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Biography
Throughout her three years at BOVTS she has also aquired and honed several skills in practical costume construction including pattern drafting (flat and on the stand), costume construction, corset making, millinery, ruffs and rebatos, foundation wear, stretch wear and body padding, basic tailoring techniques, hand and machine embroidery, printing techniques, dyeing, distressing and costume enhancement.
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She has developed skills in the various roles within costume supervision whilst working as a Supervisor, Assistant, Dresser and Standby. She excels in routinely delivering orderliness in regard to dressing room, backstage and truck organisation, sourcing costumes for fittings from both large costume warehouses such as Bristol Costume Services and by commercial methods such as secondhand and high street shopping (online and in-person), as well as fitting costumes, carrying out alterations, selecting and prepping costumes for dressing and derigging for both small and large productions.​
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She also gained experience in wig care, basic make up, keeping an accurate and up-to-date costume bible, as well as liaising with designers and directors.
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My Key Values:
Personal and interpersonal management are softer but essential skills required for effective and efficient costume activities. In roles as a theatre dresser and costume assistant I have developed extensive skills in working in various pressured and demanding costume environments.
Over a number of productions my peers and senior staff have acknowledged that I can be relied upon to be dedicated, cheerful, and driven.
I am always looking for ways to support those around me. Tenacity and readiness to enthusiastically invest in prolonged work hours are skills that I have developed, routinely demonstrate and are essential to a trainee position. Over the last three years I have demonstrated, across both film and theatre productions, that I am able to be constantly engaged and carry out responsibilities to the highest standard. I have demonstrated ability in actively listening to instructions and asking key questions as required.
Involvement in a number of different productions has developed my confidence in working independently and as part of a team. With growing experience of working across a number of productions and in various different situations and locations I have developed acute observational skills and an ability to anticipate problems. Having identified a potential problem I am able use my initiative to resolve potential costume challenges before they occur and enable the whole process to run smoothly and according to schedule.