A detailed overview of my academic qualifications and practical experience. Also included is a contact list of directors and producers that I have worked with recently, feel free to contact anyone of them for a reference.

Recent Employment 2003 – 2009 Art Director / Art Dept. Manager (Egoli, M-Net TV series) (Franz Marx Films) Responsibilities: Managing a crew of 25 Art directing the set design, construction, set dressing, wardrobe, make up & hair Managing the budget of approx. 4 – 5 million Rand per year. Training and assessment of student internships for TUT annually for 3 months Serving on the advisory committee for the Tshwane University of Technology's Entertainment Technology Department 2010 Art Director (Freelance) Afrikaners is plesierig (Nu Metro Feature film) Dir. Bromley Cawood Flesh (TV series pilot for Cannes Film Festival) Dir. Bromley Cawood Hanna hoekom (Nu Metro Feature film ) Dir. Regardt vd Bergh Susanna van Biljon (Nu Metro Feature film) Dir Bromley Cawood Wellington Sauces (TV commercial) Dir. Etienne Puren 2011 Art Director / Construction Manager (Freelance) Guinness Football Challenge (Live TV Game show) (Endemol S.A.) Cameroon (CRTV) and Ghana (TV3) Responsible for the studio set construction, sourcing of crew and materials in each respective country and training the local art dept crew members to the director and productions requirements (Director. Nadia White) Education 1981 Graduate B.A. (Ed) (University of Pretoria) Majors: Pedagogics III, Theory & Principles of Drama III, Afrikaans III Started teaching at Hoërskool Eldoraigne woodwork & technical drawings 1982 Graduate B.A. (Hon.) (University of Pretoria) Theory & Principles of Drama Thesis: The part that costumes & sets play in creating a character 2 1976 – 1980 Design, build & dress sets for stage productions as well as lighting and sound (Pretoria Technikon) Whilst I was a student at the University of Pretoria my passion for the art of entertainment brought me here whenever I had time to spare Productions: Royal Gambit – Gressiker, Fallen Angels – Noel Coward, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - Edward Elbee, After the Rain – J Bowen, Troylus & Cressida - William Shakespeare, Riders to the sea – JM Synge, A Funny thing happened on the way to the Forum – S Sondheim and Tug of War – Ken Leach History of previous Employment 1982 – 1983 Military service (S.A.D.F.) Rank: Corporal 1984 – 1985 Teacher (Hoërskool Randburg) Subjects: Afrikaans, Sepedi, Phys Ed, Career guidance Pursuing my passion I stage and direct the school plays entered into the inter schools competition for the Transvaal Administrators Cup and achieved a second place for The Indian wants the Bronx – Israel Horowitz. I also produced and directed: Mourning becomes Electra – Eugene O' Neal and The Human Voice – Jean Cocteau I start working professionally in the Film industry Skollie, Feature Film, Dir. Ivan Hall (Casting assistant) Kampus, TV Drama series Dir. Etienne Puren (Art Director) 1986 – 1987 Set builder (Jenkset Studios) I am employed to do: Set design, Set construction, Scenic painting & props making for commercials and promotions. Not too long and I started taking the briefs from client working out the quotations on top of my allocated duties. Amongst others for the following production houses: David Feldman Productions, Dir. Jonathan Taylor About Movies, Dir Etienne Puren L & O Leisure co, Dir Ken Leach 1988 – 1989 Art Director (Freelance) L&O Leisure co, Just Nuisance -Period TV Drama series – Dir Ken Leach About Movies – OK Winter fashions & garden tools – TV commercial – Dir E Puren L&O Leisure co – Egg board & Elite cheese – Commercials – Dir Ken Leach Heyns Films – Boys from Mfolozi – TV Youth series Dir Bruce Mac Farlane Canon Films – Lazer Mission – International Feature Film – Dir BJ Davies 1990 Art Director & Set Designer (Freelance) I start my own closed corporation ' Willie Coetzee Set Designs cc' taking on major set productions executing them with success, This involves, meeting with the client, doing the designs as per brief to their satisfaction, budgeting the shows and subcontracting the construction of the sets. Grand Rand Show – Easter Rock Festival – TV Variety Show – Dir Percy van Rooyen Grand Rand Show – Esplanade Show & Six Variety Shows – Live TV Variety Show - Dir Louis Van Wyk 3 I continue Art Directing getting closely involved with all the complications of starting up a TV production. Crewing up, scheduling, scouting for locations, negotiating studio space, briefing special effects and of cause shooting the production. Swart Kat – TV Youth series – Brigadiers Films – Dir Bromley Cawood Onderste Bodem – TV educational youth series – Heyns Films – Dir Rudi Trap 1991 Art Director & Set Designer (Freelance) Wenners – TV series- L & O Leisure co Dir Bromley Cawood 'n Pot vol Winter – Feature film – L & O Leisure co Dir Johan Bernardt The road to health II – Educational TV series (studio) – Constantia films – Dir Niki Ahlers Drive O Mania – TV game show (studio) – CHIP Prods. Dir Cameron Hogg Grand Rand Show – Easter Rock Festival – TV variety show. Dir Percy Van Rooyen Grand Rand Show – Esplanade Show. Dir Louis Van Wyk 1992 Art Director & Set Designer (Freelance) Price & Pride - TV Commercial – Cinematique. Dir Ken Leach Rand Easter Show – Family Music Festival – Dir Suzaan Maree Rand Easter Show – Esplanade Show – Variety show – Dir Louis Van Wyk Rand Easter Show – OK/ Southgate Show – Variety show – Dir Louis Van Wyk Rand Easter Show – Tim Stage – Dance production – Dir Louis Van Wyk Swart Kat III – TV Youth series – Dir Bromley Cawood Lucky Dube in Concert – Gallo Music Productions – Dir Kenny Mac Gyver 1993 – 2003 Company Manager, Set Designer & Art Director (Setbuild cc) I joined Myles Maritz as a 50% partner in Setbuild cc. With the company in a bad financial an managerial state I immediately applied my personal, financial and technical skills with great effect. We quickly became hugely successful. Companies who regularly availed themselves of our services for local & international productions include: Mario Bozzone Film prods, Local Heroes, James Garrets & Partners, Velocity Africa Rapid Blue, The Gate House, Miros Prods, Ornico, Peter Gird Prods, Paul Thompson prods, Salamander, Les Sharpe prods & Franz Marx Films Other Interests: International Travels 1984 The United Kingdom & Greece 1993 Thailand 1995 Portugal 1997 Angola 1999 Portugal 2000 Mozambique 2003 Mediterranean Cruise- Greece & Turkey 2008 Italy & Egypt 2011 Cameroon & Ghana Computer & IT skills Apart from all the basics: Open Office, Ultimate Paint, Sketch Up, Windows Live Movie Maker, Editing clips & photos, creating my own movies with credits etc. is one of my favourite past times 4 Languages Fully bilingual in English & Afrikaans, Basic knowledge of Sepedi (BA credit), Portuguese & French (In fact I did the game show this year in Cameroon almost entirely in French) Other Drivers licence code: EB South African Passport valid until 2018 References You are welcome to contact any of the following references for an honest opinion Burgert Muller (Producer): 083 250 3312 Etienne Puren (Director): 083 516 7939 Karen Hansen (Prod Manager): 082 905 7755