Resume

Kristen Adams
Cell: 216-407-1599
Located in NYC with ability to travel.

Production Design - Films

TitleDirectorDP
Lilith Sridhar Reddy Faroukh Mistry
Somebody's Hero Darin Beckstead Chris Walters
Stranger Things Ron Eyal/Eleanor Burke Eleanor Burke
Cousins Sally Kewayosh Lee Phelan
Pit Amanda Laws Bobby Webster
Friends and Neighbors Geoff Bailey Paul Nicolls
24 Hours Robert Freedman III Trisha Solyn
Breaking Walls Robert Freedman III Trisha Solyn
WWJD Marc Parees Zelmira Gainza
Thinly Veiled Joey Kuhn Zelmira Gainza
It Goes Without Saying Lucio Castro Zelmira Gainza
The BoundaryJulius OnahRob Hauer
The Steenbeck StoryMarie DvorakaKristina Nikolova
Charles KeatsChris McKennaMark Blandori
Fighter Sharon BarnsAngela Cheng
Night LightsEtienne KallosLyssa Kalynska
SquigglesTom ToroLyle Vincent
Little Match BoyBrendan DawLyle Vincent
The Grey WomanAsyeeda ClarkLyle Vincent
Live at FiveAverie StorkJay Silver
ExtrasJames PelleritoIvo Stainoff
Streets 2 SuitesMarquette JonesBradford Young
Secrets in the House of MyrhhJackie SmithBradford Young
Chris DispossessedMatt WattsMateusz Broughton
Missing PersonsSam KretchmarBrian Dilg
HushFernando CorderoVincent Venturella

Production Design - Commericals

BrandTitleDirectorDP
GapStain-Resistant ShirtsRon EyalEleanor Burke
OlympusSpecMike BrownMike Brown
PSAObesityBrendan DawClarissa Del Reyes
Levi JeansDLXClarissa Del ReyesClarisa Del Reyes
Chelsea GuitarsDecadesColleen Davie JanesColleen Davie Janes
Diet Coke Sugar Free KissRichard GianottiBrad Go
PSAHigh School SuicideDaniel GvoydenTrisha Solyn
A&EHomeKim FerraraScott Galinsky

Production Design - Television | Webisodes

TitleDirectorDP
"Fantastic Two" (12 Episodes) Ironbound Films Seth Grossman Ben Wolfe
ONN "Future" Judy Adler
The Onion News NetworkWill Graham

Production Design - Music Videos

BandSongDirectorDP
Final DraftGet at ChaRichard GiannottiRichard Gianotti
Jet Lag GeminiRun this CityBrad GoHenry Gretzinger
BlackpoolDissolveAmanda LawsBobby Webster
AgnieszkaAmerica Let's GoKaren OdyniecKaren Odynic
DJ SpookyEffigyGraham WilcoxJeremy Wong
DJ SpookyEuthanasiaGraham WilcoxJeremy Wong

Set Decoration / Art Department

2009
Art Department Swing/Set Decoration
Lifetime Reality Series, “Project Runway Season 7
51 Minds Productions

2009
Art Department Swing/Set Decoration
VH-1 Reality Series, “Frank the Entertainer…In a Basement Affair
51 Minds Productions

2008-2009
Production Designer/Set Designer-
The Onion News Network “Future World Series” Director: Will Graham/Judy Adler

2008
Art Department Supervisor
The Greatest (Barbarian Films)
Featuring: Susan Sarandon/Pierce Brosnan Director: Shana Feste, D.P: John Bailey Production Designer: Judy Rhee

2007
Art Department
My Blueberry Nights (MGM Studios/Weinsteins)
Featuring: Norah Jones, Jude Law, Natalie Portman Director: Wong Kar Wai, D.P: Darius Khondji Production Designer: William Chang

2007
Art Department
Saturday Night Live” (NBC Studios) Lorne Michaels Designers: Eugene Lee, Leo Yoshimiro, Joe Detullio

2006
Window Designer
NYC Herald Square Macy windows designed for the showcase of Hotel Collection Line.

2004-2007
Artisan
Liv Design- NYC
Assisted in the design, administrative, and physical production of windows for Ralph Lauren, JCrew, and Dolce Gabbana.

Production Design Clients

Earl Jam/ Executive Music Group/ Ironbound Film/ HBO/ Fuzion Entertainment/ MTV/ MTVU/ Finegrit Films/ Firebrand Films/ Weebeastie Productions/ Lamama Theater/ Doghouse Productions/ Promotion Pictures/ LIV Design/Anvil Into Hammer/ Bentfork Productions/ IFC Uncut/ A&E/ Gap/ Levis Jeans / Diet-Coke/ Macys Department Store/ New York University/ Columbia University/ Verizon / Big Lots! / McDonalds / Hotel Collection/ The Onion News Network/ 51 Minds/ The Greatest Films LLC/ Hayden 5/ Backlit Pictures.

Skills

Illustration, storyboards, props, carpentry, design, set decoration, computers (Photoshop, Google sketch-up pro), willing/ability to travel, knowledge of vendors, purchase orders and tracking budgets, experienced in product placement, and diverse in graphics.

Theater

Set Designer

TheaterDirectorTitle
Urban Stages, NYC(Touring)Mei Ann TeoLyrics from Lockdown
Alice Holst Theater, CaliforniaMei Ann TeoIphigenia 2.0
LaMAMA, New YorkZishan UgurluBlood on a Cat’s Neck
Walker Theater, New York UniversityRashaad Ernesto GreenTo the Colored American Solider
Abe Burrows Theater, New YorkArthur Bartow4x4xRichard

Assistant Set Designer

Stage/LocationDirectorDesigner
Hamlet (Hamptons, Long Island)Josh GladstoneDavid Martin
As You like It (Bridgeport, Connecticut)Ellen LiebermanDavid Martin
Property Designer/Artisan
Barrington Stage Company, MA (2 seasons)
Highlights: Bacon Brothers, South Pacific, Falsettos, Black Sheep, Little Shop of Horrors, On the 20th Century, Suddenly Last Summer, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Ciao, Blanche and her Joy Boys, Castro's Beard, Love and Happiness.
Prop Artisan/Scenic/Carpentry
Glimmerglass Opera, NY (2 seasons)
Highlights: Bluebeard, Don Giovanni, Orlando, La Fanciulla del West, Patience, Imeneo, The Good Soldier Schweik, The Mines of Sulphur.
Scene Shop
Berkeley Repertory Theater, CA (1 year)
Highlights: Suddenly Last Summer, Sara Jones- Surface Transit, Mennochio, House of Blue Leaves, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, The Guys, Fraulein Else.
Property Artisan/Scene Shop/Scenic
Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, LA (1 year)
Highlights: Sally Struther's-Always Pasty Cline, Debbie Reynold's- Love Letters, Music Man, Jekyll and Hyde, Swing!.

Education

New York University/Tisch MFA: Production Design for Stage and Film (2004-2007)
The Columbus College of Art and Design BFA: Illustration (1998-2002)