Octavia Crawford Collins is a designer, dresser and props buyer for Theatre, Film, TV and Live Events. She is also an experienced prop maker and adapter. Octavia comes from a background in stage management and has therefore worked on numerous theatre productions as both a stage manager and a props buyer. Her main strengths lie in her adaptability, creativity and enthusiasm and these are things that she brings with her to every job.
Octavia, from the get go you proved yourself to be a valuable member of the team. From day one you were capable and willing to take on tasks given you and performed them to a high standard.
Harry Larkin, Standby Props, Channel 4, Friday Night Dinner.
Work history
Props BuyerITV
BBC Television Centre, White City, London W12 7RJ, UKFull Time
My duties at ITV including props buying and art department assisting for the popular TV show ‘This Morning’. I was responsible for the upkeep of the set, any props that are used on set, the designing and layout of temporary sets, the setting and resetting the of any sets used on the show. As well as props buying I also worked on the studio floor and assisted with setting and striking props/sets during the live show.
Art DirectorAlison Jackson
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Art Director, Props Buyer, Set Designer and onset Stylist for Alison Jackson on behalf one of the world’s leading investment banks 'Invesco' for their upcoming advertising campaign. One of the shoots required me to build a set out of theatre flats.
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Skills
- Production Design
- Set Design
- Prop Buying
- Design
- Art Department
- People Person
- Enthusiastic Creative
- Hard Working
- Photoshoot Styling
- Styling