Michelle Paradis

Contender – Costume Designer Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Brooklyn

December 30, 2015 Michelle Paradis Comments Off

Director John Crowley‘s Brooklyn explores the life of a young Irish woman, Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan) in 1950s Ireland and New York. Odile Dicks-Mireaux, known for The Constant Gardener (2005), An Education (2009) and One Day (2011), joined the team to help create both worlds. She was excited when she received the call to meet with Crowley because she especially liked the script and the period it was set in. “I felt very comfortable with it. And I think you can do your best work when you feel really comfortable with the script that you’re attracted to and you can start to visualize it,” said Dicks-Mireaux. […]

Contender – Costume Designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone, Bridge of Spies

December 30, 2015 Michelle Paradis Comments Off

In Steven Spielberg‘s Bridge of Spies, James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks) is an American lawyer who works with the CIA during the Cold War to help in a negotiation to rescue a pilot detained in the Soviet Union. […]

Contender – Production Designer Arthur Max, The Martian

December 21, 2015 Michelle Paradis Comments Off

Ridley Scott‘s The Martian explores a man’s struggle against extreme elements for survival. Production designer Arthur Max, who is known for Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), American Gangster (2007) and Gladiator (2000), the latter two for which he received Academy Awards nominations, was on board the adventure to create the world of The Martian.
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Production Designer Jon Gary Steele Designs for Two Different Eras In Outlander

December 20, 2015 Michelle Paradis Comments Off

A married combat nurse from the year 1945, swept back in time to the year 1743 where she finds herself marrying a Scottish warrior, is the premise of the Starz show Outlander. Creating the worlds from both time periods was no easy feat and production designer Jon Gary Steele, known for About Last Night (2014), Footloose (2011) and Burlesque (2010), passionately embraced the project. […]

Contender – Costume Designer Janty Yates, The Martian

December 20, 2015 Michelle Paradis Comments Off

Costume designer Janty Yates was particularly excited to be a part of Ridley Scott‘s The Martian, about an astronaut, Mark Watney (Matt Damon), who is left stranded on Mars by his crew after a manned mission. Yates, who is known for her work on Prometheus (2012), American Gangster (2007) and Gladiator (2000), the latter for which she won an Academy Award, was drawn into the passionate and humorous script of one man’s fight for survival and eagerly got on board to work with longtime collaborator Scott on this story. […]

Makeup and Hair Artist Annie McEwan Brings Historical Vision to Outlander

December 15, 2015 Michelle Paradis Comments Off

Outlander, created by Ronald Moore and based on the book series by Diana Gabaldon tells the story of a woman who time travels through two times in history, 1945 and the year 1743. Makeup and hair artist Annie McEwan, who is known for her work on Game of Thrones, created the look of 1743 by researching from a variety of sources.
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Costume Designer Terry Dresbach Dresses 18th-Century Life in Outlander

December 10, 2015 Michelle Paradis Comments Off

Outlander is the story of one woman from 1945 who travels back in time to the year 1743 where her life becomes strangely different as she finds herself marrying a Scottish warrior. Costume designer Terry Dresbach came out of retirement to work on designing the creative costumes on the eventful season. She had read the books that the series is based on over a dozen times so it was a natural fit for her to be a part of the project which she embraced wholeheartedly.
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Contender – Costume Designer Caroline Harris, Legend

December 8, 2015 Michelle Paradis Comments Off

Legend is the story of identical twin gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray, two of British history’s most notorious criminals. The film, directed by Brian Helgeland, is set in the East End of London during the 1960s and on hand to design the costumes of the era was costume designer Caroline Harris, who is known for her work on A Knight’s Tale (2001), 42 (2013) and Repo Men (2010). This is Harris’ fourth collaboration with the director and she was on board and excited about working on this film and time period as soon as Helgeland approached her with the project. […]

Contender – Costume Designer Jenny Beavan, Mad Max: Fury Road

November 30, 2015 Michelle Paradis Comments Off

Director George Miller‘s Mad Max: Fury Road is a post apocalyptic story where a woman (Charlize Theron) rebels against a tyrannical ruler and along for the journey of dressing the inhabitants of this world was costume designer Jenny Beavan, who is known for her work on The King’s Speech (2010), for which she received an Academy Award nomination. […]

Contender – Costume Designer Jenny Eagan, Beasts of No Nation

November 18, 2015 Michelle Paradis Comments Off

Director Cary Joji Fukunaga‘s Beasts of No Nation takes a look at Agu’s life as a child solider fighting in a civil war of an African country that is never named. The film, which was shot in Africa, tells a powerful visual story and costume designer Jenny Eagan‘s work contributes no small part. Eagan was really excited to join the project when she received the invitation from the director to be a part of the team. She was deeply drawn to the script, which dealt with a subject matter that she had never worked with in any way, and she saw it as a chance of a lifetime. “It is always interesting to me when it is something that challenges you in a way you’ve never been challenged before, looking at something a little bit different,” Eagan said. […]