I initially studied mechanical engineering and industrial design.

Shortly after graduating, I unexpectedly got a job as an Extra (SA) on a BBC documentary about the Tudors.

Before that, I hadn’t had anything to do with the industry whatsoever.

I really enjoyed the experience, and it made me realise that I would like to work in the film and TV industry in some capacity.

However, I knew absolutely nothing about the film and TV industry.

As you can imagine, it's not the sort of thing they teach you when studying mechanical engineering.

As a result, I was effectively starting from ground-zero.

In the following years, I continued to work as an Extra.

I also did a lot of research about the industry, watched what happened when I was on set, asked lots of questions, completed several courses, and spoke to as many people as I could.

There were many moments of confusion. It often felt like trying to build a complex LEGO model without any instructions. (Sometimes I felt like I didn’t even know what the model was supposed to look like.)

But it was also exciting to be discovering an industry as interesting, challenging, and varied as this one.

Looking back, I refer to those years as my quarter-life crisis – an experience that I know a lot of people go through.

Ultimately, I realised I would like to design and create props and sets.

One thing led to another, and I ended up doing just that.

Now, I spend most of my time helping to design and create props and sets for film and TV productions.

To date, I’ve worked on productions such as:

• Bridgerton
• The Winter King
• The Gallows Pole
• The Power
• The Souvenir Pt. 2
• Fast and Furious 9

I've also worked on several others that have yet to air.

Having now found my feet, I like to tell others about this incredibly interesting area of film and TV production - but one you probably know very little about.