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| == Biography ==
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| Martin was born and raised in Aberdeen. He started to attend drama classes at the age of 6 and discovered his love for technical theatre at the age of 10. He studied for 6 years at St Machar Academy in Aberdeen and now lives in Glasgow to pursue a life in technical theatre at the RSAMD. He has produced shows such as 'Battle of the Bands' and 'Star Struck' to raise money for charity as well as working with his school and many amateur companies in Aberdeen. He has worked with the Writers Actors Collaboration, Serendipity and His Majesties Theatre designing the technical aspect of new plays. He has also volunteered at Aberdeen Arts Centre for the past 4 years giving him well-rounded experience in theatre including Front of House, Box Office and Admin work in addition to technical experience. Martin has attended courses across Scotland on Stage Management, Directing and other topics. He is a semi-professional magician and has had an interest in magic for over 14 years. He has played clarinet for 6 years and studied Advanced Higher Music. Martin is a keen web design enthusiast and runs his own web design business.
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| Further information about Martin can be found on his [http://www.martinaitken.co.uk Online Profile] or by following any of the links at the bottom of the page.
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| == Productions ==
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| [[Mother Goose Panto 08|Mother Goose - 12/08]] - Stage Technician<BR>
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| [[The Love for 3 Oranges|The Love for Three Oranges - 01/09]] - Stage Technician<BR>
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| [[Ariadne auf Naxos|Ariadne auf Naxos - 03/09]] - Assistant Stage Manager<BR>
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| [[Dying For It|Dying For It - 05/09]] - Stage Technician<BR>
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| [[Shakespeare in the City 09|Shakespeare in the City 09 - 05/09]] - LX/Stage Technician<BR>
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| [[The Seagull|The Seagull - 11/09]] - Flyman/Automation Operator<BR>
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| [[Sleeping Beauty Panto 09|Sleeping Beauty - 12/09]] - Fit-Up Crew<BR>
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| [[War and Peace|War and Peace - 01/10]] - Stage Technician<BR>
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| [[Kaspar Hauser|Kaspar Hauser - 03/10]] - Deputy Technical Stage Manager<BR>
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| == Projects ==
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| [[Craig Ralph, Martin Aitken, Robert Cullens, Scott Bremner|Intro to LX 08 - 14/10/08]]<BR>
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| [[Craig, Martin, Scott, Tom|Cafe Blogging - 27/10/08]]<BR>
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| [[A Show in a Day|A Show In A Day - 14/11/08]]<BR>
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| [[Architects#Frank_Matcham|Frank Matcham Research - 15/01/09]]<BR>
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| [[Graduate 11 Production Stage Management Games|SM Game Task - 29/01/09]]<BR>
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| [[Graduate 11 Creative And Cultural Awareness CCS2 - Group A - Greek Theatre|Greek Theatre Project - 9/02/09]]<BR>
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| [[Collaborative Group A|Collaborative Project - 13/02/09]]<BR>
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| [[Graduate 11 Production Drama Vs Opera|Drama Vs Opera Comparitive Presentation - 20/02/09]]<BR>
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| == Skills ==
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| <li>All round experience of theatre including Front of House, Admin and Box Office work<BR>
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| <li>All round experience of technical theatre with transferable skills<BR>
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| <li>Hard working, dedicated and organised<BR>
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| <li>Full, clean driving licence (categories B,B1,f,k,p)<BR>
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| <li>Musical background and fluent in score reading<BR>
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| <li>Basic knowledge of WYSIWYG lighting design software<BR>
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| <li>Full member of Equity<BR>
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| <li>Certificate in Pyrotechnic Awareness from JustFX<BR>
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| <li>Certificate in STL Level 1 Automation Training<BR>
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| <li>Completed PASMA Training<BR>
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| <li>Good computer skills including knowledge in programming.<BR>
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| <li>Good English and letter-writing skills<BR>
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| == Links ==
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| [http://www.martinaitken.co.uk My Online Profile]<BR>
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| [http://moodle.rsamd.ac.uk/mahara/user/view.php?id=35 My Mahara Page]
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