Special theatrical effects design, production, and consultation
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NEW! April 2008 feature story in DramaBiz magazine features Peter Wood discussing special effects design. |
Case Studies:
Victor Frankenstein, UMBC, March 2006
The Ubu Plays, UMBC, October 2005
Much Ado About Nothing, UMBC, April 2005
Buried, Kennedy Center, April 2004
The Wiz, Urbana High School, April 2003
Education:
B.A. degree in Theatre from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County,
with an emphasis on set and lighting design.
Theatrical / Film Experience:
| March, 2005 - 2010 | Special set design, lighting and atmospheric effects, Living Stations of the Cross |
| December, 2004 - 2008 | Intelligent lighting designer, audio designer, and fog effects, Saint Paul Christmas Pageant |
| March, 2008 | Art Director and Special Effects Designer, Lucky Charm film |
| April, 2007 | Scenic and projection designer, Assassins |
| March, 2006 | Scenic designer, projection designer, special atmospheric effects, Victor Frankenstein |
| December, 2005 | Set designer, Love and Wood |
| December, 2005 | Assistant set designer, The Love of Don Perlimplin and Belisa in the Garden |
| October, 2005 | Set designer, The Ubu Plays |
| June, 2005 | Intelligent lighting designer, light board operator, stage manager, The Key 103 - Frederick News-Post Talent Search |
| April, 2005 | Assistant set designer, Much Ado About Nothing |
| December, 2004 | Assistant light designer and master electrician, Fanshen |
| November, 2004 | Technical co-ordinator and special effects designer, 24-Hour Play Fest! |
| October, 2004 | Assistant light designer and master electrician, Action |
| September, 2004 | Emcee and audio design, Summer 2004 Wine Olympics |
| April, 2004 | Light board operator and master electrician, Buried at the Kennedy Center's 2004 American College Theater Festival in Washington, DC |
| March, 2004 | Master electrician, light board operator, and set construction, The Bald Soprano |
| January, 2004 | Light board operator, Buried at Muhlenberg College for K.C.A.C.T.F. Region 2 |
| December, 2003 | Set and lighting consultant and audio board operator, The Shepherd That Was Left Behind |
| November, 2003 | Light board operator and set construction, Buried |
| October, 2003 | Period research and set construction, As Bees in Honey Drown |
| April, 2003 | Special effects consultant, Calvary Assembly of God Easter production: The Well |
| April, 2003 | Special effects designer, magic consultant, set construction, and poster design for The Wiz |
| May, 2002 | Chief Lighting Designer / consultant, Urbana High Prom |
| May, 2002 | Special effects designer, poster and t-shirt design, and set construction for 42nd Street |
| March, 2002 | Multimedia, poster, and shirt design, Fatal Football Fever Mystery Dinner Theater |
| December, 2001 | Set, lighting, audio, and special effects design, Seuss Caboose |
| November, 2001 | Set, poster, production t-shirt, and special effects design, Fall Festival of Plays |
| 2001 - 2002 | Chief designer / producer, Stagecraft Club |
| May, 2001 | Set crew foreman and publicity assistant, Crimes of the Heart |
| April, 2001 | Fog, lighting, and laser effects design and technician, Mr. Urbana 2001 |
| March, 2001 | Set and prop design / building, special pyrotechnic and fog effects, Once Upon a Mattress |
| October, 2000 | Haunted hay-ride attraction design, production, and execution for Halloween 2000: Return to Sleepy Hollow, to benefit the Ronald McDonald House |
| October, 2000 | Fog effects, Little Shop of Horrors |
| April, 2000 | Set construction, special pyrotechnic and fog effects, Damn Yankees |
| April, 1999 | Light board operator, Anything Goes |
| March, 1999 | Camera operator, Channel 18's It's Academic Tournament |
| Spring, 1999 | Chief Editor, Videosyncracy, Urbana High School Video Club |
| July, 1998 | Stage hand, magical advisor, and special effects operator, The Music Man |
| May, 1998 | Stage manager, set builder, and assistant director, Bye, Bye, Birdie |
| July, 1997 | Set construction and transport, Dracula |
Special Theatrical Effects Skills:
- Fog effects (smoke, low-lying, haze, time-release)
- Pyrotechnics (low-risk theatrical smoke/fire equipment)
- Optical illusions (scrim projection, Pepper's Ghost, mirrors)
- Pneumatics and electromechanical control
- Sensory environmental effects (wind, water, temperature changes)
- Prop and set construction (oversized, breakaway, and otherwise gimmicked props, as well as mobile, vintage, internally-lit, breakaway set pieces)
- Special electronics (servos, low- and high-rpm motors, LEDs, digital audio recorders, residential wiring, home automation, remote controls, low-voltage lighting)
- Specialty costume construction