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December 2009 Blog Posts (6)

Laura Melchiorre Resume

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Added by Laura Melchiorre on December 21, 2009 at 1:40pm — No Comments

"Should I go to U/RTA?"

U/RTA stands for the University/Resident Theatres Association, a collective of professional theatres in residence at universities which offer masters study in theatrical disciplines, with significant crossover between the professional and the academic. Prospective graduate students in both performance and production foci take note of U/RTA because of their sponsorship of the National Unified Auditions/Interviews (NUA/I), held annually in NYC, Chicago, and San… Continue

Added by Rachel E. Pollock on December 9, 2009 at 10:28am — No Comments

Elizabeth Finkler On my way to movie stardom....

I auditioned for a video production company on Tuesday night, and got the call Friday night to play in a short film. They said they needed casual dress for afternoon/evening. So... I stuffed a duffel with several changes of clothes and hair things (so it could be up, down, back or sideways) and didn't put on any makeup, just brought it in my "Rosie the Riveter" lunch box. The scene I'm in was shot in the director's living room. He told me that I looked just right as I was! So, I'll be making… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Finkler on December 6, 2009 at 8:56pm — 2 Comments

Portfolio Advice for Costume Professionals

My current job includes teaching grad school coursework in costume technology, and i see a lot of portfolios from folks applying to our program. This is one of my favorite things about applicants' visits--the opportunity to see their portfolios. I'm writing this post from purely my own perspective, what *I* think about how a portfolio should be set up and arranged. I don't make acceptance decisions here, but i do offer feedback… Continue

Added by Rachel E. Pollock on December 6, 2009 at 4:22pm — No Comments

MFA Programs: Costume Design vs Production/Technology

This post, originally written in November 2006, comes from a query posted in a LiveJournal community...i thought i'd post my response here though as a means of reaching a larger audience. Here are the poster's original questions: I was hoping to get some advice from any of you veterans out there. I'm really hoping to go to grad school after I graduate and one day do professional work or teach at a university. I do… Continue

Added by Rachel E. Pollock on December 6, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Preparing to apply to a Costume Production/Technology MFA program

I've written a series of posts in my "actual" blog, La Bricoleuse, about graduate study in costume career fields. It occurred to me that i might reach a larger audience of interested readers by cross-posting them here as well. So, over the next few days/weeks, i'll be putting those posts up in this blog as well. This first one (originally posted in November of 2006) was written in response to a query from Aurora, an… Continue

Added by Rachel E. Pollock on December 5, 2009 at 10:03am — No Comments

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