Mark Hatchard

Mark Hatchard
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Mark Hatchard of Hotbox Studios

Mark Hatchard (born 24 July 1978) is a director of the Hotbox Studios animation and design company and is involved with the contemporary arts and music festival group, Festival Republic, through Hotbox Studios' sister company Hotbox Events[1][2]. Hotbox Studios has produced film and animation in a number of award-winning collaborations[3] and showcased their work all over the world[4], including at the Royal Opera House[5] in London, Theatro al la Scala[6] in Milan and the Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York[7]. Hotbox Studios has also contributed to shows and exhibitions at the Lisson Gallery[8] and Sadler's Wells Theatre[9].

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Early life

Hatchard was born in Ascot, Berkshire, United Kingdom, and grew up just a stone's throw away from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, England, with his mother, and younger sister Stephanie. He was drawn to art and design, both the technical and aesthetic, from a young age and indulged in the wholesome disciplines of painting, illustration and digital technologies as a teenager[10]. He worked in Ascot’s residential care home on weekends and spent his summers touring Europe’s art and music festivals with DC Site Services. Hatchard would sometimes work at up to 20 different festivals every year, including Reading and Leeds festivals, World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival (Womad), Glastonbury Festival and Latitude Festival. Eventually, Hatchard went on to organise thousands of festival volunteers every year through his company, Hotbox Events[11]. Hatchard attended public school and sixth form in Sandhurst, Berkshire, and after went on to Farnborough College of Technology (FCOT) in Hampshire[12]. Following two years of study, Hatchard graduated from FCOT with an AGNVQ in Media Production and Communication. He then enrolled in a further course at Farnborough and completed an Higher National Diploma (HND) in Multimedia, Broadcast Graphics and Animation[13]. It was during this course that Hatchard was chosen by the college to produce a short film called Street Knowledge for the Hampshire Constabulary[14]. The course inspired Hatchard and sparked the young animator’s growing interest in the medium of 3D visualization (computer graphics). In 2000 he applied and was accepted to the renowned National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) at Bournemouth University[15]. He graduated with a BA (Hons) in Computer Animation and Visualisation[16].

Early career

During his time at college and university, Hatchard worked on a freelance basis and began to produce videos, photography, web design, graphics and animation under the working title of Hotbox Productions. In early 2001, Hatchard set up a mobile, live-vision mixing suite which allowed him to take his work on the road. Later this year he teamed up with a group of three other students from the NCCA and enjoyed his first of many collaborations with Wayne McGregor Random Dance[17]. Together, the group of students spent six months developing four animated sequences for the company’s 10th anniversary production Nemesis[18], which toured through more than 40 countries internationally[19][20]. By the time he graduated in 2003, Hatchard had directed animation production on four collaborative projects with Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, and Hotbox Studios Ltd was officially born.

Hotbox Studios

Through his work with Hotbox Studios, Hatchard and his business partner Robert Smith have produced film and animation for various shows and events across the world, including Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas[21], at the Royal Opera House[22] in London and Teatro al la Scala in Milan[23]. Animations have also been produced by Hotbox Studios for art exhibitions and installations, including for 1994 Turner Prize nominee Shirazeh Houshiary’s Veil at the Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York[24] and Shroud at the Lisson Gallery in London[25]. Shows have premiered at Sadler's Wells[26], The Laban Dance Centre and The Lillian Baylis Theatre[27], with some pieces being broadcast on the BBC[28]. The company’s head offices are on the Elvetham Estate in Hartley Wintney, around 40 miles from central London, in South East England[29]. Hotbox Studios also produces websites, visual effects, graphics and application software[30] for their clients and supply web hosting service, domain name registry, E-mail and document backup services[31][32].

Notable projects

Nemesis (Wayne McGregor | Random Dance September 2001). Created with the help of a Southern Arts Year of the Artist Award, and support from the Arts Council England, Nemesis is co-commissioned by South Hill Park, Sadlers Wells, Swindon Dance and DanceEast. This was Hotbox Studios’ first production in collaboration with Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, with animation and visual effects by Hatchard, Ellie Koorlander, Duncan Price and Edmund Kolloen. This 10-year anniversary piece premiered at Sadler's Wells theatre in London in 2002[33].

Bodyscript (Wayne McGregor | Random Dance 2002). Co-commissioned by Sadler's Wells, Wayne McGragor | Random Dance, and Arts Council England. The result of a creative project involving teenagers, with a score by Sigur Rós and animation and visual effects created by Hatchard and Seth Dubieniec. BodyScript was presented at the Lilian Baylis Theatre, London[34].

Ice Floe (Wayne McGregor | Random Dance 2002). Co-commissioned by the Arts Council England and Wayne McGregor | Random Dance. An annual partnership between Laban and Greenwich Dance Agency with animation and visual effects created by Hatchard and Edmund Kollen. Ice Floe was presented at the Bonnie Bird Theatre, Laban Centre in London[35].

Alpha (Wayne McGregor | Random Dance 2003). Produced in partnership with WWFLearning and supported by National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA), Arts Council England, The Foyle Foundation, The Ashden Trust, Sadler's Wells and the Lilian Baylis Theatre. With animation and visual effects by Hatchard, Seth Dubieniec, Anders Langlands, Mo Sobhy and Matt Middleton. Alpha premiered at Chancellor Hall in Chelmsford in 2003 and has since toured internationally.[36]

Light Atlas (Wayne McGregor | Random Dance 2003). Co-commissioned by Wayne McGregor | Random Dance and Arts Council England. Light Atlas was a collaboration between Laban and Greenwich Dance Agency, with animation and visual effects created by Hatchard and Seth Dubieniec[37].

Pills Thrills and Automobiles (APE Theatre Company 2003). In collaboration with the Department of Safety, this drugs-safety video was produced by the APE Theatre Company, with animation and visual effects created by Hatchard and Seth Dubieniec. The play has been debated in the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament)[38].

Amu (Wayne McGragor | Random Dance 2005)[39]. Co-commissioned by the Arts Council England and Wayne McGregor | Random Dance. With an original score by Sir John Tavener[40][41], animation and visual effects by Hatchard in collaboration with visual artist Shirazeh Houshiary. Amu premiered at Sadler's Wells Theatre in September 2005[42]. The show went on to tour internationally[43] and won the ‘Best Choreography’ award in the modern category of the 2006 Critics' Circle National Dance Awards[44].

Veil (Shirazeh Houshiary 2005). In collaboration with visual artist Shirazeh Houshiary, Hatchard of Hotbox Studios produced animation for gallery and museum presentation. Veil was first presented at the Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York[45]

Breakthrough Weekender (2005). Hotbox Studios produced a visual performance for Breakthrough Weekender's opening night at the Marquee Club in London’s Leicester Square.

A master class with Chris Charles (Wayne McGregor | Random Dance 2006). Hatchard worked with The Place theatre and the National Film and Television School, working with students developing animation and visual effects for live performance.

Un[t]old (Wayne McGregor | Random Dance 2007). Co-commissioned by Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, Arts Council England, York Festivals, and West Yorkshire Grants. Animation and visual effects created by Hatchard and Seth Dubieniec. Un[t]old opened at the York Theatre Royal.

Digit01 restaging (Wayne McGregor | Random Dance 2007). Co-commissioned by Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, Arts Council England, DanceEast, and The Place Theatre. With original film and re-mastered animation and visual effects by Hatchard. Digit 01 toured throughout the UK[46].

Shroud (Shirazeh Houshiary 2008). In collaboration with visual artist Shirazeh Houshiary, Hatchard produced animation for gallery and museum presentation. Shroud was first presented at the Lisson Gallery, London[47].

Dido and Aeneas (Wayne McGregor 2009)[48]. Animation and visual effects by Hatchard, produced for Henry Purcell's famous opera. The opera premiered at The Royal Opera House (London, UK), part of a double bill with George Frideric Handel's Acis and Galatea[49]. The show was broadcast on BBC Television and BBC Radio[50].

Dust (Shirazeh Houshiary 2011). In collaboration with visual artist Shirazeh Houshiary, Hatchard produced animation for gallery and museum presentation. Dust was first presented at the Lisson Gallery, London[51].

Hotbox Events

Hotbox Events essentially started in 2003 when Hatchard was asked by senior members of Festival Republic to manage a small team of volunteers at Leeds Festival[52]. From here on in, Mark was asked to continue supplying volunteers on behalf of Festival Republic and in March 2009, Hotbox Studios officially launched Hotbox Events[53]. Thousands of volunteers give their time every summer[54] as either CATs (Campsite Assistant Teams) or HATs (Helpful Arena Teams)[55] at the Latitude Festival[56], The Big Chill (music festival)[57], the Leeds Festival and Reading Festival[58][59]. In 2009, Hotbox Studios and Hotbox Events also became sponsors of Amy O’Loughlin, who came third in the Gore Bile Wear TransWales Mountain Bike Event[60][61].

References

  1. ^ Festival database Vinspired Retrieved August 2011
  2. ^ Ethical T-shit blog blog.pier32.co.uk Retrieved August 2011
  3. ^ National Dance Award results 2006 Nationaldanceawards.com Jan 25, 2007
  4. ^ Veil preview Oneartworld.com Retrieved Oct 2010
  5. ^ Royal Opera House 2008/2009 season programme roh.org p.37-39, Retrieved October 2010
  6. ^ Dido and Aeneas review classicalsource.com Retrieved May 2010
  7. ^ Muapin Gallery press release Lehmann Maupin.com Retrieved Oct 2010
  8. ^ Shroud writeup re-title.orh Retrieved October 2010
  9. ^ Veil preview Oneartworld.com Retrieved Oct 2011
  10. ^ Animators' profile digital01.org Retrieved September 2011
  11. ^ Festival volunteering article Festivalbusiness.co.uk Retrieved August 2011
  12. ^ Random Dance collaborators Randomdance.org Retrieved August 2011
  13. ^ Random Dance collaborators Randomdance.org Retrieved August 2011
  14. ^ Random Dance collaborators Randomdance.org Retrieved August 2011
  15. ^ Wayne McGregor-Random Dance Facebook page Facebook.com Retrieved August 2011
  16. ^ Bournemouth University magazine The Tablot, 2002, Retrieved August 2011
  17. ^ Random Dance collaborators Randomdance.org Retrieved May 2010
  18. ^ Bournemouth University magazine The Tablot, 2002, Retrieved August 2011
  19. ^ Random Dance bill Randomdance.org 2001
  20. ^ Wayne McGregor-Random Dance Facebook page Facebook.com Retrieved August 2011
  21. ^ Dido and Aeneas/Acis and Galatea review musicalcriticism.com April 2009
  22. ^ Royal Opera House 2008/2009 season programme roh.org p.37-39, Retrieved October 2010
  23. ^ Dido and Aeneas review classicalsource.com Retrieved May 2010
  24. ^ Veil press release lehmannmaupin.com Retrieved Oct 2010
  25. ^ Shirazeh interview aestheticamagazine.com Retrieved October 2010
  26. ^ Veil preview Oneartworld.com Retrieved Oct 2011
  27. ^ Random Dance bill Randomdance.org 2003
  28. ^ BBC programmes bbc.co.uk May 2009
  29. ^ logo design tutorial helveticbrands.ch Retrieved August 2011
  30. ^ DVD review Myvirtualpaper.com November 2009
  31. ^ Yell listing yell.com Retrieved August 2011
  32. ^ Computers and internet database Bracknellcompany.co.uk Retrieved August 2011
  33. ^ Random Dance bill Randomdance.org 2001
  34. ^ Sigur Rós biography Sichuan.dreab.com Retrieved August 2011
  35. ^ Random Dance performances Randomdance.org Retrieved August 2011
  36. ^ Random Dance bill Randomdance.org 2003
  37. ^ Light Atlas overview Tessamapp.co.uk December 2003
  38. ^ Pills Thrills and Automobiles overview Apetheatrecompany.co.uk 2003
  39. ^ Random Dance bill Randomdance.org 2005
  40. ^ John Tavener Amu intervew Sir John Tavener: A profoundly spiritual composer, The Independent, 14 June, 2005
  41. ^ John Tavener work information Chesternovello.com
  42. ^ Amu Review The Independent Sept 19, 2005
  43. ^ Veil preview Oneartworld.com Retrieved Oct 2011
  44. ^ National Dance Award results 2006 Nationaldanceawards.com Jan 25, 2007
  45. ^ Veil press release lehmannmaupin.com Retrieved Oct 2010
  46. ^ Animators' profile digital01.org Retrieved September 2011
  47. ^ Shirazeh profile artfacts.net Retrieved October 2010
  48. ^ Random Dance bill randomdance.org Retrieved September 2009
  49. ^ Dido and Aeneas/Acis and Galatea review musicalcriticism.com April 2009
  50. ^ BBC programmes bbc.co.uk May 2009
  51. ^ Dust press release lissongallery.com Retrieved October 2011
  52. ^ PAAM press release prweb.com Retrieved August 2011
  53. ^ Festival organisation database Vinspired Retrieved August 2011
  54. ^ Festival volunteering article Festivalbusiness.co.uk
  55. ^ Festival workers' news bulletin dcsiteservices.com
  56. ^ Latitude Festival information page latitudefestival.co.uk Retrieved August 2011
  57. ^ BIg Chill News bigchill.net Retrieved August 2011
  58. ^ Festival partners greententcompany.co.uk Retrieved August 2011
  59. ^ Festival volunteering blog Mookychick.co.uk Retrieved August 2011
  60. ^ TransWales Mountain Bike challenge write up singletrackworld.com Retrieved Seotember 2011
  61. ^ TransWales Mountain Bike challenge write up cyclingnews.com Retrieved September 2011


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