Kate Dawkins

Founder/Creative Director ∙ Kate Dawkins Studio ∙ UK

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Kate Dawkins

Founder/Creative Director ∙ Kate Dawkins Studio ∙ UK

Kate Dawkins is a double BAFTA winning designer and director, specialising in design-led digital content for shows, events and live performance.

With over 20 years of industry experience and many other accolades to her name, Dawkins has worked for some of the largest global brands, including high profile projects for the giant 360˚ ‘Audience pixels’ for the London 2012 Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Nike, Jaguar Land Rover, Fast & Furious Live, Festival of Remembrance, MTV European Music Awards and Elton John.

These innovative projects have given her unrivaled experience in designing and delivering distinct visual content for projection and LED Screens.

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Fast & Furious Live
Fast & Furious Live. Is an epic global arena show where live action seamlessly blends with projection mapped environments as the action literally bursts from the screen and onto the stage.

@ Royal British Legion/BBC

Festival of Remembrance
The Royal British Legion’s annual Festival of Remembrance took on added significance this year with the centenary of the Armistice marking the end of World War One. A visually stunning 12 min sequence was added to commemorate this moment.

@ Crystal CG International/LOCOG

London 2012 Olympic Ceremonies – Audience Pixels
The brainchild of Danny Boyle, the London 2012 audience pixels consisted of 70,500 separate paddles of 9 high-powered LED lights, fixed to the stadium seats. The giant audience screen allowed the narrative to expand out from the field of play, immersing the audience into the show.

@ DCMS/BBC

World War One Remembered: Passchendaele
To mark the centenary of Passchendaele, Third Battle of Ypres, the DCMS held a series of commemorative events. One of these special events was an evening in a spectacular multi-media show of projection, live theatrical and musical performances and took place in Ypres Market square

@ Intro/Lucid Films

Elton John – Red Piano Show
The Red Piano show was a rich, flamboyant and stunning visual sell-out show in the ‘state of the art’ theatre at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Art directed by world famous photographer David LaChapelle.

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