Melissa Frankel Designs
tv and film buyer - set decoration and props. iatse 44 and 481
Props or Set Decoration Buyer for the following Television Series':
Young Sheldon
Hacks
Blindspotting
BlackishCSI: Crime Scene Investigation seasons 1-5, 7
Atypical
New Girl
Weeds
Angie Tribeca
Casual
Flashforward
Lie to Me
Bad Judge
Switched at Birth
Hart of Dixie
Back in the Game
Make It or Break It
Supah Ninjas
Big Bang Theory
Southland
Community
Hand of GodEli StoneSamantha Who?Side Order of LifeE RingWeedsCurb Your EnthusiasmAndy Barker, PISpyder GamesG vs E: Good vs Evil100 Deeds of Eddie McDowdThe JerseyThe Sausage FactoryLaws of Nature
Feature Films:
White Men Can't Jump (2023)
Beautiful Boy
WakefieldDance Flick Unaccompanied MinorsThe Sleepy Time Gal - Art DirectorHow to Make the Cruelest Month - Set DecoratorThe Night Caller - Set DecoratorAngel’s DanceTime Code - DraperBallad of the Nightingale - Draper / Set DresserSplendorThe Tourist TrapClub Vampire - Assistant prop master / on-set dresser
Set Decorator for the following Television Commercials:
Kinko’s - Set DecoratorJenny Craig - Set DecoratorDisney Americast - Set DecoratorToshiba - Set DecoratorHome Base - Set Decorator
Theater:
The Mark Taper Forum Los Angeles, CA - ShopperIntiman Theatre Seattle, WA - Prop MasterThe Empty Space Theatre Seattle, WA - Prop MasterSeattle Shakespeare Festival Seattle, WA - Prop MasterArena Stage Washington, DC - Prop Maintenance, Backstage Run CrewGoodspeed Opera House East Haddam, CT - Prop Maker, Run CrewACT: A Contemporary Theater Seattle WA - Prop Maker / Seamstress / Spot Operator
Theme Park / Museum / Print Ads: Universal Studios Japan “Waterworld” Prop MakerTitanic World Tour of Sets and Costumes Shopper, DecoratorSea World “Shipwreck” ShopperPavilions / Vons Supermarket Assistant Prop StylistBon Appetit Assistant Prop StylistEsquire Assistant Prop StylistColumbus Ohio Museum of Science and Industry Set Decorator “Progress” Education:East Los Angeles College, Architectural Drafting for Computer using AutocadOtis College of Design, Fashion DrapingWesleyan University Middletown, CT, Bachelors of Arts with Honors, Musicology and FrenchGermantown Friends School Philadelphia, PA High School I am detail oriented and enjoy doing online and telephone research, coordinating projects, and working with my hands. I have remodeled two homes, including doing the tile work and laying floors. I am a textile and fine artist; my artwork is available for rent at Hollywood Studio Gallery, Omega, and Pinacoteka and is in the permanent collection of KaiserPermanente in Irvine, CA. I also do pet portrait commissions. Member of IATSE local 44 and 481
Theme Park / Museum / Print Ads: Universal Studios Japan “Waterworld” Prop MakerTitanic World Tour of Sets and Costumes Shopper, DecoratorSea World “Shipwreck” ShopperPavilions / Vons Supermarket Assistant Prop StylistBon Appetit Assistant Prop StylistEsquire Assistant Prop StylistColumbus Ohio Museum of Science and Industry Set Decorator “Progress” Education:East Los Angeles College, Architectural Drafting for Computer using AutocadOtis College of Design, Fashion DrapingWesleyan University Middletown, CT, Bachelors of Arts with Honors, Musicology and FrenchGermantown Friends School Philadelphia, PA High School I am detail oriented and enjoy doing online and telephone research, coordinating projects, and working with my hands. I have remodeled two homes, including doing the tile work and laying floors. I am a textile and fine artist; my artwork is available for rent at Hollywood Studio Gallery, Omega, and Pinacoteka and is in the permanent collection of KaiserPermanente in Irvine, CA. I also do pet portrait commissions. Member of IATSE local 44 and 481