Sara Teramo aka ConceptSARA - MA Designer and Creative

 

London-based Italian Artist with unrestricted right to work in the UK (ILR) and the EU.

Work Fields: ● Concept Art,  ● Illustration,  ● Graphic Design,  ● Fine Art

Specialities: ● CHARACTER DESIGN,  ● IDEA GENERATION,  ● PRESENTATION DESIGN

 

ART SKILLS Creative Ideation, Character Design, Concept Art, Concept Design, Visual Development, Digital and Traditional Illustration and Painting, Mural Painting, Art Installations  SHORT ART PORTFOLIO via QR code or www.conceptsara.com/portfolio   

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DESIGN SKILLS Visual Research, Moodboards, Mock-Ups, Graphic Design, Product Design, Storyboarding, Visual Design, Brand Identity, UI, Pitch Design and Presentation GRAPHIC DESIGN and PRESENTATION WORK www.conceptsara.com/design  

 

FULL WEBSITE https://www.conceptsara.com  LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarateramo/  INSTAGRAM @conceptsara

EMAIL sara@conceptsara.com   MOBILE +44 758 6564 828

   

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WORK EXPERIENCE

 

● CREATIVE, CONCEPT ARTIST, CHARACTER DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR and GRAPHIC DESIGNER as a FREELANCER - London

  January 2019 - Present

Specialties: 

- Ideation and Visualisation for Animation and Games, especially CHARACTER DESIGN

- Design and Art for Advertising, print and online

- Pitch and Presentation Design, for internal and external presentations 

- Illustration for books, editorial illustration and costume illustration for Theatre and Film. 

I also facilitate creative activities and workshops in London's museums, privately and for the mental health charity MIND. 

My work was recently selected for exhibition at Tate Modern and showcased by Procreate at the Barbican.

Delivered: 

Brief Analysis, Brainstorming,  Creative Consultancy, Research, Visual References, Moodboards, Exploratory Sketches, Character Sheets, Visual Development, Iterations, Colourways, Costuming, Material Call-outs, 3D Overpaints, Feedback Implementation, Renders, Model Packs, Pitch Designs and Story Bibles to inform everyone along the production pipeline. 

I work in-house or remotely from my office in central London, equipped with the latest Cintiq, iPad and VR headsets.

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● WORK EXPERIENCE at INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC-ILM, motion picture, animation and VFX studio - London

   May 2019

I was one of the two work experiences selected by ILM London in May 2019. It was an intense work-shadowing placement and a unique perspective in the Film and TV pipelines of projects under the Star Wars and other Disney IPs.  I was especially delighted to receive insights on Character Design, Concept Art and Visual Research directly from Concept Artists within the prestigious ILM Art Department!

 

● CHARACTER CONCEPT ART SECONDEE at FRAMESTORE, major motion picture, animation and VFX studio - London

   June 2017 - December 2018

I secured a position in the competitive Framestore’s runners’ development program across both the Films and Integrated Advertising departments and became a Staff Awards Winner (Autumn 2017).  

I worked with Creative Directors delivering Character Concept Sketches and Illustrations for their pitches (shows, films, VR, AR). I also helped them with Visual Research, Presentation and Graphic Design. I demonstrated creative initiative and teamwork, plus the ability to follow instructions and meet tight deadlines. I won Design Credits like the Funding Circle advert that aired on National Television and was on placards nationwide.  

● LEAD SENIOR DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR and ILLUSTRATOR at JFDP Labs and Madrugaworks, Games and Apps Studios - London

   March 2014 - April 2017

I was the in-house Art Director and Senior Designer responsible for the 2D Art, Graphic Design, UI and Pitch Presentations for the companies' Apps, Video Games, VR and XR projects. Our apps were bought by Samsung and native to their new phones, and our games were best-sellers on Steam. 

I was also commissioned to paint character design-inspired murals to decorate our company premises.

● FREELANCE DESIGNER and ILLUSTRATOR for Theatre and Advertising companies - London, New York and Berlin
   February 2010- March 2014

I'm especially proud of the advertising campaign I designed for the Royal Albert Hall in London, and of getting my hands dirty with set design at Sets By Sara in New York, as well as working for FEZ Berlin, Europe’s biggest youth theatre.

● DESIGN Intern at KARIM RASHID Inc, award-winning Design Studio - New York
   August 2009 – January 2010

Within this multi-award-winning Design Studio, I developed high-end product and interior designs. I also used my Graphic Design skills for their pitch documents, and my language skills when liaising with international clients. Several of my designs were selected for production.

● DESIGNER and ILLUSTRATOR for Interior, Product and Fashion Design Studios - Berlin
   Sept 2005 – July 2009

Some studios I worked with: COORDINATION Interior Design, MARTINI, MAYER Product Design, BLESS Fashion Design, ACUD Theater.

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UNIVERSITY DEGREE  

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● Design MA at Berlin University of the Arts, UdK Universität der Künste, the most selective University in Germany
    in-person in Berlin - Design and Applied Arts MASTER's Degree curriculum

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● Design Exchange Student at University of the Arts London UAL, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
    in-person in London - Product Design University curriculum, bursary winner

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● Design BA equivalent at Polytechnic University of Milan, Politecnico di Milano

    in-person in Milan -  Industrial Design and Visual Communication University curriculum

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SPECIALIZATION COURSES
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● CHARACTER DESIGN PRO and CONCEPT ART for Films, Animation and Games at ESCAPE STUDIOS Pearson College London, UK
   in-person in London  - Certified Courses and Workshops
With Andrea Torrejon (Disney TV, Rovio) and other top industry professionals

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● CHARACTER DESIGN for Video Games at CAL ARTS California Institute of the Arts, US
   online - Specialization Course with Certificate
Led by Fran Krause with A. Ristaino (Cartoon Network), J. K. Jiang (Disney) and Robertryan Cory (Cartoon Network and Disney +)

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● CHARACTER DESIGN for Animated Feature Films ‘Collaging Life’ at VIEW CONFERENCE in Turin, IT

    in Person in Turin - Intimate Workshop

With Deanna Marsigliese (Disney - Pixar Feature Character Art Director)

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● CHARACTER DESIGN, VISUAL DEVELOPMENT and ILLUSTRATION for Films and Animation at La Galeria Roja, Centre for Art Studies & Gallery, ES

   in-person in Seville and online - Certified Atelier Workshops

 lead Marvel Concept Artist Karla Ortiz (Marvel, ILM, Ubisoft, etc.), Sam Nassour (Disney, Netflix, Nexus Studios, Blue Zoo) and James A. Castillo (Sony, Illumination, Passion Pictures, Axis) ​

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● CHARACTER DESIGN, CONCEPT ART, VISUAL DEVELOPMENT and STORYBOARDING for Animation at Schoolism Digital Art School

   in-person in Berlin and online - Workshops and Courses, with Daniel Arriaga (Disney, Pixar), Victoria Ying (Disney), Loish (Guerrilla Games, Lego), Ronnie Del Carmen (Disney, Dreamworks, Sony) and many more

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● ILLUSTRATION and VISUAL STORYTELLING  for the Editorial and Publishing Industry at SVA NYC School of Visual Art New York, US
   in-person in New York - International Studio Residency with Final Public Exhibition in Manhattan
With Creative Director Paul Buckley (Penguin), Artist Viktor Koen (NYTimes, Wall Street Journal), Artist Andrea Tsurumi (NYTimes)

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● CHARACTER DESIGN and STORYBOARDING for Animation and Stop Motion at Aardman Academy Industry Training by Aardman Animations, UK
   online - Live Course via Zoom

With Sylvia Bull (Titan Comics, Aardman) and Sam Norton (Blue Zoo, Funko, Aardman)

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● COSTUME DESIGN, SET DESIGN and STORYBOARDING for Theater and Film at UAL Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK
   in-person in London - Professional Courses with Certificates
With Gary Thorne (The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - RADA) and Stephen Brown (The Royal College of Art - RCA)​

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SOFTWARE  

 

● 2D Art, Design and Presentation  Expert-Level  Adobe Creative Cloud  Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign etc. on PC and Cintiq (20 years)

● 2D Art, Sketches and Concepts  Expert-Level  Procreate on iPad Pro (6+ years)

● INTERNAL & EXTERNAL PRESENTATIONS  High-Level  Powerpoint, Keynote, Slides and Wix editor and Adobe Creative Cloud. 

● 3D, primarily as a base for 2D Art and Overpainting  Basic-Level  Maya, Sketch Up and Beginner-level  Blender, Zbrush, Unity and Unreal.

● VR Art Basic-Level  Quill and Oculus Medium 

● VIDEO EDITING  Basic-Level  Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, iMovie, Video Editor 

● MANAGEMENT TOOLS  High-Level  Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Teams etc., MS Office Word, Excel, etc., Trello, Slack, Discord

plus  Medium-Level  Perforce and  Beginner-Level  Shotgun.

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LANGUAGES 

 

● ITALIAN native

● ENGLISH fluent ● GERMAN fluent

● SPANISH conversational ● FRENCH basic

 

INTERESTS and HOBBIES

 

Art Exhibitions (attending and participating), Fashion and Trends (knowing and breaking), Museums (discovering and organising tours), Musicals (seeing and singing), Theatre (going and performing) and Rock Music (enjoying and singing in a band myself)

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FULL WEBSITE https://www.conceptsara.com  LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarateramo/  INSTAGRAM @conceptsara

EMAIL sara@conceptsara.com   MOBILE +44 758 6564 828

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