TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF Hi, I’m Gabriella Loria, Assistant Costume designer, Costume supervisor and Costume Gabriella, production shopping in Colombia buyer. I have been in the industry for about 20 years – Wow that is a long time! I fell into costume design by fate – I didn’t realise it at the time, but it […]
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Rosie Octon: Crowd Hair & Make-Up Supervisor on The Collection, Poldark and The White Princess
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF Checking ‘Jason’s’ make-up on the set of Atlantis I Studied in Art and Design and Hairdressing at college before Training in ‘Hair & Make-up For The Performing Arts BA (Hons) at London college of Fashion. Whilst training I worked for Space NK, MAC, Prada, Estee Lauder and Molton Brown which helped […]
Continue readingWho’s Who on a Film Set? Part 2
In Part 2 of Who’s Who on a Film Set, we look at the job roles of the Costume and Hair and Make-up departments. Both of these departments deal with the overall look and finish of each individual artist in the production – be that the Main Artist or SA. The designers work with the […]
Continue readingPaul Daintree: 2nd AD on ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ and ‘Crazy Heads’
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF My first job in television was as an office runner for the BBC Drama Serials Department in White City, London. I worked there for a year before moving on to Productions, my first being the period drama ‘North and South’ as a Production Runner, working in the office and providing support […]
Continue readingWho’s Who on a Film Set? Part 1
As an SA (Supporting Artist) there are key crewmembers that you will meet during your day on a film set. The AD (Assistant Director), Make-up and Costume personnel are the main departments that you will work with, but there will be other people who you will come across. If you were thinking that they would […]
Continue readingSo, what’s it like being a Supporting Artist?
Being on a film set is an exciting, creative hub of activity. It can also be a long day. And it can be all of these things, all at the same time. It’s where the magic happens, but it isn’t where the journey starts.
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