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From 'Real to Reel': The Three E’s of an Independent Filmmaker

If I ever told my mother that I was homeless when I stayed in Savannah, GA for film school, she would have killed me.  I remember the day I graduated from Virginia State University and thinking to myself… 'What the hell am I going to do now that I graduated school?' I just received my bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, but I knew that was not what I wanted to do. My heart wasn’t in it at all. I knew what I wanted to do, what I wanted to be, but I just d…

Get Down And Sweat When The Going Gets Rough

From Saturday Night Live to Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters all the way to David Mamet's Speed the Plow, today's Stage 32 guest blog contributor, Mark Burchard, has worked as a leading costume and wardrobe designer and supervisor for some of the top talent in the industry. Having played a part in some of the most classic television, feature film and theater productions of the last two decades, Mark's knowledge is beyond broad, and today he shares it with you, his fellow Stage 32 cre…

I Simply Let My Work Speak For Itself

Stage 32 member and costume designer Rachael Kras is an artist with an extensive background in the professional performing arts. She’s worked on productions such as Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and Sweeny Todd (among others) all stemming from her incredible training and pedigree in….(double take)…computer network operations? Huh? Don’t back track. You read that right. Rachael has been the resident Costume Designer for Wonderbound (formerly known as Ballet Nouve…

Les Miserables & The Buttons That Held it Together

Today’s blog comes from Stage 32 member and costume designer, Alix Beech, from Portsmouth, United Kingdom. Alix specializes in the art of button-making and has worked on such famous projects as the film Les Miserables and the television show Black Sails among others. In today’s blog, Alix gives us a glimpse into an art form that plays a significant role in the wardrobe design of every actor and actress, but can be generally overlooked by the movie-going public. Alix'…

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