Resume | Alex Ostacchini Arty Things

Resume

Alex Ostacchini

Personal Statement

I have a versatile skillset, with a strong focus on traditional materials and methods of manufacture, particularly leather, metal and woodwork. I have a keen interest in history and a good knowledge and understanding of period design and aesthetics, especially relating to medieval era arms and armour. I am enthusiastic, level headed, with good attention to detail and always keen to learn new skills. Happy to apply myself to any task in the creative industries.

Experience- Film and TV

House of the Dragon Season 3: Armoury Modeller- 2025

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Armoury Modeller- 2024

Cohort Film Services- Freelance Armoury Leatherworker/Modeller- 2023

House of the Dragon Season 2: Armoury Modeller- 2023 -Credited

The Rings of Power Season 2: Armoury Modeller- 2022 -Credited

Snow White- Armoury Modeller- 2022 - Credited

House of the Dragon: Leatherworker/ Knife maker- 2021 - Credited

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: Leatherworker- 2020 - Credited

The Eternals: Armoury Modeller/ Leatherworker- 2019 - Credited

Bloodmoon: Costume Armourer- 2019

The Dark Tower: Armoury Leatherworker- 2019

Artem: Junior SFX Prop Modeller- 2018

The Dark Crystal: Creatures Standby- 2018

Maleficent 2: Junior Costume Armourer- 2018 - Credited

FBFX: Junior Costume Armourer- 2017

Aladdin: Armoury Modelmaker- 2017 - Credited

Robert Allsopp and associates- Junior Costume Prop Modeller- 2017

Transformers 5: The Last Knight: Armoury Modelmaker- 2016

The Justice League: Costume Props Trainee- 2016

Wonder Woman: Trainee armourer- 2015

Assassins Creed: Trainee armourer, leatherworker- 2015 - Credited

Mattes and Miniatures: Trainee modelmaker- 2015

Skills

Confident and able on workshop machinery and power tools, including woodturning lathes, engineering lathes, milling machines and vacuum formers. Able to work accurately and precisely with hand tools.

Experienced in a wide range of metalworking processes and techniques including forging, sheet raising, grinding, machining, decorative shaping and filework, silver soldering, soft soldering, and basic mig and oxy acetylene welding. Able to work with hand tools to high tolerances.

Leatherwork skills include patterning, tooling, hand stitching and dyeing.

Woodworking skills include carving and joinery, with good knowledge of properties of different wood species and their suitability for specific tasks. Also proficient with standard model making techniques using wood substitutes such as chemiwood and mdf.

Good artistic ability, able to design, sketch and paint to a high standard. Able to sculpt with good attention to detail in mediums such as plastiline and jewellers wax, and have experience in silicone moulding and resin casting.

Able to work accurately to scale blueprints and manage projects from start to finish within a given timeframe.

Other Experience

Alex Ostacchini Arty Things: 2019-Present

Independent small scale production of leatherwork and other handmade products, including both standardised stock items and fully bespoke pieces built to customer requirements.

Atom model makers: 2016

One month work experience in product and architectural model making. Tasks included paint finishing, moulding, casting, and 3d design (Rhino)

Odyssey The Musical: amateur theatre production: 2014

Design and construction of costume and prop weapons suitable for stage use.

Tod’s Stuff: Course in crossbow making: 2012

3 day course constructing an authentic replica of a fifteenth century crossbow.

Education

University of Hertfordshire: BA (Hons) Model Design: Model Effects 2014- First Class

Reading College: Art Foundation Diploma, Merit

St Bernards Grammar School: A levels in Art (A), Product Design (A), History (B) and Latin AS level (C) GCSE’s: 2A*s, 7As, 2Bs including English, Maths, Art and Resistant materials