Crew Chats

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

For episode 57, I chatted with costume supervisor, Clare Spragge about travelling the world, how her role has changed and the practicalities of those big crowd scenes.

Credits include: Cruella, Aladdin, Pan, The Kings Man and Life

Recommendations:

-Orlando

-Kingdom of Heaven

-Cruella

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

For episode 56, I had the pleasure of speaking with milliner Sean Barrett about all things hats, some of his famous clients and striking a work life balance.

Credits include: Renegade Nell, The Crown, Wicked(theatre) and Snow White and The Huntsmen

Recommendations:

-The Mode in Hats and Headdresses (book)

-Kind Hearts and Coronets

-The Wallace Collection (art gallery)

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Hats, Hats, Hats!! For episode 55, earlier this summer, I spoke to milliner Claire Strickland about her unusual route to millinery, constantly learning, as well as the exhibition Claire has curated. Titled, ‘Showtime for Hats’, opening on the 4th September and running until 28th October at the Hat Works in Luton, it will be showcasing the work of 18 milliners from the British Hat Guild, with pieces from TV, theatre, film, and opera.

Where: The Hat Works, Luton (2 mins from the station, 35 mins from Kings Cross)

Exhibition opens 4th September – 28th October Monday – Friday and open all Saturdays in October.

More info on the British Hat Guild website @britishhatguild and @millinerclaire

Claire's Reccomendations:

Moulin Rouge

Internal sunshine of a spotless mind

Dune

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

For Episode 54, I had the opportunity to speak to costume designer, Veera Kapur Ee, who kindly took some time out to speak with me whilst she was on set. Working in Indian cinema, Veera started her career as an AD and fell into designing commercials which led to her being asked to design her first film. Veera has worked on a wide variety of successful films and television shows, such as, ‘Qala’, ‘Hindi Medium’, ‘Sardar Udham’ and ‘Piku’ to name a few. We discussed how Veera got into designing, why Indian cinema is known worldwide and more.

Credits include: Qala, Bulbul, Sardhar Udham and Pink

Veera’s Reccomendations:

Bulbul

Sardhar udham

Piku

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Episode 53 is slightly different to the usual, I spoke to Assistant Costume Designer, Charlotte Sewell Costume Designer Molly Emma Rowe. Both Charlotte and Molly are on the Costume and Wardrobe branch committee of BECTU. BECTU is the trade union supporting UK staff and freelancers working in the media and entertainment sectors. I spoke to them about the strikes going on in America, the impact here in the UK and the importance of unions and how they can help you. We mention acronyms for the unions and I have put the definitions in the show notes. For reference as we spoke about negotiations beginning again, the date we spoke was 11th August.

BECTU - Broadcasting Entertainment Communications and Theatre Union

SAG/AFTRA - Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

WGA - Writers Guild of America

IIATSE - The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada

PACT – Producers Alliance of Cinema and Television

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

https://www.screenskills.com/

https://filmtvcharity.org.uk/

24hr Support Line -0800 054 0000

https://www.bectucostume.com/the-commitee

https://bectu.org.uk/

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Dreamed of working on a superhero movie when you were a child? Well, that was what costume concept artist Benjamin Ip wanted to do. Initially wanting to pursue a career in fashion illustration, life took him down the path of a make-up artist but came full circle when his childhood dreams came true and he had the opportunity to work as a costume concept artist on films such as Marvel’s ‘Eternals’, ‘Ant Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’, and Venom 3, as well as shows such as ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘Wednesday’ amongst others.

Benjamin’s Reccomendations:

Close

Interstellar

Belle (Mamoru Hosoda)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Episode 51’s guest is Costume Designer Janty Yates. Janty’s career in costume began with her grandmothers sewing machine at age 11 when she began making clothes which continued into adulthood. Janty’s career has spanned from working in the wholesale fashion world, designing commercials and television shows to designing feature films. Janty has had a long term collaborative relationship with director Ridley Scott which began with ‘Gladiator’ for which she won an Oscar and continues to today with the upcoming, ‘Napoleon’. Janty has costume designed on projects such as. ‘American Gangster’. ‘Prometheus’, ‘The Martian’ and The House of Gucci’ to name a few.

Janty's Recommendations:

-Lawrence of Arabia

-Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

-Gladiator

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Episode 50’s guest is music editor Clare Batterton. After having completed a Music degree at the University of Liverpool and a masters in the same at Oxford University, Clare knew she wanted to be a music editor. It was with this intention that Clare got in touch with music editor Laurence Love Greed and had the opportunity to learn from him whilst shadowing before going onto become a freelance music editor. Clare has worked on projects such as, Netflix’s Top Boy, Made in Italy, His Dark Materials and the upcoming The Witcher prequel, The Witcher: Blood Origin to name a few.

Clare's Reccomendations:

Ted lasso

Final space

The Mitchells vs the Machine

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Episode 49's guest is Intimacy coordinator, Lizzy Talbot. Lizzy began her career as a stage combat teacher and the world of stunts, whilst in the industry she saw there was a need for the role an intimacy coordinator and pursued this profession, going on to found and direct, Intimacy for Stage and Screen, advocating for safe intimacy practices across stage and screen. Lizzy has worked on productions such as Season 1 and 2 of ‘Bridgerton’, ‘Anatomy of a Scandal’, ‘The Witcher’ and ‘This Is Going to Hurt’ to name a few. Just a note about this episode it was recorded last year and in it we do discuss sex and some issues which may be triggering for some listeners.

Lizzy’s Reccomendations:

Queen Charlotte (upcoming)

Sandtion

The Tudors

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

For episode 48, I spoke to Bridgerton Season 2 Costume Designer Sophie Canale. From studying costume design at the Arts Institute Bournemouth to working in breakdown, being a costume standby, buying to an assistant designer to now being a costume designer. We talk about designing the second season and about her journey to getting there as well as which Bridgerton character she would be!

Sophie's Recommendations:

-Jojo Rabbit

-Stand By Me

-The Handmaids Tale