aka billytombs
dba timothy lee depriest
the professional
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
summa cum laude
Architectural Association, London, England
EXPERIENCE
PRODUCTION
DAREDEVIL 20th Century Fox Model Builder — Dir: Mark Johnson, Production Designer: Barry Chusid
HULK Universal Pictures Model Builder (local #847) — Dir: Ang Lee, Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
PEARL HARBOR Buena Vista Pictures Presentation Model for Hawaii Premiere
PLANET OF THE APES 20th Century Fox Model Builder (local #847) — Dir: Tim Burton, Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Warner Bros. Assistant Model Builder — Dir: Steven Spielberg , Production Designer: Rick Carter,
Model Builder: Greg Aronowitz
MONKEYBONE 20th Century Fox Model Builder (local #847) — Dir: Henry Selick, Production Designer: Bill Boes
SLEEPY HOLLOW Paramount Studios Model Builder (local #847) — Academy Award for Best Art Direction -- Dir: Tim Burton,
Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
WILD WILD WEST Warner Bros. Model Builder (local #847) — Dir: Barry Sonnenfeld, Production Designer: Bo Welch
ATLANTIS Disney Animated Feature Model Builder — with Model Builder: Greg Aronowitz
HULK Universal Pictures Model Builder (local #847) — Dir: Jonathan Hensley, Production Designer: Jim Bissell
FAME L.A. Sony Studios Model Builder (local #847) — Dir: Kenny Ortega, Production Designer: Craig Sterns
FACE/OFF Paramount Studios Model Builder (local #847) — Dir: John Woo, Production Designer: Neil Spisak
Assistant Prop Builder -- Prop Builder: Rick Gamez Custom Props
I worked as a model builder in the Art Department and when we wrapped
I assisted Rick in the prop shop building the props for the film.
MEN IN BLACK Sony Studios Assistant Prop Builder — Dir: Barry Sonnenfeld, Production Designer: Bo Welch
Prop Builder: Rick Gamez Custom Props
JOHN SHAFFNER / JOE STEWART Production Design, L.A. Design Assistant
ISUZU COMMERCIAL Tribal Scenery Miniatures — Art Director: Benedict Schillemans, Lead Models: Dragon Dronet
TOSHIBA COPIERS James Carson Studio Miniatures
FLIX FX Practical VFX, L.A. Welder, Fabricator
DELPHI STUDIOS Set Design & Construction, Brooklyn, NY Design, Welding, Carpentry, and Fabrication for Production
HOUSE OF BUGGIN FOX Television, New York, NY Set Dresser
LITTLE BIG ROOM Nickelodeon, New York, NY Set Construction
THE PETRIFIED PRINCE Public Theater, New York, NY Prop Wheelchair — Dir: Harold Prince, Scenic Designer: James Youmans
ARCHITECTURE
RALPH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATES, INC. New York, NY Architectural Models
STUDIO ASSOCIATES OF NEW YORK /
I.M. PEI ARCHITECTS New York, NY Architectural Models / Laser Cutting
KOLATAN MACDONALD ARCHITECTS /
KRZYSZTOF WODICZKO New York, NY Architects of Display, (Flash Art, Dec. 1995)
LIGHT PROJECTS, LENI SCHWENDINGER New York, NY Lighting Design and Sculpture Design Assistant
DEMOGOD, INC. New York, NY High End Metal Design and Fabrication
UNEXPURGATED New York, NY Swish Skate Shop, Fat Beats Records, On Point Streetwear retail space,
Kulee Klothing Trade Show Booth
MARK ROBBINS, ARCHITECT / ARTIST Columbus, Ohio Assistant — Framing American Cities (Angles of Incidence, Princeton Arch. Press)
FRANK FANTAUZZI, ARCHITECT Columbus, Ohio Design / Build — Innovative Renovation of 18th Century Home
WOMB CHAIR / STEEL BUTTERFLY Columbus, Ohio Engineered Sculpture with Jefferson Ellinger — Published in Site Architecture, 1994
ICEBERG PROJECT Detroit, Michigan Excavation, Compass : site specific installations