Mathilde Morant
Set/stage designer, painter, propmaker for theatre and cinema
currently working at the Props department of the National Theatre of Iceland.
currently working at the Props department of the National Theatre of Iceland.
Portfolio with samples of my works: @mathilde.morant
Project of making a watercolor painting of every lighthouse in Iceland: @vitiproject
Project of making a watercolor painting of every lighthouse in Iceland: @vitiproject
SKILLS
These skills have been applied to create everything visual on a theatre stage : furniture, props, masks, costume details, special effects, backdrops.
• Drawing, sketching, planning the stage design, including scale modelling
• Sculpting a wide range of materials : Clay, polystyrene, wood and thermoplastics (Worbla)
• Casting & Molding
• Painting, from realistic details to big scale
• Sewing
• TIG & MIG welding
• Carpentry - using tools, operating machines and lifts
• Operating a 3D printer (CraftBot 3 with dual extrusion) and handling 3D files
• Using computer softwares: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketchup, AutoCAD 3D, Fusion 360
• Bilingual (french & english), learning icelandic
• Driving license + 4x4 vehicule
• Drawing, sketching, planning the stage design, including scale modelling
• Sculpting a wide range of materials : Clay, polystyrene, wood and thermoplastics (Worbla)
• Casting & Molding
• Painting, from realistic details to big scale
• Sewing
• TIG & MIG welding
• Carpentry - using tools, operating machines and lifts
• Operating a 3D printer (CraftBot 3 with dual extrusion) and handling 3D files
• Using computer softwares: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketchup, AutoCAD 3D, Fusion 360
• Bilingual (french & english), learning icelandic
• Driving license + 4x4 vehicule
QUALIFICATIONS2014 - 2017 | M.A. Stage Design, National superior school of arts and theatre techniques (ENSATT), LYON France
2012 - 2014 | Diploma in art and design with 'space' specialisation, Duperré School of Design, PARIS. 2009-2012 | Baccalaureate of Applied Arts, Lycée Vauban, BREST. INTERNSHIPSFeb-March 2017 | Stage design assistant, Vesturport, IS
Assistant of the stage designer Börkur Jónsson for the play Elly presented at Borgarleikhúsið. + Few days on the shooting of Black Mirror season 4. Aug-Sept 2016 | Technical intern, Odin Teatret, DK February 2014 | Technical intern, Théâtre de Morlaix, FR |
WORK EXPERIENCEAug 2018 → now | Prop maker at Þjóðleikhúsið (National Theatre of Iceland)
Sept 2019 | Stage designer of Omar Orðabelgur at Þjóðleikhúsið Dec 2018 | Stage technician for IceHot Nordic Dance Festival held in Reykjavík Jun 2018 | Sound technician and prop maker for Vivaldi og Vestjylland (Idom Biennale 2018) directed by Kai Bredholt from Odin Teatret (Denmark) Mar 2018 | Head Painter for a mural painting with students from Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholt Jan-Fev 2018 | Set Painter at Borgarleikhúsið for the musical Rocky Horror Jan 2018 | Painter and set dresser for the movie 22 of July directed by Paul Greengrass Nov-Dec 2017 | Theatre technician and prop maker for Sæta Ved Havet directed by Kai Bredholt from Odin Teatret (Denmark) July-sept 2017 | Scenic painter for the icelandic movie Lof mér að Falla directed by Baldvin Z |