MELANEY KEMP
Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DETAILS

Address: Auckland
Email: [email protected]
Languages: English /Maori
License: New Zealand Full Driver’s License

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Name of production: Te Pāmu Kumara season 2
Production company: Kura Productions
Work Dates: dec 2022- feb 2023
Producer: Te Ataraiti Waretini
Position held: Set Designer/art director

Name of Production: Ahikāroa
Production company: Kura productions
Work dates: April 2022-oct 2022
Producer: Te Ataraiti Waretini
Position Held: Set Designer/art director

Name of Production: Good Grief
Production Company: Brown Suger Grunt Productions
Work dates: Feb Feb 2022
Producer Kerry Warkia
Position Held Art corodinator

Name of Production: Te Pāmu Kumara
Production Company: Kura Productions
Work dates: Dec 2021-Feb 2022
Producer: Te Ataraiti Waretini
Position Held: Art Designer/Director

Name of Production: Lord of the Rings
Production Company: GSR Productions
Work Dates: May-July 2021
Producer: Christopher Newman
Position Held: Wardrobe Dresser/Standby Assist

Name of Production: Cook Ngā Pouwhenua
Production Company: Te Kotukutuku Ltd
Work Dates: March -April 2021
Producer: Mia Tierney
Position Held: Art Dept. Coodinator

Name of Production: Muru
Production Company: Oct Limited
Work Dates: Nov 2020-Jan2021
Producer: Reikura Kahi
Position Held: Wardrobe Dresser/ Standby Assist

Name of Production: Power Rangers
Production Company: Power Rangers Productions Ltd
Work Dates: Oct 2020/Dec 2021
Producer: Simon Bennett
Position Held: Casual Wardrobe Dresser/Standby Assist

Name of Production: Lord of the Rings
Production Company: GSR Productions
Work Dates: Sept/Oct 2020/March 2021
Producer: J.A. Bayona
Position Held: Casual Costume Breakdown Artist

TVC: Mother Earth
Production Company: Clock Work Films
Work Dates: Sept. 2020
Producer: Laina Cheung
Position Held: Props Sourcing

Name of Production: Good Grief
Production Company: Apple Grunt Productions
Shoot Dates: July-Aug 2020
Producer: Kerry Warkia
Position Held: Props Buyer/Set Dresser

Name of Production: Brutal lives
Production Company: Kingston Productions
Shoot Dates: Jan-March 2020
Producer: Sandra Kailahi
Position Held: Art Assist/Set Dresser/Props Buyer

Name of Production: The Deadlands
Production Company: Randolph TDL Limited
Shoot Dates: July-Nov 2018
Producer: Tainui Stephens
Position Held: Textile Artist/Weaver

Job Type: Headpiece Maker –W.O.W Fashion Show
Designer Barbara Darragh
Dates: July-August 2018

Name of Production: OIA S2
Production Company: Kura Productions
Shoot Dates: June-Aug 2018
Producer: Karen Waaka
Position Held: Art Assist/H.O.D for Pickups

Name of Production: The New Zealand Wars
Production Company: Great Southern Television
Shoot Dates: Sept 2017
Producer: Carmen Leonard
Position Held: Casual Wardrobe/Jewellery

Name of Production: Only In Aotearoa
Production Company: Kura Productions
Shoot Dates: Jan-March 2017
Producer: Karen Waaka
Position Held: H.O.D- Art Director

Name of Production: ‘Pukoro’Series 4,5,6,7 & 8- Children’s TV Series
Production Company: Kura Productions
Shoot Dates: 2010, 2011, 2012 ,2013, 2014
Producer: Quinton Hita
Position held: H.O.D-Art Director

Name of Production: ‘Mt Zion’ – Feature Film
Production Company: Small Axe Films Limited
Shoot Dates: March – April 2012
Producer: Quinton Hita
Position held: Art Director

Name of Production: ‘Toku Reo/ Tiwawe’ Series 3 & 4-TV series
Production Company: Kura Productions
Shoot Dates: 2010 - 2011
Producer: Quinton Hita
Position held: H.O.D-Art Director

Arts Teacher Various Schools around Auckland
Teaching Dates: 2008- 2018
Position Held: Natural Fibres Art Teacher

2005 - 2013
Corbans Art Estate – Māori Arts Tutor

2005 – 2009
Unitec Auckland – ‘Māori Fine Arts’ Relief Teacher

EDUCATION

2005
Unitec – Diploma ‘Maori Fine Arts’

2006
Unitec Auckland - Certificate ‘Te Reo me Ona Tikanga’

SKILLS

● Having the ability to learn new tasks / systems on the job.
● Working with different people and their personalities.
● Mapping out goals, objectives and action plans for each project.
● Managing situations under stress to continue having a positive environment.
● Prop making and sewing skills.
● Ability to find an alternative /solution for the task at hand.

INTERESTS

● Being in a creative environment with positive people.
● Up skilling.
● Learning all aspects of what it takes to make good Film and Television