible.

Arts Centre Manager, Ms Duncan said “Having Tina talk to us about the industry was such a treat and something the girls will never forget, especially being able to hold an Emmy!  They asked fantastic questions and all came away with a greater insight into how productions of all kinds are made.”

For more information contact:

Rebecca Conroy, Senior Marketing Executive, Pipers Corner School. Telephone 01494 719850 or email [email protected] | www.facebook.com/PipersCornerSchool | @PipersCornerSch