http://www.btlnews.com Voice of the Crew Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:12:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.btlnews.com/awards/a-year-of-dazzling-costume-design/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/a-year-of-dazzling-costume-design/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:49:41 +0000 Michelle Paradis http://www.btlnews.com/?p=23922 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/a-year-of-dazzling-costume-design/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-costume-designer-joanna-johnson-war-horse/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-costume-designer-joanna-johnson-war-horse/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:55:16 +0000 Michelle Paradis http://www.btlnews.com/?p=23826 Steven Spielberg’s World War I era epic War Horse, adapted from the novel by Michael Morpurgo, unfolds amidst the sweeping backdrop of the many varied landscapes of Europe. It begins in rural England with a young man named Albert (Jeremy Irvine) and his beloved horse Joey. When Albert’s father (Peter Mullan), a hard on his luck farmer trying to save the family’s farm, is forced to sell Joey to the British Calvary, the events of the First World War commence as seen through the audacious journey of the horse. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-costume-designer-joanna-johnson-war-horse/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-costume-designer-pierre-yves-gayraud-albert-nobbs/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-costume-designer-pierre-yves-gayraud-albert-nobbs/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:58:24 +0000 Michelle Paradis http://www.btlnews.com/?p=23673 Albert Nobbs is a film that has been in the making since Glenn Close starred in the 1982 off- Broadway stage production adapted from George Moore’s short story. Directed by Rodrigo Garcia, Close’s sensitive portrayal of a woman disguising herself as a man in order to find employment and survive in 19th century Ireland is both eccentric and poignant. Helping to bring the man’s world of 19th century Ireland to life is costume designer Pierre-Yves Gayraud. Gayraud has been splashing films with his costume design in France since the ’90s, where he received a nomination in 1993 for the Cesar Award for Indochine (1992). Stateside, he has worked on The Bourne Identity (2002) and the upcoming Cloud Atlas.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-costume-designer-pierre-yves-gayraud-albert-nobbs/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/the-artist-black-and-white-dreams/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/the-artist-black-and-white-dreams/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:59:07 +0000 Michelle Paradis http://www.btlnews.com/?p=23528 BTL Screening Series hosted a screening of The Artist, Jan. 4 in Los Angeles, followed by a Q&A with some of the film’s key below-the-line talent. The film is an endlessly charming film dizzy with expressive, lovely imagery. Michel Hazanavicius (writer/ director/ editor) commanded an impressive team to create the dazzling spectacle of a world filled with silks, furs, Marcel waves, and bold lipstick: costume designer Mark Bridges, makeup artist Julie Hewett, and hair stylist Cydney Cornell.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/the-artist-black-and-white-dreams/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-costume-designer-arianne-phillips-w-e/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-costume-designer-arianne-phillips-w-e/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:48:14 +0000 Michelle Paradis http://www.btlnews.com/?p=22521 Madonna’s W.E., a sweeping romantic drama about the intersecting lives of Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish), a modern day New Yorker and the affair between Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough) and King Edward VIII (James D’Arcy) is a feast for the eyes. Helping to create the spectacle is costume designer Arianne Phillips who has been working with Madonna for 14 years on concert tours, album covers, films and a Broadway play. Dressing historic figures isn’t something new for Philips, who has received an Oscar nomination in 2006 for her costume design in Walk the Line.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-costume-designer-arianne-phillips-w-e/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/contender-costume-designer-sandy-powell-hugo/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/contender-costume-designer-sandy-powell-hugo/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:50:44 +0000 Michelle Paradis http://www.btlnews.com/?p=22168 Hugo, director Martin Scorsese’s film about a young orphan named Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) who is swept up into a lustrous unfolding mystery is a lovely homage to the art of cinema and Georges Melies. Helping to create an enchanted Paris in the early ‘30s is costume designer Sandy Powell. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/contender-costume-designer-sandy-powell-hugo/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/contender-costume-designer-deborah-hopper-j-edgar/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/contender-costume-designer-deborah-hopper-j-edgar/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:43:47 +0000 Michelle Paradis http://www.btlnews.com/?p=22078 J. Edgar follows the fascinating public and private life of the powerful political figure who was the first director of the FBI. To help tell a story that progresses nonlinearly through time, director Clint Eastwood enlisted Deborah Hopper for the costume design. The film jumps back and forth from one era to another and all 137 minutes of film are distinctly marked in time by the clothing. Hopper, who has worked with Eastwood on many other films including Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby and Letters from Two Jima, began the process with in depth research. “[My team and I] did research about Hoover, looked at stills for what he looked like and the different decades. We did research on everyone because everyone in the movie was historical figures,” Hopper explains. J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio), Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer), Helen Gandy (Naomi Watts) are all portrayed with a seamless realism in the film. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/contender-costume-designer-deborah-hopper-j-edgar/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/the-help-character-studies-in-costume-design/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/the-help-character-studies-in-costume-design/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:55:37 +0000 Michelle Paradis http://www.btlnews.com/?p=21821 Sharen Davis read The Help years ago, she immediately felt a deep connection with the book. “I loved the book so much, it was really serendipitous,” Davis says about getting on board as the costume designer of the 1960s era film about African-American maid’s experiences working for white families during the civil rights movement.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/the-help-character-studies-in-costume-design/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/puss-in-boots/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/puss-in-boots/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:40:41 +0000 Michelle Paradis http://www.btlnews.com/?p=20547 Shrek films, but now his epic tale gets the telling it deserves in 3D in the self-titled Puss in Boots from DreamWorks Animation. At the helm of the incredible story is director Chris Miller, who was there at the beginning of Dreamworks Animation Studio SKG, working as a story artist on Antz, the studio’s first animated comedy hit. Before long, Miller found himself an important part of one of the most successful animated film series of all time, first as a story artist on Shrek, then moving on to head of story on the follow-up Shrek 2 and directing Shrek the Third. Miller first encountered the unforgettable cat known as Puss in Boots on Shrek 2. He was instantly captivated by the adventurous cat and wondered about his history and how he came to get the boots. From the first “meeting,” he knew the little cat with the huge personality had to have his story of heroic feats told. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/puss-in-boots/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/featured/creating-magic-at-illusion-industries/ http://www.btlnews.com/featured/creating-magic-at-illusion-industries/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:39:44 +0000 Michelle Paradis http://www.btlnews.com/?p=13577 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Big Momma in Big Momma’s House 2 (2006), Stanley Ipkiss from The Mask (1994), Euphegenia Doubtfire in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), and Count Dracula from Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) are showcases of just a few of the diverse and memorable characters Illusion Industries has helped create.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/featured/creating-magic-at-illusion-industries/feed/ 0