A woman in a yellow dress and white vest sitting on a rooftop railing at dusk, with city buildings and a clear sky in the background.

G.WEST

WOOD

Hi! My name is G.

I am a production designer, art director and set decorator drawn to surrealism, fantasy, science fiction, dark comedies, and conceptual environments. With a background in interior architecture, a past career in floral design and a hobbyist painter, my work is deeply rooted in a unique and (dare I say) justified combination of organic and architectural design.

Ten years or so after my degree and a career change or two, I returned to film. My naturalistic design process is as important to me as my management skills, having successfully managed businesses my entire adult life.

Whilst the big budgets are great, I also thrive with micro budgets and embrace the challenge of making the impossible possible. Priding myself on excellent management skills and keeping creative as well as calm under pressure, I ensure the art department is run collaboratively, respectfully and efficiently whilst the fictional spaces we are creating are designed with meticulous detail.

Recent roles include:

• Production Designer for a thriller feature film set in Hastings, Rolling Blackouts.

• Production Designer for a modern day feature film set in Yorkshire, Hot Flash.

• Production Designer for a sci-fi horror feature film, set in America and filmed near Bristol, From Beyond.

• Production Designer for an Abba themed zombie comedy / horror feature film filmed in The Midlands, Bjorn of the Dead.

• Production Designer for a Christmas feature film set in Chester Zoo, Christmas at Foxglove Zoo.

• Art Director for a Christmas Holidays commercial for an American client filmed in London, Sephora.

• Art Director for a modern day action feature film at Pinewood Studios, The Awakening.

• Art Director for a 6 Part 80’s HETV Series written by Steven Knight, This Town.

• Assistant Art Director for a 6 Part 50’s HETV Series for ITV, Three Little Birds.

• Standby Art Director for a BFI / Ffilm Cymru funded 90’s sci-fi feature film shot in South Wales, Out There.

• Standby Art Director for a Channel 4 / BBC 6 part series, The Night They Vanished.

• Assistant Art Director for a 6 Part 50’s HETV Series for ITV, Three Little Birds.

See CV / Film Portfolio for more.

 

Skills

Production Design

Art Direction

Architecturally Trained

Standby Art Direction

Animation Art Direction

Conceptual Design + Visuals

Greens, Floristry + Landscape Design

Art Installations + Sculpture

Set Decoration

Film, TV, Commercials + Music