Character Comes First: Costume Design in the 21st Century | Academy Foundation

This four-week seminar will offer a detailed look at the costume design process from the perspective of motion picture costume designers themselves. Each session will feature film clips and open discussion between audience and guests (subject to availability). During this program a renowned line up of costume designers will discuss their approach toward designing for
particular motion picture genres including:


	Judianna Makovsky – Seabiscuit, A Little Princess Carol Ramsey – Mr. & Mrs. Bridge, Tuck Everlasting Rita Ryack – Casino, Apollo 13
			Deena Appel – Austin Powers I, II and III Daniel Orlandi – Down With Love, Meet the Parents Shay Cunliffe - What a Girl Wants, Multiplicity
Carol Ramsey designed for Alexis Bledel as Winnifred 'Winnie' Foster in Tuck Everlasting (2002).		Deena Appel designed for Mike Myers as Austin Powers in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002).


	Jeffrey Kurland – Collateral, Ocean’s Eleven (2001) Mark Bridges – 8 Mile, Punch-Drunk Love Susie DeSanto – White Oleander, What Lies Beneath
			Ellen Mirojnick – Chronicles of Riddick, Starship Troopers Kym Barrett – Matrix I, II & III, Gothika Aggie Guerard Rodgers - The Witches of Eastwick, Return of the Jedi
Jeffrey Kurland designed for Julia Roberts as Tess Ocean in Ocean's Eleven (2001).		Kym Barrett designed for Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity in The Matrix Reloaded (2003).

The evenings will be moderated by Deborah Nadoolman Landis, Ph.D. (Coming to America, Raiders of the Lost Ark), current president of the Costume Designers Guild.

Carol Ramsey designed for Alexis Bledel as Winnifred 'Winnie' Foster in Tuck Everlasting (2002).

Deena Appel designed for Mike Myers as Austin Powers in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002).

Jeffrey Kurland designed for Julia Roberts as Tess Ocean in Ocean's Eleven (2001).

Kym Barrett designed for Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity in The Matrix Reloaded (2003).