As a Production Designer and Art Director, Alex has multiple feature films, short films, TV series and TV commercials to his name.
Alex comes from a painting and fine art background. He studied painting and drawing at the internationally acclaimed Glasgow School of Art in Scotland as well as at the College of Fine Arts in Sydney. During this time he developed high-level painting and drawing skills as well as the artistic instincts that have informed all of his later work in film.
Alex's introduction to film came with his acceptance into AFTRS (Australian Film Television and Radio School) studying Production Design in 2003. He was the winner of the Fox Award for best production design in his graduating year.
Alex has since built an extensive list of credits as production designer on shorts, features and TV commercials. Most recently, he designed the Australian feature films THE BABADOOK (Dir: Jennifer Kent, Prod: Kristina Ceyton) and Wish You Were Here (Dir: Kieran Darcy-Smith, Prod: Angie Fielder, DOP: Jules O'Loughlin). Other major credits include: production designer on the Australian feature film Being Venice (Dir: Miro Bilborough), the acclaimed documentary In Our Name by award winning doco-maker Christopher Tuckfield, as well as a co-design credit on the Asian feature film Dance of the Dragon starring Jason Scott Lee.
Alex's collaborations with cinematographers over the years have resulted in multiple cinematography awards nationally and internationally – a testament to his close working relationship with cinematographers. Awards include multiple Australian Cinematography Society Awards. Wish You Were Here recently received a nomination for best cinematography at 2013 AACTA awards.
Alex continues to work as an Art Director and Production Designer in Sydney.
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