The “Voice of Costume” is the first podcast created between working costume designers sharing stories, inspiration, struggles, and insights into the creative career of costume design.
Listen in on this fun, one-on-one conversation between Ellen Mirojnick and Catherine Baumgardner.
Topics Include:
Painting at 3 years old
Art school at 5 years of age
Leaping from fashion to film
Memorable film experiences: Fatal Attraction, Wall Street, Chaplin
Seeing the story first
Her focus on 'contemporary design'
Creating history versus interpreting history
The rise of costume designers in the press
Having a ‘classical eye’
First Meeting with Christopher Nolan
Steven Soderbergh reigniting her love for costume design
How to handle big meetings
Solving the problems of the job
Creating the design for Oppenheimer
Tackling the limitation of ‘no hats’
Making a “fat free” film
Working with Chris Nolan is like being on a super bowl winning team
Costume details when shooting in IMAX
The importance of the silhouette
Costume ‘arc’ of Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer’s personally created signature look
Ellen’s definition of ‘success’ Ellen’s motivation to keep going Letting creativity soar The Inspiration of museums
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