CURRICULUM VITAE
Samuel James Alexander HORSLEY
Date of birth: 25th February 1983
Citizenship: US and UK (dual nationality)
E-mail: sam@idonthaveorgans.com
EDUCATION
Oct-Dec 2007: Metropolitan Film School, Diploma Course in Documentary Filmmaking
April 2007: Metropolitan Film School, Diploma Course in Editing for Film
Oct 2002-June 2005: BA course in Graphic Design at Central St Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts, London
1997-June 2002: West Herts College, Watford
QUALIFICATIONS
December 2007: Diploma for Documentary Filmmaking
April 2007: Apple Certified Pro certification exam; Diploma for Editing Film
2005: BA (2i) in Graphic Design
2002: Distinction (2 'A' grades) in AVCE Art and Design Advanced Level; Art and Design A Level (B)
2000: Pure Mathematics A/S level (C); Mechanics and Statistics combined A Level (E)
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2007: chosen for creative group art-s-talker, a company founded by Central Saint-Martins graduates
2005: short-listed for VH2 animation award
2004: stop-frame animation chosen by Trouble TV (£500 award)
EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS
March 2008 - : part-time employment (editing, technical assistance, etc.), Metropolitan Film School
May 2008 - : freelance art work for “My First Radio” band: press release art work ( http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/content/content_detail.php?id=2460&type=Features) and future album cover commissioned
January 2008 - : January – April, free lance editing commissions (10-15 student films; July, editing wedding videos, scenes for acting class, and authored show reel DVD for actors at Met Film School)
January-February 2008: Intern, Metropolitan Film School
March-May 2006: Administrative Assistant, HM Customs and Revenue, Lancaster
2006-07: freelance art work: numerous small, commissioned jobs, such as skate board logos ('WheelMonsters') and the design of covers for a series of e-books web-published at: http://www.pulporiginals.com
Other skills and experience:
I have worked for over a decade with such animation and graphics packages as Dreamweaver, Flash and the Adobe Creative Suites; I have also designed using Quark and Illustrator; whilst working part time, I have been further developing my skills in a broad range of Adobe products and related design topics, availing myself of the online instruction offered in Adobe's web-based self-study courses and virtual labs; I have been using Final Cut Pro since Sept 2006, am working on all Final Cut Pro packages, and am proficient on DVD Studio Pro; I have taken on a lot of freelance editing work (see above) and am continuing to develop my skills.
I have created three of my own websites using Dreamweaver. My degree show work at Central St Martins (University of the Arts, London) and my subsequent design work are showcased on my website, http://www.twistedlittledreams.com. and http://www.idonthaveorgans.com
I have also given regular assistance to others by designing large parts of their websites, for example the academic website at http://www.crimeculture.com
I have helped others to master web-design software (e.g., helping students whilst at St Martin’s and staff in the Dept of English & Creative Writing at Lancaster University with Macromedia Dreamweaver and Adobe software).
On the basis of my degree show work, I have been invited to contribute to http://www.wirelessace.com, which is a mobile phone content website; to the Australian-born NOISE festival, a media arts festival for talented young people aged 25 and under, which showcases young artist’s creativity via mass media – television, radio, online and print; and to art-s-talker.