Kirsty Wise

Wardrobe Assistant
Costume Maker
Location: Warwickshire, UK

Credits

Year Job Title
Project Type		 Project Name
Director / Company		 Location
2018 Costume Trainee
Film 		Hope Gap (Film). Origin Pictures Ltd
2019 Costume and Set Designer/ Maker
Film 		Black Peter, Brighton Fringe Festival
2019 Costume Trainee
Film 		World On Fire (TV Drama) Mammoth Screnn Productions.

Education

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About me

As a recent graduate of Costume with Textiles from the University of Huddersfield, I am excited to begin my career in the filming industry. I enjoy working in challenging, busy environments, as well as sewing and costume making for different disciplines and periods of History. During university I took a placement year and enjoyed the variety of work I experienced from costume hires to couture embroidery, but my experiences as a costume trainee in television was by far the best suited to me. Which is why as soon as I graduated I took the oppertunity of other costume trainee roles, and I hope to continue to build on this and advance my career.

To see examples of my work see: www.kwise1.wixsite.com/portfolio

Skills

Secondary Job Title Costume Maker

Highlights

  • September 2018- Present: Production Assistant. Merlin Entertainments

    - Pulling costumes for actors and making necessary repairs and alterations
    - Themeing and building set for attractions
    - Dressing set and props for events


    June- July 2018: Costume Trainee. Origin Pictures Ltd. Hope Gap (film)

    - Supporting the designer, costume supervisor and standby in their everyday roles
    - Truck maintenance, washing and ironing, clearing changing rooms, dying/altering costumes
    - Helping with returns and shopping of costume and equipment
    - Looking after the continuity and dressing SA’s.


    January-June 2018:Costume Trainee/ Daily. The Forge. Ackley Bridge (television drama)

    - Supporting the designer, costume supervisor and standbys in their everyday roles
    - Washing and ironing, helping with returns and sourcing items, assisting during fittings and alterations
    - Looking after the continuity and dressing SA’s.


    2017/2018: Intern. Birmingham Costume Hire

    -Supporting the assistant manager with everyday organizing, ironing, writing inventories and answering phone calls to clients
    -Preparing and sending out shows for hire, including making alterations and fixing the costumes
    -Working with designers and costume supervisors to pull costumes for shows



    February 2017:Costume Trainee/ Daily. The Forge. Ackley Bridge (television drama)

    -Supporting the designer, costume supervisor and standbys in their everyday roles
    -Washing and ironing, helping with returns and sourcing items, assisting during fittings and alterations
    - Looking after the continuity and dressing SA’s.


    January 2017: Embroidery Intern. Grace Wales Bonner (menswear designer)

    - A short internship supporting the embroidery designer before preparing embroidery for London Fashion Week, which consisted of intricate and delicate hand embroidery and dressing at the show.


    September 2016: Costume Maker. Birmingham Royal Ballet.

    - A weeks placement making and altering costumes, within the discipline of ballet.


    August 2016: Costume Trainee. CBBC. 4 O'clock Club (children's television)

    - Supporting the costume supervisor with washing ironing and organizing, liaising with the designer and making/altering costumes and supporting the costume standby on set with SA’s.