the irrepressibles

some rough ideas for costumes for the band/orchestra The Irrepressibles
there music is a mixture of classical sounds/pop lyrics/art
/melancholy and showmanship.

the idea behind these costumes is the warping of something recognisable.

evening suits and dresses with shades of vintage bursting at the seams with flowers wax and threads,

seeming to come half from the clothes and half from the people underneath.

below is a video of a few of the bands performances, i love some of the previous costumes and the cover that soundtracks this show reel...

sister sister

polaroids from my sisters short film experiment...

all the costume and jewlery (save for a slip and the gloves)

come from my costume collection.

the theme was burlesque but with a reverse strip-tease twist

turning the film from seduction into surealisum....

it was cool watching my sister work

her website:

http://www.doestricks.org/

paper planes

uni-uni-versity

Fourth year of eca. one of my final costumes

Queen Bazrah: a Banshee style creature with

wings of metal and a crown of teeth.

original design

symetry

Film by Eca Student Steven Shand

costume commision, working from Stevens design (below)

and his request for an old fashioned style all in one.

Symmetry from Steven Shand on Vimeo.

stephen joseph in the round

Flashed

Lions - Jonquil from Steve Warne on Vimeo.

On Set

because of time restraintes the short film i am currently woring on will be the first

that i cannot be on set for all times during filming, its a strange feeling. its not

just lack of control over last minute changes and the look but also that i

genuinlly enjoy being on sets.the long hours, tensions, pressure and wierd food

dont bother me. i like watching all the little bits that everyone involved has worked

seperatlyon come together. below are a backstage photos from different projects.

Hazel- me and make up (holly) getting lead actress shian denovan ready for the

tourture scene.the holes and slashes in the dress has to match up with make-ups false

cuts and burns... hence the two of us working simultainiously up in the

wardrobe/costume room.

shian being kept warm between takes.

filming the sunbathing scene. in april. in november.

black and white photographs by Marianne Dillon.

holly and a prop cake. first day of filming and meeting everyone at hazel.


Keeping warm and rehursing at the same time.
on set for Stopover in the hills of scotland.

Walt - stills photographer attacking the wood block.

we spent a week and a bit living in the cottage we filmed in....

One of the two Juliens i worked with several times in edinburgh.

the other would be julian krubasik, director of Flashed.

Philipe, Director of Last Supper, watches play back in the dark of the set.

Attempting to plaster/paint the set.

Boots and shoes waiting for a second layer of mud.

Break between filming for Flashed.

Rapid change costume and make up for Flashed.

the end.

puppy...

My first experience assisting on a profesional shoot.

music video for the Long Blondes

'Guilt'

Horse comb

trying a new layout format, with everything centred in the middle... not sure if i like this or the old way more...

self portraight from when i was 16/17 ish. part of a sixth form project

layers of screen print on thin paper, one layer for bone, one for muscle, one for

ideas/symbols ect and a final one for skin. free hand sewn

together then picked at till all the layers are visable but you can still tell its a face.

my face to be exact. made my mum freak out - she said it looked like i was rotting.

horse comb. from around the same time

section of a larger drawing from 2 years ago.

our life drawing teacher at eca always made the models

wear or hold the oddest things, ace for drawing

such as this fake baby fawn...

naked naked naked

life drawing!

Spring/Summer/Autumn cleaning

starting this week this blog is getting hung up by the ankles and given a good scrub. i have been ignoring it somewhat of late but i think its definatly time to sort it out.... scanner and camera abuse starts now.