Matthew Dobie

Matthew Dobie

BA(Hons) Fine Art Graduate - First ClassUnited Kingdom
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Matthew Dobie

Matthew Dobie

BA(Hons) Fine Art Graduate - First ClassUnited Kingdom
About me
First class BA (hons) Fine Art graduate with a focus on interdisciplinary works and multi-media audio-visual installation. Interests in Photography, Videography, Graphic Design, Audio Production and Musical Composition and arranging. A highly motivated, enthusiastic and versatile Graduate who relishes challenges and working under pressure. Proven skills in problem solving as well as working with and motivating others to achieve outputs. Seeking an opportunity to further develop and gain experience in the creative industry.
Projects credited in
  • Untitled Bane of Existence
    Untitled Bane of ExistenceUntitled Bane of Existence is a reflection of an issue in London and the United Kingdom that politically is being ignored. The Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 was the worst fire in a century of British history which was, as David Lammy has detailed, “corporate manslaughter”. Now 2 years since the disaster, residents still haven’t been rehoused, cladding of that make still exists on scaled buildings, the building still rises covered by a green sheet and the same people are still in power. There is st
Work history
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    Creative Media InternSt Thomas Church
    Lancaster, United KingdomInternship
    Established staff wide design and communication workflows to improve efficiency and reduce turnaround time for projects. Created and implemented branding guidelines with a new house style in order to better realise our brand identity as well as respond to user feedback. Initiated the creation of a united, overarching digital presence across social media and our website, to provide intuitive cross platform navigation. Updated the Student and Youth ministry branding, establishing clear brand packs to better enable effective communication in a clear and relevant way for both staff and their respective ministry areas.
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    Photographer/Video EditorLancaster University Employment and Recruitment Service
     - Lancaster, United KingdomFreelance
    Created a promotional portfolio for Lancaster University’s Department of Educational Research, as well as editing a series of short testimonials and promotional videos for the website. Photographer for their 2018 ‘Borders and Boundaries’ and Lancaster Universities 2018 post graduate conferences.
Skills
  • Photography
  • Content Creation
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Videography
  • Music
  • Idea Generation
Education
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    BA(Hons) Fine Art - First Class HonoursLancaster University
     - Lancaster, United Kingdom
    Modules in my degree have included Media and Performance, Sound Art as Practice, Introduction to Film, Documentary Drawing, Documentary Cultures, Modernism in the Arts, Critical Reflections and Fine Art Practice. Elected co-head of design and layout for the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts 2019-degree show alongside being put forward as of Academic Representative for the course, working with the staff team and representatives from other courses on how to best realise a shared degree show  as well as improvements to the courses and how they interact. Lancaster University Music Society Concert photographer and Lancaster Christian Union 2017 Media Team lead. Winner of Lancaster University Film Production “5 for 5” Short Film festival 2017