Carnival: The Jubilee, 2012

Carnival: Jubilee

Top Drawer Costume

I made some Costumes for the Nottingham Caribbean Carnival, theme based on The Jubilee. For the Independent Street Carnival Troupe.

The troupes are usually made up of lots of talented kids, all dressed in a theme, and they are headed by a Carnival Queen. Cue Mahoosive Costumes, lots of glitter and lots of hours hard graft.

They really do look so cute all dressed up though. Look how happy they are!

Photo thanks to Top Drawer Costume

Then there's the queen! I contributed by making the corset, and ruffles and finishing touches!

Casually pattern drafting on the stand, as you do.

Photo Courtesy of ITV

Photo courtesy of Top Drawer Costume

Wardrobe Assistant, Cinderella, Stoke On Trent : Theatre

Cinderella

First Family Entertainment

Christmas 2012/13, for me was mental! I spent the holidays working as Wardrobe Assistant on Cinderella in Stoke-on-trent. The Johnny Wilkes come back (to Stoke) Panto.

I'll hold my hands up and say it was brilliant, I loved it, the audience loved it, (the audience loved Johnny mainly), but in their hundreds they came, and it was exhilarating!

This pretty much sums up Wardrobe

Everybody worked really hard in the one week rehearsal, and 3 days of tech. And with 24 Juveniles, 6 ensemble, 6 principals and 2 dames, in multiple costumes, we had our work cut out.

Now, for some production shots

Photographer unknown

Chill out Time

Beautiful Rebecca Lisewski

Gorgeous Christian Patterson in a design by John Brooking

Now, for what I got see, day after night, night after Day. Best view of all if you ask me!

See what I mean? Best view of all. No? 

Well I got to watch the following every night, and I think I really did have the best view.

Taming of the Shrew: Theatre

Taming of the Shrew

Ashrow Theatre Company

Directed by Jenny Earl, Produced by Rowan Scarborough,

Designed by Hannah Budd.

This was a great piece of Theatre produced in Summer 2012. It was Taming Of the (Big Fat Gypsy) Shrew. The cast was fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed being part of it.

The design was Hannah Budd's baby, and because of my background I offered to help with alterations and Wardrobe Supervising and general organising once the show was up and running, as i was in full Panto swing as per.

I mainly worked with the wedding dress get up, (seen below), it needed dressing, altering and then maintenance whilst the show ran. But I also worked most of the shows, dressing, ASM - ing, and whatever else that needed doing backstage!

Photographer Unknown, Rehearsals

Budd. H., 2012

Unknown Photographer, Rehearsals

Bednall. P., 2012

Bednall. P., 2012

Bednall. P., 2012

Now just some show shots, because it was just that good!

Bednall. P., 2012

Bednall. P., 2012

Bednall. P., 2012

Budd. H., 2012

Budd. H., 2012

The theatre company are a great little company based in the East Midlands. If you want more info, here is there website.

Bit by a Dog: Short film

Bit By a Dog

Written and Directed by Simon Dymond

Guy Evans and Rachel Pink

Watch the trailer here

Bit By a Dog Trailer

This was another co-design with Hannah Budd over the busiest weekend! We shot 2 films over 3 days!

This film was shot in a day, and relied heavily on natural light. It was all shot in one room, which I had a lot of fun destroying. I got to practice my photography skills a lot on this shoot, and was very happy with the result!

The story of this short is about a couple who are addicted to Heroin, and the effects. Hannah did a brilliant job as the make-up artist!

This film, by far was my most favourite to film, great Cast, great Crew, Great Film!

Set One

Set Two

This is the dressed set, and in come the actors! (Guy Evans and Rachel Pink)

Rachel Pink

Guy Evans

Rachel Pink

Rachel Pink

Rachel Pink

Rachel Pink

Guy Evans and Rachel Pink

I am still waiting on the finish product, so watch this space!

Hiccup: Short film

Written by Steve Deery, Directed by Simon Dymond

Teaser Trailer

I co-designed this short again with Hannah Budd, written by Steve Deery, Directed by Simon Dymond. 

The short follows the life of a middle aged married couple, Kevin and Mary, Played by Kiki Kendrick and Michael Kenneth Stewart. We based the heart of the home in the Kitchen, and with only a £120 budget, we meticulously planned shot by shot, in order to suggest the house was lived in.

The film was shot over 2 days in an empty suburban house, which meant we had to dress the set per shot in order to make it believable. This type of dressing requires a good working relationship with the director, and working to storyboards. 

Here are some before and after shots, and some stills

Kitchen, Before., S. Dymond

Kitchen, after., S. Dymond

Kitchen, after., S. Dymond

Living room, Before., S. Dymond

Living Room, After., S. Dymond

Still, S. Dymond

So, Here is the Main Feature!

Hiccup