TOM KITNEY

DESIGN | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION

About me

I am an award-winning Live/Digital Designer, Director and ​Video Editor with a BA (Hons) in Media Arts from Royal Holloway, ​University of London. Specialising in transmedia narrative, I ​combine videography and design skills to create cohesive and ​engaging brand content. My notable achievements include the ​creation of the hybrid streaming service Black Box Live (which ​won the John Chataway Innovation Award and the ​Independent Art Foundation Award for Innovation) and ​receiving rave reviews for my digital storytelling ability ​transferring productions from stage to screen. I am proficient in ​the Adobe Suite, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve. I excel in ​producing high-quality visual content across various platforms ​including social media, screen, print, and live performance. My ​work is driven by a lifelong passion for visual storytelling and ​innovation in the arts as a designer.

video PROMO DESIGN

LIVE VISION SWITCHING (EDITING)

GRAPHIC

DESIGN

EXAMPLES

PRINT

DESIGN

VIDEO DIRECTION

BEHIND THE SCENES

AWARDS

WINNER - JOHN CHATAWAY INNOVATION AWARD 2021 ​WINNER - THE ADELAIDE CRITICS CIRCLE INDEPENDENT ART FOUNDATION AWARD FOR

INNOVATION 2020/2021

NOMINATED - OFF-WEST END AWARD FOR BEST LIGHTING DESIGN 2018

EDUCATION

ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON — BA(HONS) MEDIA ARTS, 2013 ​Specialising in Transmedia Narrative and Cross-Platform Digital Content Distribution

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE LIVE DESIGNER, INC THE TOWER OF LONDON + ADELAIDE BOTANIC GARDEN, ​INTERNATIONALLY — 2011 - TO DATE

Responsible for overseeing all Promo Design and Digital Campaigns to align with the Live Design Style

FREELANCE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, INC FUEL THEATRE + TALK IS FREE THEATRE,

INTERNATIONALLY — 2013 - TO DATE

Responsible for all Live Technical elements including organising Content Creation and Promo Shoots ​FREELANCE LIGHTING AND A/V TECHNICIAN, INC PUNCHDRUNK + SECRET CINEMA,

INTERNATIONALLY — 2011 - TO DATE

Responsible for Live Technical elements and supporting Content Creation and Promo Shoots

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR + CREATOR, BLACK BOX LIVE, DIGITAL — 2020 - 2023

Responsible for all Video Content, Graphic Design and Marketing for the Digital Streaming Brand plus securing

sponsorship from Blackmagic Design

HEAD OF PRODUCTION, BLACK BOX THEATRES @ ADELAIDE BOTANIC GARDEN +

INTERNATIONALLY — 2018 - 2022

Responsible for all Technical elements, plus unifying Graphic Design and Digital Marketing for the Venue Brand

TECHNICAL MANAGER, THE KINGS HEAD THEATRE + THE HOPE THEATRE, LONDON —

2014 - 2016

DRAMA TECHNICIAN AND TECHNICAL DESIGNER, THE KING’S SCHOOL CANTERBURY, UK

— 2011- 2017

Companies worked with include: Blackmagic Design, Adelaide City Council Dept. For Environment and Water, Historic ​Royal Palaces (London), Illuminart Stories In Light, Flying Penguin Productions, Brink, Erin Fowler Projects, Lewis Major ​Projects, Company AT, Tutti Arts, Ridiculismus, Fuel Theatre, Polka Theatre, Scarabeus Aerial Theatre, Gyre & Gimbal, LIFT ​Festival, Clout Theatre, The Place, Actors’ Touring Company, Bristol Old Vic, Punchdrunk, Lost Dog Dance, OperaUpClose, ​Farnham Maltings, Assembly Festival, Udderbelly/Channel 4, Playful Productions, Snap to Black, Aria Entertainment, National ​Youth Music Theatre (NYMT), BBC, Talk is Free Theatre, Jean Abreu Dance.

TOM KITNEY

DESIGN | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION

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