TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS

I was Costume Designer and Set Costumer for this short film noir piece.  We are hoping to get enough funding to do a full feature.

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Director:  Tom Konkle http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1015100/

Production Company:  Lumen Actus  http://www.lumenactus.com/

MANIAC remake with Elijah Wood

I worked on the set of this very scary horror film.  The practical effects were VERY realistic, so we had quite a bit of blood work to clean up.

Beside Her

I was Costume Supervisor for this short film, about the power of love that binds two souls.  It was a 4 day shoot, on several locations, with 3 characters.  We had some blood, but no tears.  Of course, we’re shopping it around to film festivals, so here’s the teaser…

For more information:  www.besideher.net

Ask Grim: Episode # 10

I was Costume Supervisor on this webisode.  I built the Grim robe and put together Andy Warhol.

 

Momma Poppins

My latest creation is a copy of Mary Poppins, custom designed to fit Momma, at Gay Days Anaheim 2011.  I drafted a pattern to her unusual measurements, and with only two fittings, this outfit was finished.  The coat is fully lined and zips up the back, for easy changing.  I altered an existing shirt, to create the dicky.  The hat and scarf were purchased as a set, directly from Disney.

That’s our friend, Anna.

Crossroads

This was a four day shoot, of a fun mystery.  Our first day of shooting, was on the top of a parking garage downtown.  The actress shows up with a bit of a pregnant belly, she forgot to tell me about.  So, of course, the belt doesn’t fit.  Oh, and it HAS to hold her gun, holster and walkie-talkie.  I found a police supply store, a few blocks away and was able to get back within the time it took the crew to set up the first shot.

This guy has a mysterious past; and an even more obscure future.  I had two duplicate costumes for him: 1 clean, 1 bloody.

 

Directed by:  Manuel Messerli  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1748968/

 

 

 

 

 

The Continuing Saga of Shaw and Martinez

I supervised the wardrobe for this short film, shot locally over a long weekend.  I designed & constructed the Madonna costume, and I did the aging/distressing of the other clothes.  This film is still in the editing phase, so it doesn’t have an IMDb page yet.

 

 

 

Miracle

I was Costume Supervisor on this short film.  It was produced as a pitch piece for a feature, and we had a great time on the shoot, and I’m working with this director again.

Most of the costumes came out of the actors’ closets, but I made a few custom t-shirts; namely the “United States of Amnesia” shirt that he wears at the end.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/7bd6715181/miracle

Directed by Xochitl Gonzalez.


					

Coraline’s Mother

I made this cotton dress, based on Coraline’s Mother, for Halloween 2010.  Cotton dress with reinforced collar.  I made the “eyes” with buckram in round frames, and we built the pointy head out of buckram as well.

Ask Grim

In this episode of Ask Grim, I created a new robe for Grim.  We were renting the original, and it was getting quite expensive.  I made two removable liners for the hood, so we could wash them, when his make-up smeared.

I also assembled the leprechaun costume, from pieces at EC2 Costumes, in Studio City.

Director:  Sandra J. Payne http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1924656/