RAUL CASILLAS ROMO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FILM INDUSTRY ARTIST SINCE 1996. Involved in the Creation of Film Sets for Features, Television & Music Videos, principally in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.("HollywoodNorth") as a "Lead Dresser" for the Set Decorating Department under the pressure of Major deadlines for Major Productions. ( See "Filmography") Responsible for Safely delegating the work On-Set in accordance to script, Director & Head of Department guidelines . In charge of hiring the crews and supervising the professional handling of expensive objects.Providing all necessary tool kit to rig and artistically install all kinds of "Dressing" ( set decor - Art, furniture, spaceships,etc...) for each individual "Set" of a Film Production.Official Second Category in the Film Union IATSE, Local 891. Involved in the Sculpting of objects from all sources of the imagination, From 30 ft.Crystal Clusters made of "vacuuform" plexiglass to hand carved cedar North-west coast Native Masks andFuturistic Worlds For Mayor Sci-Fi Productions.www.imdb.com (Search for Raul Casillas in Internet Movie Data Base)FREELANCE ARTIST SINCE 1992Involved in Creation of oil paintings and wood carvings both for the Film Industry and privately including commissions in a widerange of styles from Impressionistic to fantastic realist, urban and traditional, some Featured up-close in Film as Key part of the Script.WOOD SCULPTORUNDER ISAAC TAIT, BOWEN ISLAND, B.C. 1995-'96Personal Assistant to the late Master carver Isaac Tait in the carving of Native Nis-ga North-west coast Masks.( The "Tait" Family was chosen to carve a Totem Pole for the Royal Family in Buckingham Palace, London, to represent Canada in the U.K.)PAINTING INSTRUCTORPALM RECREATION CENTER, CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CA, USA.1994Involved in the Teaching of Painting techniques on canvas to children.ASST. DIRECTORWENGER GALLERY, SANTA MONICA, CA. USA. 1994Involved in the Set up, sales & organization of Art Exhibitions. (See "Biography" for more details).HOUSE MANAGERLUDONIA HOUSE CULTURAL CENTER - OCTOBER GALLERY, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1992-'93Involved in the set up and organization of contemporary art exhibitions and cultural events from Intrnl.artists of all cultures. Non-profit organization, run by artists in the heart of the city of London, UK.www.octobergallery.comINTERIOR DESIGNER & CO-CREATORINNER SANCTUARY, SUNSHINE COAST, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, FALL 2003Involved in the Co- Supervision & Co-creation with Cody Chancellor of a Healing Retreat Center,converting, renovating & painting "faux finishes" to Theme Rooms ( Egyptian, Kama Sutra, Forest,underwater, etc. in a water front oasis used as a major Hot Spot Vortex of transformative workshops.www.innersanctuary.ca COLOR & DECORATION CONSULTANT & CO-CREATORVANCOUVER ART GALLERY, VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA, OCT. 08'/ MARCH 2009Involved in the Co-Creation of "The Ought Apartment" Installation, a 3 Month Exhibition byArtist Reece Terris, who envisioned a 6 story high tower, each floor representing the Decadesfrom the 50's to the Present, created mainly out of Salvaged "Outdated" Home Decor &Donations to bring awareness to our cyclical disposable world and the first worlds need tostay "Hip" by renovating their Home's at a major cost to the Environment.www.reeceterris.comFOOD SCULPTORSHERATON-MIRAMAR, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. 1990Involved in the Carving of 3-D objects out of food for hi-end Banquets hosted byThe Sheraton - Miramar Hotel on the beach of Los Angeles, in Santa Monica, CA.Sculpting Ice Installations, Easter Bunnies & eggs made of yellow cheddar cheese or birds,animals and exotic flowers out of melons, fruit & vegetables.Raul was first Involved in the Hotel's Purchasing Team, acquiring & distributing all ofThe 5 star Hotel's needs, from the Food to the Accounting Statement forms.EDUCATIONINSTITUTE OF ECOTECHNICS, CARIBBEANProgram in Marine Systems, Navigation and Open Water Scuba Diving, 1990- '91www.rvheraclitus.org -On board a 100 ft. Ferrocement Chinese Junk Sailboat.UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA, MEXICOTechnical Degree in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, 1985-'89TRAININGOMEGA INSTITUTE, NEW YORKPainting the Fantastic - Miche Technique Workshopwith Visionary Artists Robert Venosa & Martina Hoffmann,July 2008CAPILANO COLLEGEScenic Painting for Film and TV Coursewith instructor Ted Polkinghorn, Nov. 1996CAPILANO COLLEGESet & Location Etiquette Course, August 1997LEAVITT MACHINERY - CATOperator Safety Training Course for Aerial Platform Lifts, 2001LEAVITT MACHINERY - CATOperator Safety Training Course for Counterbalanced Forklift Trucks, 2001WHMISWorkplace Hazardous Material Information System Course, December 2000
