Claire Rudkin
2010 - 2014
Series 2 - kitchen area created
Character bedroom for episode
Series 2 - kitchen area created
The Furchester - Series 2 2014
Cbbc/Sesame St. co production
​Puppet show
​
Designer: Jane Cecchi - Red Rhino
For the second series extra sets were added and dressed; Kitchen, garden and big birds nest and extra bedrooms.
As well as the initial prep for the series and set alterations I stayed on to Art Direct some of the Episodes and stand in as Designer on another.
Lobby area with floor added in post production
The Furchester - Series 1 2013
Cbbc/Sesame St. co production
​Puppet show
​
Designer: Jane Cecchi - Red Rhino
Set Art Director: Claire Rudkin
This first series was the design and build of a two story puppet set to accommodate small puppets such as the 'chickens' to 'Big Bird' this involved raising the set 1000mm off the floor.
Construction : Take One Scenery for the bedrooms/corridors.
Totem- Dining room and kitchen
E C Creative- double height lobby, lift, stairs, minstrels gallery.
Deadly Art - Series 2 2011
CBBC
​
Exec Producer: Elaine Bancroft
Producer: Ian France
Deadly Art was filmed on location at Asylum chapel in Peckham.
For the show I dressed the Chapel and designed and created 13 large art installations based on animals filmed for the Deadly 60 series.
​
My team of makers and painters included:
Dan Mort- prop maker/sculptor
Katie and Janice, Sceneatheme,-scenic painting.
Nicola Wood - ice and sand sculptor.
Wood and wire armature covered in autumn leaves.
Stencil work by Phil Hope
Wood and wire armature covered in autumn leaves.
Deadly Art Series 1 2010
CBBC
​
​Exec Producer: Elaine Bancroft
Producer: Ian France
Art Director: Claire Rudkin
​
Deadly Art was filmed on location at Asylum chapel in Peckham.
For the show I dressed the Chapel and designed and created 13 large art installations based on animals filmed for the Deadly 60 series.
​
My team of makers and painters included:
Dan Mort- prop maker/sculptor
Katie and Janice, Sceneatheme,-scenic painting.
Nicola Wood - ice and sand sculptor.
The Cat Room- 2 cats lived for 2 weeks in this set.
Diary Room wall covered in artwork portraits of the animals.
Pet School Series 1 2012
Cbeebies/cineflex
​
Exec Producer: Nick Cory-Wright
Producer: Sally Ann Keiser
Designer: Claire Rudkin
​
The show had a reality show style format- so all areas that I designed had to be practical and meet all the requirements for animals to be permanent residents.
The sets were based in a working school closed for the holidays.
Pet School Series 2 2013
Cbeebies/Cineflex
​
Exec Producer: Nick Cory-Wright
Producer: Gerard Williams
Designer: Claire Rudkin
The show changed locations for the second series.
Lots more animal areas were added and the exterior enclosures requirements were improved.
The Landrover was used as the artists workstation
The Landrover was used as the artists workstation
Wild About Art 2010
CBBC Art show
​
Position: Art Director
Producer: Jessica Wilson
Exec Producer: Elaine Bancroft
As Art Director I organised the Wild About Art Land Rover with graphics and Artist Areas.
During filming I facilitated the Artists with setting up and sourcing materials.
The Land Rover was a mobile art station that travelled to various locations around the UK; Isle of Skye, Brownsea Island, The Isles of Scilly, Dartmoor.