FIDM Film & TV Costume Design Grad Michelle Liu is credited as the Key Costume Designer on the new Tim Burton film Alice In Wonderland, which is currently in production. Michelle, who graduated in '06, has also worked on Bedtime Stories and The Cleaner. For more pix from the set of Alice, click here. --Kim
Film & T.V. Costume Design Grads are really using their FIDM education to make a name for themselves within the Entertainment Industry! FIDM's amazing Career Development Center and our unique industry partnerships help make it possible.
It's also exciting to see that successful working alumni are usually more than willing to hire new FIDM Students and Grads because they know that they have the skills necessary to perform well on the job. Here is just a small sampling of some of the most recent jobs held by our grads within the field of Costume Design. --Kim
Kristi Hoffman, Set Costume Designer for Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page's upcoming film Whip It
Agata Maskiewicz, Costume Designer for NBC's The Starter Wife
Kelli Martin, Designer Contestant on Project Runway: Season 5
Suzy Magnin, Set Costumer for FOX's Prison Break and Costume for So You Think You Can Dance
Michelle Liu, Costume Designer for CBS's The Cleaner and Key Costumer for Steven Spielberg's Tin Tin
Rumaldo Medina, Designer/Sampler Maker for ABC's America's Prom Queen
Andrea Galer, Emmy Winner and Costume Designer for Jane Eyre miniseries
Christie Tackett, Design Guest for Tyra Banks Show
Diane Savone, Set Costume for Teen Choice Awards
Ray Baltazar, Producer for Ed Hardy's Smashbox runway show
Rumaldo Medina, Sketched Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's wedding attire for In-Style Celebrity Weddings
Joan Lee, Intern for City Ballet of Los Angeles
Greg Lavoi, Costume Designer for The Closer
FIDM congratulates Digital Media students Samantha Young and Michael Asmus and Graphic Design student Sarah Neyhart, finalists in the 7th Annual Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards Student Competition. "Of the twelve finalists in the Trailer division, FIDM took two places and in the 'one sheet' or poster division, we took one spot among the twelve," reports FIDM Department Chair Marlene Morbitt-Dunn.
"The competition this year increased by approximately 62% more entries in the poster division, and 50% more in the trailer division. Stiff competition!" Marlene continued. Stephanie created a trailer for the feature film 300, while Michael's trailer was for Dreamgirls. Sarah created a poster for the comedy Knocked Up.
The reception and the announcement of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each category will take place on May 29th at a reception in the FIDM Museum & Galleries. Watch the video and see the posters from the FIDM Students who won last year's competition. --Kim
We're thrilled to announce that FIDM Digital Media Student Meme Ellis was awarded FIRST PLACE in the
Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards Student Competition's audiovisual category for her Brokeback
Mountain trailer (above). Explains Meme, "I chose Brokeback Mountain because I knew from the start that it would be a complete challenge for me. The film itself is so beautiful, raw, and subtle." She continues, "It's very gratifying to know that my hard work has been
appreciated. The Key Art Awards brings so much opportunity to students like me, and for that, I am so grateful!"
FIDM Graphic Design Student Melissa Wong, who won SECOND PLACE in the print category for her Walk the Line movie poster, says of the Key Art Awards, "Being a finalist is such a surreal feeling, especially since the caliber of work from all the schools is so high. I feel fortunate to be a part of a competition that represents student work in a real-life industry of Entertainment and Marketing. It is an honor to be recognized and I'm proud to have represented FIDM in this competition." --Kim
More Info
* Read an article about the awards on the Hollywood Reporter website.
* Watch more movie trailers by FIDM Students.
* Learn about FIDM's Digital Media and Graphic Design programs.
* Read our earlier post on the Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards Reception.
The finalists for The Hollywood Reporter's 6th annual Key Art Awards Student Competition were announced at a special reception on FIDM's L.A. Campus last week. FIDM Students Melissa Wong (Print) and Meme Ellis (AV) were among the finalists for this prestigious scholarship award. Melissa Wong's striking entry, a poster for the hit movie Walk the Line, is pictured above.
"The quality of this year's student entries is absolutely incredible, and we're thrilled to be able to showcase and honor such brilliant work," said John Kilcullen, Publisher of The Hollywood Reporter. "This unique competition connects students with key players in the Hollywood creative community, and I believe that many of the finalists, if not all, will be Key Art Award nominees in years to come."
Winners will be announced Friday, June 15th at the Beverly Hilton. Watch this space for more information, plus check back to view finalist Meme Ellis's movie trailer! --Kim
More Information:
Purchase Key Art Awards tickets or find out more about the event.
Get the details on FIDM's Graphic Design Program.
Get the details on FIDM's Digital Media Program.
COSTUME DESIGNER and FIDM Grad Marlene Stewart's latest project was the recent romantic flick The Holiday, starring Jude Law, Jack Black, Kate Winslet, and Cameron Diaz. To see close-ups of costumes from The Holiday and other films (like Dreamgirls and Marie Antoinette) featured in FIDM's 2007 Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition, head to our Online Gallery. For more on Marlene, who has worked on everything from The Doors to Ali in her exciting career, visit Alumni Stories.--Kim
FIDM Film & TV Costume Design Alum Lisa Vandenberghe was the Costume Designer on the award-winning short film Disappearing, winner of the Grand Prize at the 2006 AFI Film Festival. --Kim
More Info:
Get the details on FIDM's Film & TV Costume Design Program.
