Emma Bull (Art Director)
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Emma Bull is a British Art Director
, Show Director and Creative Consultant
and also Costume Designer
and Stylist.
She has worked in Film, TV, Theatre, Music Videos and Concert Touring. She is currently represented by McDonald Selznick Associates.
She gained a place at Rose Bruford College
in London, a theatre college that focuses on specific theatre disciplines. She earned a BA Hons Degree in Lighting Design.
. She also undertook Wigmaking, Costume and Props roles in theatre and touring.
, and Art Department Assistant on "Ruby Blue" starring Bob Hoskins
.
led to a friendship and work relationship that has spanned 5 years. She worked as Baker's assistant, in his position as Kylie Minogue
's Creative Director, on photoshoots, video shoots and tours.
During 2006-7 she was Stylist and Head of Wardrobe for Minogue as well as Costume and Wig Supervisor on her "Homecoming" Tour, directed by Baker. She was commissioned to design and make a silver beaded headdress for the show finale costume, a collaboration with Matthew Williamson, Stephen Jones and Pucci. The headdress is now exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum
in London. Baker employed her as Assistant Creative Director on Kylie Minogue's "X" Tour in 2007-8.
She has also worked along side Baker creating tours for Il Divo
and Westlife
and assisted him in styling the Britney Spears' Circus tour.
In 2009, as a director in her own right, she has directed performances and tours for artists signed to Simon Cowell
's record label, Syco, such as Alexandra Burke
, Escala
and Il Divo.
In 2009-2010 she directed and designed television performances for Susan Boyle
, runner up of ITV's “Britain's Got Talent
”, both in the UK and internationally, on The Oprah Winfrey Show
, America's Got Talent
, Dancing with the Stars
and GMTV
. She has also directed and designed for The X Factor
guest performances including Westlife
, Leona Lewis
and the X Factor contestants charity single performance.
Art director
The art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
, Show Director and Creative Consultant
Creative consultant
Creative consultant is a credit that has - particularly in the past - been given to screenwriters who have “doctored” a movie screenplay. It is often given by producers in lieu of official credit. Those given this credit in the television field work closely with an Executive Producer, Head...
and also Costume Designer
Costume Designer
A costume designer or costume mistress/master is a person whose responsibility is to design costumes for a film or stage production. He or she is considered an important part of the "production team", working alongside the director, scenic and lighting designers as well as the sound designer. The...
and Stylist.
She has worked in Film, TV, Theatre, Music Videos and Concert Touring. She is currently represented by McDonald Selznick Associates.
Early life and education
Bull was born in Chester, England. The majority of her early life was spent living in Hong Kong. After leaving school, she undertook a course in Theatrical Make-up & Wigmaking and spent her spare time undertaking work experience in local theatres. On completion of the Theatrical make up course, she went on to study technical theatre and performing arts.She gained a place at Rose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance is a British drama school, offering university-level and professional vocational training for theatre and performance and the BA and MA degrees, based in Sidcup, Southeast London.-History:Founded in 1950, Rose Bruford "pioneered the first acting degree...
in London, a theatre college that focuses on specific theatre disciplines. She earned a BA Hons Degree in Lighting Design.
Early TV and theatre work
After a brief stint in the Lighting Department for a selection of BBC TV productions such as Parkinson, The Weakest Link and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, working alongside UK lighting directors Mark Kenyon, Will Charles and Roger Williams, she moved back into the world of theatre where she worked in the lighting departments of West End London theatres including Sadler's Wells and the Royal Opera HouseRoyal Opera House
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
. She also undertook Wigmaking, Costume and Props roles in theatre and touring.
Film
She has been credited as a Costume Designer for the 2008 film "Trimming the Fat" as well as Costume Assistant on "Flashbacks of a Fool" starring Daniel CraigDaniel Craig
Daniel Wroughton Craig is an English actor. His early film roles include Elizabeth, The Power of One, A Kid in King Arthur's Court and the television episodes Sharpe's Eagle, Zorro and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Daredevils of the Desert...
, and Art Department Assistant on "Ruby Blue" starring Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins
Robert William "Bob" Hoskins, Jr. is an English actor known for playing Cockney rough diamonds, psychopaths and gangsters, in films such as The Long Good Friday , and Mona Lisa , and lighter roles in family films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Hook .- Early life :Hoskins was born in Bury St...
.
William Baker
A chance introduction to show director, photographer and stylist William BakerWilliam Baker (fashion designer)
William Baker is a fashion designer, stylist and author and theatre director, best known for his work with musician Kylie Minogue....
led to a friendship and work relationship that has spanned 5 years. She worked as Baker's assistant, in his position as Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
's Creative Director, on photoshoots, video shoots and tours.
During 2006-7 she was Stylist and Head of Wardrobe for Minogue as well as Costume and Wig Supervisor on her "Homecoming" Tour, directed by Baker. She was commissioned to design and make a silver beaded headdress for the show finale costume, a collaboration with Matthew Williamson, Stephen Jones and Pucci. The headdress is now exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
in London. Baker employed her as Assistant Creative Director on Kylie Minogue's "X" Tour in 2007-8.
She has also worked along side Baker creating tours for Il Divo
Il Divo
Il Divo is a multinational operatic pop vocal group created by music manager, executive, and reality TV star Simon Cowell. Formed in the United Kingdom, they are also signed to Cowell's record label, Syco Music...
and Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
and assisted him in styling the Britney Spears' Circus tour.
Director
She directed her first international solo concert tour at the end of 2009 with 'Christmas with Il Divo'In 2009, as a director in her own right, she has directed performances and tours for artists signed to Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...
's record label, Syco, such as Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke is a British R&B and pop recording artist who rose to fame after winning the fifth series of British television series The X Factor in 2008...
, Escala
Escala (group)
Escala is an electronic string quartet, from London, England who rose to fame when they performed on and reached the final of the second series of Britain's Got Talent on ITV1 in May 2008.- Background :...
and Il Divo.
In 2009-2010 she directed and designed television performances for Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle
Susan Magdalane Boyle is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from ...
, runner up of ITV's “Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
”, both in the UK and internationally, on The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
, Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
and GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
. She has also directed and designed for The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
guest performances including Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
, Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....
and the X Factor contestants charity single performance.