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Seven Deadly Sins Evolution uploaded to YouTube
Debra presently works as a College Lecturer, teaching A-Level Film Studies, Extended Diploma Courses at Levels 1, 2 and 3 in Creative Photography & Media, and taster sessions for Plymouth University in the Fal Building, Truro Campus.
2022
The stay up late contingent from the first showing of Seven Deadly Sins Evolution, Penventon Park Hotel, Redruth, Cornwall.
August 2019
Over the summer, Debra was asked to create a unique composite vista from three photographs for Justin Hayward. The resulting image is currently being displayed as a 25 x 18 ft backdrop for his American/European tour. The last touches involved her recolouring/relighting the scene digitally, whilst adding hand painted shadows and other elements, such as lights in the windows, to make the finished picture more effective.
Known principally as the vocalist, lead guitarist and composer for the Moody Blues, Justin's voice graces hits such as Nights in White Satin and Forever Autumn.
Please click on the link below to access more information about the tour.
Known principally as the vocalist, lead guitarist and composer for the Moody Blues, Justin's voice graces hits such as Nights in White Satin and Forever Autumn.
Please click on the link below to access more information about the tour.
The full image, as created by Debra
Justin Haywood of the Moody Blues, performing in front of the composite backdrop I created from three photographs.
July 2019
It's been a while since the last photo shoot - but a request from wrestler/musician Mason Storm, aka Amadeus, tempted Debra back in to the studio.
The set of images captured will be used in Mason's upcoming publicity campaign.
The set of images captured will be used in Mason's upcoming publicity campaign.
Mason Storm, aka Amadeus
June 2019
Confirmation received that Debra now has her PGCE and is a fully qualified post-16 lecturer. She will be working for Next Steps South West over the summer months and looking forward to her third graduation ceremony at Truro Cathedral in October 2019.
Monday 22 April 2019
The Seven Deadly Sins photographic images are now permanently on display inside the beautiful
Penventon Park Hotel!
Penventon Park Hotel!
Facebook Post
Instagram Post
Friday 31 August 2018
Debra commenced a PGCE Teacher/Lecturer Training Programme (Plymouth University)
Based primarily in the A Level Film, Media and Photography Department, Truro College, Cornwall, UK.
Inside the Plymouth University Prospectus
Thursday 30 August 2018
Advance order placed for the soon to be released Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Debra is looking forward to being one of the first people in the UK to own this exciting piece of kit.
Debra is looking forward to being one of the first people in the UK to own this exciting piece of kit.
Friday 21 June 2018
Photographic image of Katy Lewis as 'Sloth' published in Dekko.4 Magazine, Summer Edition.
Wednesday 6 June 2018
Debra received confirmation that she has achieved a FIRST in her BA (Hons) Applied Media Degree.
Monday 14 May 2018
Atrium Gallery, Lemon Street Truro
Katy Lewis as 'Sloth' featured in publicity material for the gallery show
Go ahead given by the Hall For Cornwall for release of the composite cinemagraphs Debra created for their Under 26 advertising campaign.
To date, these are the first composite cinemagraphs posted anywhere on the internet!
To date, these are the first composite cinemagraphs posted anywhere on the internet!
Jaymi-lee Porter as 'The Psychic'
Alicia Jayne Wiley as 'Sleeping Beauty'
Georgina Markham as 'Evita'
Tommy Lumley as 'Hamlet'
Emily Hardisty as 'The Dancer'
Zoe Tresise as Audrey Hepburn, Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's
Alicia Wiley as Pride
Emily Hardisty as Wrath
Zoe Tresise as Lust
Georgina Markham as Envy
Katy Lewis as Sloth
Jaymi-lee Porter as Gluttony
Friday 3 November 2017
CHBN RADIO INTERVIEW
GRADUATION AT TRURO CATHEDRAL
FdA Foundation Degree, Photography & Digital Imaging
First, with Distinction and Principal's Commendation
FdA Foundation Degree, Photography & Digital Imaging
First, with Distinction and Principal's Commendation
Published in Cornwall Live: https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/gallery/truro-penwith-college-graduation-truro-683472
Tuesday 17 October 2017
FALMOUTH PACKET NEWS ARTICLE
Monday 16 October 2017
Twitter Post
Thank you to the @penventon Park Hotel for supporting student @debrajayneart to create her 'Seven Deadly Sins' film https://t.co/rkn96hr8YX
— Higher Education (@TruroPenwithHE) October 16, 2017
Tuesday 10 October 2017
Twitter Post
Student @debrajayneart premiered her short film, Seven Deadly Sins at the @penventon & was presented with an award! https://t.co/COHhiQOMbS pic.twitter.com/wCAXp9hlhh
— Higher Education (@TruroPenwithHE) October 10, 2017
Aaron Pascoe, owner of the beautiful Penventon Park Hotel presented the award.
Friday 29 September 2017
SEVEN DEADLY SINS AWARDS EVENING
Penventon Park Hotel, Cornwall, UK
Penventon Park Hotel, Cornwall, UK
The Penventon Park Hotel Entrance
Central display table featuring image of Alicia Wiley as Pride, the award certificate,
the Mythography book, business cards and artist information.
the Mythography book, business cards and artist information.
Aaron Pascoe, owner of the Penventon Park Hotel, delivering his speech before presenting the award. Jonathan Lingham, Marketing Manager, with flowers.
Wednesday 20 September 2017
INDUCTION DAY
All signed up for the BA (Hons) Applied Media Course!
All signed up for the BA (Hons) Applied Media Course!
Sunday 30 July 2017
RESULTS DAY
First Class Pass with Distinction!
Also in the photograph are Marcus Way, Debra's lecturer, and Jodie MacQueen, one of her classmates on the degree course.
Thursday 13 July 2017
DEGREE COURSE RESULTS DAY
First Class Pass with Distinction (1:1)
Tuesday 11 July 2017
Notification received that Seven Deadly Sins has won an Elevation Indie Film Award!
Wednesday 14 June 2017
EXHIBITION AND FOUNDATION DEGREE COURSE COMPLETED
EXHIBITION AND FOUNDATION DEGREE COURSE COMPLETED
Tuesday 6 June 2017
A FANTASTIC COMPLIMENT!
From the Penventon Park Hotel, Cornwall, UK
Monday 5 June 2017
THE ORBIS EXHIBITION ~ UP AND RUNNING!
Joe Allen, Connor Pocock, the arm of Ben Jackson, Will Arnold, Carol Coninck-Farr and Debra Jayne
Photograph taken by Katherine McHattie-Jones, posted to her Instagram account
SETTING UP THE ORBIS EXHIBITION - LANDER GALLERY, LEMON STREET, TRURO, CORNWALL
UPCOMING EXHIBITION
Orbis - Monday 5 - Saturday 10 June 2017
Orbis - Monday 5 - Saturday 10 June 2017
Lander Gallery, Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, UK
Friday 26 May 2017
SEVEN DEADLY SINS PREMIERE
It was a fantastic turn out as the Seven Deadly Sins team, families, friends, neighbours, colleagues and classmates gathered in the Fal Building reception for drinks and nibbles before taking our seats in the beautiful Fal Theatre for the premiere screening of my first film.
With the exception of the wonderful Dan Cook and Debra Jayne's daughter Alicia none of the team had seen anything but the trailer, so there were unsteady nerves along with great excitement. Any uncertainty soon disappeared though as the wonderful performances of all concerned soon became evident. Cheers and a great round of applause echoed inside the theatre at the end of both the first and second screenings.
Thank you so much to everyone that made the effort to be present at this most special evening, which ended with drinks and dancing in great and talented company.
THE FULL FILM - ENJOY!
Wednesday 10 May 2017
Today Debra Jayne worked alongside Jo Chatterley on the portraits of Zoe Tresise as Lust and Georgina Markham as Envy. It was down to the Lady Edith Suite at the Penventon Park Hotel for hair and make up before Envy took a seat at the Copper Bar for her portrait, and Lust made her way up to one of the beautiful bedroom suites for hers.
This concludes the work needed for the Seven Deadly Sins Project. Special thanks to the owners of the Penventon Park Hotel: Aaron, Mark and Laura Pascoe, for their encouragement and support, to Rajesh the General Manager, for inviting Debra up to the hotel and allowing her imagination to run wild, and to Jonathan Lingham, Marketing Manager, for looking after everyone all so very well on shoot day.
Today Debra Jayne worked alongside Jo Chatterley on the portraits of Zoe Tresise as Lust and Georgina Markham as Envy. It was down to the Lady Edith Suite at the Penventon Park Hotel for hair and make up before Envy took a seat at the Copper Bar for her portrait, and Lust made her way up to one of the beautiful bedroom suites for hers.
This concludes the work needed for the Seven Deadly Sins Project. Special thanks to the owners of the Penventon Park Hotel: Aaron, Mark and Laura Pascoe, for their encouragement and support, to Rajesh the General Manager, for inviting Debra up to the hotel and allowing her imagination to run wild, and to Jonathan Lingham, Marketing Manager, for looking after everyone all so very well on shoot day.
Monday 8 May 2017
Trailer for the soon to be released short film/music video Seven Deadly Sins
3 May 2017
ARTICLE FROM THE FALMOUTH PACKET NEWSPAPER
ARTICLE FROM THE FALMOUTH PACKET NEWSPAPER
27 April 2017
ARTICLE FROM THE WEST BRITON NEWSPAPER
ARTICLE FROM THE WEST BRITON NEWSPAPER
Tuesday 25 April 2017
It has been a fantastically creative day as Jaymi-lee Porter was transformed into her alter ego, Gluttony. The kitchen staff must have wondered what was happening in the suite below as we a rolling pin, greaseproof paper and a large silver cake stand were requested. Debra worked alongside Jo Chatterley and Andrea McNeil to create their magic. The photo shoot in the dining room concluded with a lot of cupcakes looking very worse for wear.
Wednesday 5 April 2017
Today saw the commencement of the Sins' portraits in preparation for the Lander Gallery, Lemon Street Truro Exhibition, which will take place between 5 - 10 June 2017.
Debra worked with Jo Chatterley who transformed Hope Foster in to a vision of gold. Following many hours in hair and make up Hope emerged to have her picture taken in one of the beautiful lounge areas of the Penventon Park Hotel. The resulting image, along with the other six, will be posted on to this website in due course.
Debra worked with Jo Chatterley who transformed Hope Foster in to a vision of gold. Following many hours in hair and make up Hope emerged to have her picture taken in one of the beautiful lounge areas of the Penventon Park Hotel. The resulting image, along with the other six, will be posted on to this website in due course.
Venue confirmed for the May Premiere of the upcoming short film/music video:
Fal Theatre, Truro, Cornwall, UK - Friday 26 May 2017
Fal Theatre, Truro, Cornwall, UK - Friday 26 May 2017
Wednesday 15 February 2017
SEVEN DEADLY SINS SHOOT DAY
At the Penventon Park Hotel, Cornwall, UK
Everyone said that it was not possible to film the whole thing in one day, but we did it!
Part of the Team
At the Penventon Park Hotel, Cornwall, UK
Everyone said that it was not possible to film the whole thing in one day, but we did it!
Part of the Team
Standing
Tommy Lumley ~ Leading Love Interest
Alicia Wiley ~ Pride in Purple
Emily Hardisty ~ Wrath in Orange
Georgina Markham ~ Envy in Green/Hair and Make up Artist
Hope Foster ~ Greed in Gold
Zoe Tresise ~ Lust in Red
Jaymi-lee Porter ~ Gluttony in Pink/Hair and Make up Artist
Katy Lewis ~ Sloth in Turquoise Blue
Rob Bown ~ Supporting Love Interest
Seated
Emma Ellis-Brown ~ Hair and Make up Artist
Debra Jayne ~ Writer/Director/Wardrobe and Styling
Jo Chatterley ~ Hair and Make up Supervisor/Wardrobe and Styling
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Tommy Lumley ~ Leading Love Interest
Alicia Wiley ~ Pride in Purple
Emily Hardisty ~ Wrath in Orange
Georgina Markham ~ Envy in Green/Hair and Make up Artist
Hope Foster ~ Greed in Gold
Zoe Tresise ~ Lust in Red
Jaymi-lee Porter ~ Gluttony in Pink/Hair and Make up Artist
Katy Lewis ~ Sloth in Turquoise Blue
Rob Bown ~ Supporting Love Interest
Seated
Emma Ellis-Brown ~ Hair and Make up Artist
Debra Jayne ~ Writer/Director/Wardrobe and Styling
Jo Chatterley ~ Hair and Make up Supervisor/Wardrobe and Styling
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Wednesday 15 Februaty 2017
The calm before the storm.
Getting ready to start shooting my short film/music video 'The Seven Deadly Sins' at the beautiful
Penventon Park Hotel, Cornwall, UK
Tuesday 14 February 2017
Shoes to be worn by Emily Hardisty as 'Wrath'. I was still glittering and sticking jewels and the skulls to these shoes well after midnight.
Dresses for Jaymi-lee Porter (Gluttony), Emily Hardisty (Wrath), Kate Lewis (Sloth), Georgina Markham (Envy) and Alicia Wiley (Pride) hanging in my dining room waiting to be loaded into the car for tomorrow.
Not shown is Zoe (Lust)'s red dress - as I delivered it to her house early to ensure that it fits - and Hope Foster (Greed)'s dress which is her own.
Gluttony Pride Sloth
The three dresses from Cargo, Penryn
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January 2017
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins
One of my university assignments required me to make a short film to show I know how to operate the moving image facility on a digital camera. Just one minute of footage would have sufficed, but I decided to take the opportunity to try to achieve something far more interesting and adventurous.
For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated by ancient writings and the information contained within them. I therefore decided to make the subject of my film 'The Seven Deadly Sins' and intend to continue the theme through in to my final major photography exhibition at the Lemon Street Gallery in Truro, June 2017.
I found seven beautiful female models to play the sins, along with two handsome males who act as their romantic interests,
and decided on a colour scheme for each of the sins, as follows:
Pride ~ Purple
Sloth ~ Turquoise Blue
Envy ~ Green
Greed ~ Gold
Wrath ~ Orange
Lust ~ Red
Gluttony ~ Pink
After much consideration regarding aesthetics for the sins, Debra decided on an elegant long dress/long hair look to go with her fantasy theme. She chose and purchased all of the dresses, bar one - the Gold gown for Greed - which was the model's own, along with jewellery and props, and then wrote a storyline that would show each of the sins acting out their true natures.
Talented hair and make up artists joined the team, and the stunning Penventon Park Hotel very kindly gave permission for the short film to be shot there. Debra had intended to put the final footage to the Massive Attack track Angel, but Universal Music would only agree to twenty five people viewing the finished film. Even thought that would have served her purpose with regards to university commitments, out of respect for all of the wonderful people on board to deliver this project Debra decided to look elsewhere for a suitable track.
For two sleepless nights Debra searched the internet for music that would fit the theme and storyline well. She eventually found the perfect track ~ 'Drive' by Sinfinis ~ an American band. Following correspondence between Debra and their singer, Mary Elizabeth Kennedy, it was very kindly agreed that 'Drive' could be used in the film.
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For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated by ancient writings and the information contained within them. I therefore decided to make the subject of my film 'The Seven Deadly Sins' and intend to continue the theme through in to my final major photography exhibition at the Lemon Street Gallery in Truro, June 2017.
I found seven beautiful female models to play the sins, along with two handsome males who act as their romantic interests,
and decided on a colour scheme for each of the sins, as follows:
Pride ~ Purple
Sloth ~ Turquoise Blue
Envy ~ Green
Greed ~ Gold
Wrath ~ Orange
Lust ~ Red
Gluttony ~ Pink
After much consideration regarding aesthetics for the sins, Debra decided on an elegant long dress/long hair look to go with her fantasy theme. She chose and purchased all of the dresses, bar one - the Gold gown for Greed - which was the model's own, along with jewellery and props, and then wrote a storyline that would show each of the sins acting out their true natures.
Talented hair and make up artists joined the team, and the stunning Penventon Park Hotel very kindly gave permission for the short film to be shot there. Debra had intended to put the final footage to the Massive Attack track Angel, but Universal Music would only agree to twenty five people viewing the finished film. Even thought that would have served her purpose with regards to university commitments, out of respect for all of the wonderful people on board to deliver this project Debra decided to look elsewhere for a suitable track.
For two sleepless nights Debra searched the internet for music that would fit the theme and storyline well. She eventually found the perfect track ~ 'Drive' by Sinfinis ~ an American band. Following correspondence between Debra and their singer, Mary Elizabeth Kennedy, it was very kindly agreed that 'Drive' could be used in the film.
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10 - 12 February 2017
INLUSTRIS EXHIBITION - THE MARINERS GALLERY, ST IVES, CORNWALL, UK
INLUSTRIS EXHIBITION - THE MARINERS GALLERY, ST IVES, CORNWALL, UK
West Briton newspaper article featuring Debra's Medusa image, along with information about the
Inlustris Exhibition at St Ives in Cornwall, UK
Inlustris Exhibition at St Ives in Cornwall, UK
Publicity Image - Photography Exhibition
The Crypt, Mariners Gallery, Norway Square, St Ives, Cornwall, UK
The Crypt, Mariners Gallery, Norway Square, St Ives, Cornwall, UK
Alicia Wiley, Spirit of the Mines, the Arsenic Labyrinth
Jessica Cannons, Saint Mary, Truro Cathedral
Alicia Wiley, Mermaids of Zennor
Jessica Cannons, The Mermaid of Trevaunance Cove
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Inlustris Team
Inlustris Team
Caroline Coninck-Farr, Jodie MacQueen, Kayleigh Taylor, Debra Jayne, Joseph Allen, Connor Pocock, Ben Jackson
Publicity image for the Il Principio Exhibition in Truro, Cornwall, UK
Classmates, lecturers and myself preparing for our University Photography Exhibition 2016
AO sized Medusa print ready to be put up!.
Debra's work on display in the Fal Building, Truro & Penwith College, Truro, Cornwall, UK
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Emma Coster as Medusa
Alicia Wiley as Persephone
Pearl Nausica as Arachne
Alicia Wiley as Pandora
Pearl Nausica as Circe
