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Kelly Jane Bruton
2 SaundersPlace
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Canada A1C2G3
709-754-4197 709-690-8701
kjbruton@nf.sympatico.ca
kellyjanebruton@blogspot.ca
Education
Bachelor of Fine Art in Fine Art, minor Art History
Bachelor of Fine Art in Art Education
Nova Scotia Collegeof Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia 1986-1990
Business Administration Certificate
Saint Mary'sUniversity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1982
FilmWorkshops
Assistant Director - PaulPope 1999
Assistant Wardrobe - KarenPottle1999
Art Director - Pam Hall 1999
NIFCO Short FilmWorkshop – Derek Norman2001
Art Direction - MarkLaing 2002
Movie Magic Budgeting –Elizabeth Guilfoyle2002
Lens, Space and Image Workshop - Emanuel Jannasch, 2006
Feature Films
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Set Decorator ( St. John’s), The Grand Seduction , Director: Don
McKellar Morag Loves Company, 2013
Art Director, BanffCentre for the Arts, Women in the Director’sChair,
PPPM Module, January2012
Key Set Decorator (Newfoundland) - Love and Savagery, Director
John Smith, Morag Loves Company, 2008 (period 1969 – Ireland)
Art Director -Downto the Dirt, Director: JustinSimms, Newfoundfilms
2007 (Indie)
Key Set Decorator- Young Triffie has beenmade away with, Director:
MaryWalsh, 2005 (period 1947- Newfoundland)
Sets/ Props - Town Beat, TV series pilot, Rink Rat Productions, 2000
Set Dresser/Buyer - Violet, Director: RosemaryHouse, Dark Flowers
Productions1999
Assistant Set Decorator, Divine Ryans, Director: StephenReynolds,
Imagex Films, 1998
Episodic television
Art Director,Murdoch Mysteries, ShaftsburyProductions, July2013
(period 1910-1920) ep#709 (period 1910-13)
Art Director, Republic ofDoyle, Pilot & Season1: Episodic TV series
(12+pilot) Take the Shot Productions, May2008 –December 2009
Set Decorator - Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, Episodic TV
series (6 +pilot), Rink Rat & Insight Productions2004-5
Set Buyer - Above and Beyond, TV miniseries, PopeProductions2005
(period WW2)
Sets/ Props - Town Beat, TV series pilot, Rink Rat Productions, 2000
Short Films
Art Director,Song for Cuba, Docudrama, NFBCanada 2014, short
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Production Designer, 2 Square Feet, Director: Ruth Lawerence, 2012
Production Designer, Clipper Gold, Director: Joel Hynes, NIFCO*
2011
Production Designer, Quietat Dawn, Director: Rob Blackie, NIFCO
2009 (period WW1) 2010 DGC Award for Best Short Film
Production Designer, TenDays, Director: ChristianSparkes, NIFCO,
2008
Production Designer - Here On In, Director: JordanCanning,
AwayFilms 2006
*As ProductionDesigner inShortsproduced by NIFCO you will direct,
supervise crew and do all requirementsfor script for Art Department, Set
Decorationand Dressing/Locations, Props, Wardrobeand H/M. Manage
the budget for Art.
Documentaries
Props Master - OceanRanger Disaster, Documentary, Director:
Christopher Rowley, Rink Rat Productions, 2001 (period 1982)
Young Audiences
Set Decoration/Props/ArtDirection-Whatdothey do in there? Best Boy
Productions2008-09
Scenic Painter -Wind over Dark Tickle, Children’s TV pilot, Companion
Films 1999
Costume Designer - BUGS!BUGS!BUGS!, Resource Centrefor theArts,
1999
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Commercial
Set Decoration/Props - Premier’sGala & 2002 JunoAwards, Insight
ProductionCompany
Location Scout – North Atlantic Home Heating, Ad, Bristol
Communications, August 2002
Numerousadsfor marketing companiesasSTYLIST –M5 (MMSB),
Bristol Communications( NL Tourism) too manyto list.
selected Volunteer Work
1st VicePresident – CanadianCraft Federation, National Board- presently
Chair, Oxfam Canada, National Board 2007- 2010
Board Trustee, Oxfam International, 2007 -2010
Board Member,/Chair Choicesfor Youth, St. John’s, Newfoundland 2005
-2009
United NationsVolunteer, World UniversityServiceof Canada, Botswana
1991-1994