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) -- Dir: Tim Burton, Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
WILD WILD WEST
Warner Bros.
Model Builder (local #847) — Dir: Barry Sonnenfeld, Production Designer: Bo Welch
ATLANTIS
Disney Animated Feature
Model Builder — with 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 Studios
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, DESIGN / BUILD
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 / ARTIST
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