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0-5 years of experience
Broke down the script by scenes to determine how many characters were involved and what costumes were required
- Identified when a character may need a quick costume change during successive scenes
- Researched the clothing styles worn in the appropriate era
- Communicated and collaborated with Director and cast
- Drew up a costume plot
- Acquired costumes based on budget and schedule
0-5 years of experience
Designed and finalized the entire costumes of 10 musical productions.(Hairspray, Ragtime, 42nd Street, Cabaret, High School Musical, Drowsy Chaperone, The Story of Buddy Holly, Little Shop of Horror, On Your Toes, Lady be Good )
- Managed the entire costume department including budget and production time tables.
- Fitted all performers on each single item and worked on patterns and cuttings.
- Supervised our team of six and monitored all construction works and alterations.
0-5 years of experience
Managed costuming activities for 12 productions each year held at two theatres in different cities and involving frequent travel; achieved compliance with strict calendars and aggressive turnaround times.
- Produced and altered or remade period costumes for all actors to include interpreting design direction, making decisions to use items from stock or create new garments, taking measurements, draping fabrics on dress forms and making flat patterns, and conducting fit sessions.
- Participated in dress parades and dress rehearsals; noted and executed changes to costumes.
- Developed dressing lists and prepared accessory bags to control inventories.
10+ years of experience
Create and write scripts for dramatic productions and successfully implement vision of character
development
- Perform in plays and skits written by the drama team
- Applied makeup skills to make characters appear older or sickly
- Develop and construct 10 set designs for Calvary Chapel Rialto plays and skits throughout the year
- Organize and manage volunteers for multiple shows and events in deciding and choosing costumes
- Supervised cutting of patterns for costumes and constructed costumes for multiple plays
- Successfully develop own patterns for characters and puppets
0-5 years of experience
Researched, designed, created, and altered costumes for four FMCT productions
- Supervised and mentored children ages 6-12 in the Children’s Summer Program
- Encouraged creativity of the children throughout the artistic process
- Collaborated with the other members of the artistic team to produce each show
0-5 years of experience
- Designed and produced costumes for 10 theatrical shows
- Collaborated with the creative design teams to complete projects on a hard deadline
- Created resource materials for finding costumes, supplies, and lenders
- Co-ordinated costume rentals, returns, lending, borrowing, fittings, alterations, repairs, and cleaning.
10+ years of experience
Developing the Customers initial concept into a working rendering/cartoon using the traditional method of pen and ink on paper; Or on the computer with scanned images or a graphics tablet and Photoshop, Gimp or Manga Studio.
- 3D computer modeling using Maya or Blender for better customer visualization of the proposed mascot.
- Pattern Drafting, Sewing and soft sculpture production of the Mascot once the rendering has been approved.
- Problem solving and deciding the best use of materials and construction for each individual mascot.
- Self motivation and setting up my work schedule to insure the mascot is finished and delivered on time.
- Developed improved methods of Mascot construction and production.
- Teaching and instruction of construction techniques to new Costume Designers.
- Maintaining Industrial Sewing machines.
0-5 years of experience
Conceived twenty-four character designs for actors
- Gathered, organized, and assembled costumes on a tight schedule
- Worked closely with the director, stage manager, and design assistant
- Choreographed the actors’ on-stage costume changes
0-5 years of experience
Worked on a small production called “The Painter and The Sky” designing costumes.
- Illustrated and help conceive overall look of characters costumes.
- Shopped for fabric samples and final fabric choices for the characters.
- Made patterns for the costumes from the chosen designs.
- Cut and sewed together two costumes for the leading characters.
- Helped fit and add changes to achieve the final costumes.
0-5 years of experience
Envisioned and executed a costume for all performances drawing inspiration from trends, fashion, pop-culture, and music
- Obtained cost estimates from numerous vendors
- Created and abided by the costume budget agreed upon by all members
- Created costumes appropriate for the events theme with consideration to each member’s preferences
- Promoted and hosted events for the dance team to raise money for costumes and to recruit dancers
0-5 years of experience
- Conducted marketing via television and print for University productions.
- Identified and corrected storage problems by implementing new organization policies resulting in 100% compliance.
- Managed the process flow of designing theatrical costumes in a University level, teaching theatre.
- Met all deadlines over concurrent productions; organized all costumes, accessories, hair, and makeup for dress rehearsal/preview performances, photo shoots, and television appearances.
- Kept current design boards for use by faculty, directors and designers for multiple, concurrent theatrical productions.
0-5 years of experience
- Created sketches and discussed direction with artistic director and choreographer.
- Prepared patterns of costumes and assisted in construction of garments.
- Ombre dyed garments and prepared trims and accessories for stage costumes.
0-5 years of experience
- R & D – Revolutionized costume development utilizing 3D technology
- 3D Modeling – costume components, objective digital design iteration, 2D pattern extraction
- Key figure in collaborative operational improvement project involving Creative Costuming, Character Production & Design, Engineering, & Walt Disney Imagineering
- Contributing partner in developing digital pipeline for digitally-designed costumes to prototype manufacture including software and application evaluation
- Participated in development of high-profile character costumes
- Prepared and delivered presentations for Disney executives
- Developed training curriculum and trained co-workers in utilization of 3D software
0-5 years of experience
Stitcher & Wardrobe, Summer Seasons, Full Musical Production
- Assisted Head designer with organization, costume review changes, issues and problem resolutions.
- Led fittings for more than 20 children.
- Dictated changes from the designer to the stitchers on costume alterations and changes
- Organized costumes for usability and future use
- Alterations, repairs, costume design changes
- Construct costumes from patterns and direction of Designers
6-10 years of experience
Featured and Showed at Denver Comic Con in 2012
- Designer of articulated wolf mask (moving jaw) with handmade eyes/jawset/nose
- Fabric: patterning, sewing, and gluing fur
- Cardboard Armor: original pattern, use of painting textures to disguise it as metal
- Body shaping: use of cut foam to alter the shape of legs, creating a “digitigrade†look
- Awards: “Best Novice Craftsman†and “Novice Who Shouldn’t Be a Noviceâ€
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for managing and training a yearly rotating team of 4-6 student workers to assist in the construction and organization of all costumes required during a semester.
- Increased production volume from approximately 40 per semester to 100+ per semester.
- Managed a costume shop budget and consistently stayed under or at budget for the four years I was responsible.
- Developed curriculum and taught three separate courses pertaining to costume construction and design.
0-5 years of experience
- Designed and created costumes for an eight man cast
- Incoorporated indvidual creativity while working within
- Met multiple deadlines
- Operated successfully within minimal budget
0-5 years of experience
- Researched and developed concepts
- Designed costumes for each character
- Pulled costumes from Costume Houses
- Shopped for costumes at retail and thrift stores
- Broke down scripts for wardrobe
- Prepared continuity for each character
6-10 years of experience
Creates designs for various student lead productions
- Organizes costumes and ensures all actors receive their designated pieces
- Performed in 6 productions in the past 2 years
- Directed Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility in the winter of 2010
- Assistant Director in production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth in the Spring of 2012
6-10 years of experience
Responsible for design aspects from costumes, interior, stage and special events.
- In charge of costume design for stage shows and special events.
- Over scenic design and budget for scenic.
- Responsible for payroll.
- Responsible for maintaining high quality shows.
- In charge of planning, casting and design of all special events.
- Comedic/Improvisational actor & singer for production shows.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for dressing the cast, continuity, purchasing/acquiring wardrobe, and wardrobe trailer organization.
- Made short-notice costume adjustments and coordinated with the Film Script Supervisor for clothing continuity.
- Worked closely with Sound Department to ensure sound integrity while wiring microphones into clothing.
- Also credited as a Producer.
6-10 years of experience
- Create models, renderings, paint samples, drafting packets for the production of theatrical sets and costumes
- Designed sets and/or costumes for 30+ productions to date
- Give design presentations to producers and acting ensembles
- Work in collaboration with a design team, director and producers
- Design within a strict budget for non-profit companies
6-10 years of experience
Work personally with clients creating their new image, based on their lifestyle or career.
- Conduct closet revamps by traveling to clients home or office going through their current wardrobe making edits, and organizing outfits, if they don’t have clothing that fits into their new look I take them shopping.
- Provide wardrobe styling on set for multiple clients for photo shoots with magazines, and Ad campaigns.
- Provide wardrobe for celebrity clients by visiting showrooms and department stores to pull or buy clothing depending on project or budget. Dress clients for TV appearances, press and promotional photo shoots, performances, and tours.
- As a costume designer for films after reading the script I create the visual fashion aspect for each character in the script.
- Act as online TV fashion correspondence and personality, by conducting backstage and red carpet interviews with designers, and celebrities about fashion, beauty, and entertainment
0-5 years of experience
Reinforce the mood and style of the production
- Distinguish between major and minor characters
- Suggest relationships between characters
- Change an actor’s appearance
- Suggest changes in character development and age
- Be objects of beauty in their own right.
0-5 years of experience
Overseeing students step by step to complete their own costumes.
- Measured and tailored pieces for certain student’s costumes.
- Teach students the basics of sewing on garments.
- Helped with set design.
- Extensive research was done for the themes of all the plays.
- Coordinated with students to achieve consistency when it came to garment construction.
- Identify the project budget to determine the materials needed for the show.
- Communicate with directors and producers to understand the needs of the script.
- Visualize and present a visual image on how the character/s will look once the costume is completed.
6-10 years of experience
Head Coach: Managed 22 person team, coordinated and scheduled team tryouts, practices, game days, fundraisers, community events, mascot, re-branded dance and cheer team into one unified team, conceptualized annual theme while staying within branding, created new choreography for all sporting events, designed and sourced apparel/uniforms, operated within budget, planned travel, coordinated, planned and conceived fundraiser event projected to raise $60,000.
- Costume Design: designed and constructed 25 theatrical productions within time frames and varying budgets, built and managed the costume shop with up to 8 workers, hired & fired, worked with contracts and HR, taught new skills through workshops, managed wardrobe crew, designed and applied special effect makeup.
- Associate Director & Choreographer for Musical Theatre Productions, conceptualized productions in set design, costumes, lighting, scheduled rehearsals and auditions, coordinated technical/ dress rehearsals & choreographed shows.
- Director and creator for 7-dance productions, conceptualized theme, coordinated all production aspects, marketing of the show, branding & poster design.
- Company Manager for summer tour, planned travel, accommodation and transportation, negotiated and maintained budgets, coordinated all logistics & scheduling.
- Teaching: Dance I – IV (Jazz, Modern, & Ballet Techniques), Choreography, Aerobic Dance, Rhythms & Dance, Stage Makeup, Costume Design, Introduction to Theatre, & developed dance minor for University, effective in catalog and curriculum fall 2015.
0-5 years of experience
- Free handed Sketches, designed and developed styles for evening wear, ready to wear, bridal and costumes for men, women and children operating industrial single needle, over-lock, button hole, cover stitch and walking foot sewing
- Has the ability to design from inspiration to pattern making and final garment applying high-end sewing techniques
- Designed mood boards, color stories, print/art work, fabric swatches in Illustrator and Photoshop that are relevant to the conceptual development of product lines
10+ years of experience
Ballet costume design and construction
- Dance production wardrobe organization for productions involving up to 170 roles. Tracking, logging, fitting and maintaining all costumes and accessories.
- Preparing and submitting bids and estimates.
- Preparing and submitting invoices and collecting payments.
0-5 years of experience
Facilitate all communication among cast and crew.
- Create production documents and streamline processes for effective use of time.
- Manage and lead all rehearsals, production meetings, and performances.
- Lead and teach of a team of four learning stage managers
0-5 years of experience
Design/Construct/Compile Costumes for Theatrical Season
- Manage Finances for Theater
- Support Team Members in Other Facets of Production i.e. Set Construction, Sound Design and Direction
- Supervise and Counsel Children When Needed
0-5 years of experience
Researched based on the story’s era.
- Designed costumes and production.
- Managed the production design team for theater productions.
- Supported the Korea Craft and Design Foundation.
0-5 years of experience
Researched based on the story’s era.
- Designed costumes and production.
- Managed the production design team for theater productions.
- Supported the Korea Craft and Design Foundation.
0-5 years of experience
- Design, draft, construct personalized custom clothing and costumes
- Manage time and plan project timeframes in order to complete orders on time
- Maintain client relations, management of client records, logistics coordination
- Upkeep of business finances and books, Facebook advertising page
6-10 years of experience
- Community Outreach
- Provide dance and art to different sectors of the NC region for individuals who usually never get to be involved.
- Help provide Kwanza Fest at Hayti Heritage Center
- Design Costumes for “Home Season” show and different events.
0-5 years of experience
- Working closely with the director to determine the visual appearance of the film
- Conceptualizing the production design and decorating each set
- Conceptualizing the costume design and finding the costumes
- Finding and managing all the props
0-5 years of experience
- Assist in production of Carnival costumes for Miami, Barbados, and NYC Labor Day Carnival
- Assist in Fashion Show maintenance
- Assist with costume design and preparation
- Provide customer assistance when necessary
- Document purchases via log book
0-5 years of experience
- Design costumes for rental and on a custom special order basis.
- General clothing repairs, mending, hemming and other duties as needed.
- Customer service and assistance with consult on historic clothing pieces and general fashion history guidance.
- Responsible for set up and styling of window displays each week.
0-5 years of experience
- Design and render concept based costumes weekly to be chosen for production along with fabric swatches.
- Create flat sketches for designs chosen for production.
- Use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to assist with design.
- Occasionally design costumes for other licensed brands through the Delicious brand.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for all costume designs for “The Life”
- Responsible for fabrication and construction of all costumes
- Responsible for creating a dressing S.O.P.
- Responsible for maintenance of all costumes
0-5 years of experience
Costume Designer for recital business
- Market and trend research on silhouettes, fabrics and trims
- Gerber PDS Create patterns and implement grade using this system for patternmaking and grading
- Review correct and approve fit specifications on all sizes.
0-5 years of experience
Designed a full ensemble of costumes, including puppet clothing
- Purchased, borrowed, and built clothing while working within specified budget
- Performed all tailoring tasks such as alterations, building from patterns, and painting/craft work
- Managed fittings with actors, dressing and organization of all costumes
0-5 years of experience
Design and execution of Dancewear Costumes and Pageant Apparel
- Assisted in choosing fabrications and trims for costumes
- Aided in minor alterations
- Participated in tting apparel for customers
0-5 years of experience
- Create Designs and concepts for films working with director and producer
- Create patterns for custom designs
- Shop for clothing for ready-to-wear designs
- Prepare and maintain clothing for shoot days
0-5 years of experience
Created and organized show bible
- Schedule and observe fittings
- Make alterations
- Take actor measurements
- Help oversee shop production and schedule
0-5 years of experience
Lead Choreographer/Costume Designer
- Collaborate annually on all facets of the million dollar production that Premier Designs presents for over 9000 Independent Consultants at their National Conference, held over 3 days, at the Ft. Worth Convention Center in Ft. Worth, TX. Collaboration includes overall production concept, musical content, stage design, casting and costume design.
- Responsible for creation of all choreography and staging for all productions.
- Plan, manage, direct, and conduct cast rehearsals. Cast is made up of 90 performers and military/first responder volunteers who present a high quality professional production in only 5 days of group rehearsal.
- Responsible for and dedicated to creating a positive, encouraging, motivating environment/experience under intense pressure and tight time-frames.
10+ years of experience
- Design costumes for individual theatrical works to implement a concept that is cohesive to the vision of the director and design team. Responsible for the looks of each character from initial concept to final performance.
- Has collaborated with various San Francisco Bay Area institutions such as San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program, Crowded Fire Theatre, The Cutting Ball Theatre, and Ragged Wing Ensemble.
- Create diversely influenced works that span a variety of genres from classical to contemporary, realistic to stylized, and traditional to representational.
- Review and analyze scripts for each production; build partnerships/collaborations with directors and creative teams. Conduct extensive, diverse research for each design utilizing an analytical, multi-media approach. Present detailed color illustrations of all costumes to director and production department.
- Attend design meetings with production team to ensure implementation of creative vision. Observe pre-production and technical rehearsals to adjust designs as needed.
- Source and procure all costume-related items by purchasing or renting costumes and garments and obtaining raw materials such as fabric.
- Supervise construction, repair, alteration, actor fittings, and maintenance of all garments individually or by directing a costume production crew.
- Construct or build costume pieces or specialty items to implement specific design needs. Skilled in cutting, draping, stitching, alterations, dyeing, painting, costume crafts, corsetry, millinery, mask-making, leatherwork, jewelry, beading, and sculpture.
- Oversee financial management of costume budget. Create and provide organized record-keeping documentation & charts for all production data. Coordinate communications between costume department and theater management.
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