Christopher Redmond
Art Director • Graphic Designer • Project Manager
Hello! My name is Christopher Redmond and I'm an Art Director, Graphic Designer, and Project Manager.
Professional Profile
· • Property Master for over thirty feature films and television programs.
· • Art Director.
· • Graphic Designer.
· • Established strong interdepartmental communication and cooperation.
· • Supervised a team of four to six direct reports.
· • Provided in house Graphic Design and production using a variety of software suites.
Career Accomplishments
· • Created custom MS Excel spreadsheets to track expenditures of multiple ongoing projects simultaneously
· • Sourced cutting edge technology and critical props for on camera use
· • Negotiated discounts of up to 30% with key suppliers.
· • Budgeted shows based on script requirements.
· • Created pre-visualization of creative elements in 2D, 3D virtual, and 3D printed formats.
· • Designed and manufactured custom props.
· • Engaged custom fabricators and oversaw each phase of design approval, manufacturing, and finish.
· • Improvised in response to last minute requests from Directors and Producers.
· • Scheduled labor as needed.
Christopher Redmond redmond.props@gmail.com 310-864-6871
What I Do
DESIGN
PROJECT MANAGER
ART DIRECTOR
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, MS Word, MS Excel, Vectorworks, Pro Tools
Custom labels, Product Packaging, & Logos. Design custom props for film & television.
Custom labels, Product Packaging, & Logos. Design custom props for film & television.
Experience overseeing multiple simultaneous projects from start to finish, on time and on budget. Excellent communication within the team and with other departments.
Member of The Art Director's Guild, Local 800. Oversee each phase of design, approval, manufacturing, and completion.
PERSONAL
Guitar player, singer-songwriter, occasional fine art painter, carpenter, furniture builder, handyman, & proud new owner of a 105 year old house.
My Projects
Design and 3D prototyping of award trophy for
the television show “Major Crimes.”
Also generated .stl files for 3D printing of final object.
the television show “Major Crimes.”
Also generated .stl files for 3D printing of final object.
Logo graphic options from the television show “nip/tuck”
Cab company logo for 1920’s period
Cab company logo for 1970’s period
From the television show “nip/tuck.”
Used to create an entire cosmetics store with dressing,
signage, and product.
signage, and product.
Illustration of downtown Los Angeles from a photograph. Via Photoshop
[Not A Filter]
[Not A Filter]
Seen in many movies and television shows over the last decade.
A useful stand-in when the legal department would not allow use of FedEx graphics
Pre-visualization of interstate bus graphic options for the indepenent feature film “Broken Horses.”
Beer label from the movie “American Pie.”
The teen characters could not be seen drinking a real brand, so their beer of choice had to be created.
Used in the television show “nip/tuck.”
Pre-visualization of custom kitchen countertop
Pre-visualization of custom kitchen countertop - Detail
Art Deco stained glass design created for the feature film “Apt Pupil” and used on various graphic props.
Product logo for the television show “Tribeca."
Movie poster created for the television show “nip/tuck.”
Model photographed in front of seamless paper and comped into background assembled from multiple images.
Scripted counterfeit Passport Card created for the television show “Major Crimes.”
Warner Brothers legal department was unhappy with how accurate it was.
Warner Brothers legal department was unhappy with how accurate it was.
Package Design for fictitious brand of hair dye used on the television show “Major Crimes.”
Consumer product companies do not like seeing their product used by murderers, hence the fake
Consumer product companies do not like seeing their product used by murderers, hence the fake
Home brew labels over the years
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