Jenn Woodall
Email: jennwoodall@gmail.com

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

•    Bachelor of Design in Fashion Design from Ryerson University
•    Permit with I.A.T.S.E. Local 873 for Wardrobe
•    Costume experience with film, theatre and performance productions
•    Experienced seamstress of 10 years
•    Excellent skills in designing, sewing, illustration, draping
•    Creative, hard-working, ambitious and focused

EDUCATION

Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario                                        2004 – 2010
Bachelor of Design in Fashion Design
Thesis specialization in Costume Design for film

Mayfield Secondary School, Brampton, Ontario                          2000 - 2004
Specialty Arts Program Diploma Student
Honors Student

WORK EXPERIENCE

Film:

Costume Designer Credits

“William Shatner’s ‘Weird or What’”    November – December 2011
Costume Designer
Television Series
Director: Ian MacDonald
•    Hired to provide monster/creature costumes for various depictions of cryptozoological legends
•    Tasks include research, renting costumes, assembling costumes from found garments/props, building costumes and costume components, establishing looks on set, etc.

“The Ballerina”    May – June 2011
Costume Designer
Sci-fi film
Director: Jacob Wiebe
•    Costume designer for sci-fi fantasy short film
•    Worked closely with director to design original and interchangeable costumes for lead female character
•    Created all costumes from initial design to completed garments
•    Costume designs are influenced from various time periods with a futuristic and artisan twist
•    Also constructed jumpsuit with various accessories to be used in order to generate special effects during the post-production process

“Painted Dream”    April – May 2011
Costume Designer
Short film
Director: Jason Lim
•    Worked within a limited budget to dress characters in dramatic short film
•    Heavy breakdown required to achieve an authentic appearance of a painters clothing

“Scars”    April 2011
Costume Designer
Short film
Director: Cody Campanale
•    Fulfilled duties as costume designer, head of wardrobe, set supervisor and continuity
•    Each character needed specific clothing for personal style (punk, sporty, bohemian, etc.), each character designed with these styles in mind


“Contained”    February – March 2011
Costume Designer
Short film - CFC
Director: Adam Asimov
•    Costume designer and head of wardrobe for CFC short film, handled everything from designing, sourcing, budgeting, paperwork, breakdown, set supervision and continuity
•    Costumes varied in styles, characters were from various parts of the Eastern world. Later outfits required heavy amounts of breakdown requiring dyeing, fraying, dirtying, painting, altering, etc.

FauxPop TV Project    January 2011
Costume Designer
Director: Randall Lobb
•    Video pitch to website for podcost proposal
•    Designed costume for actress in opening short, designed, sourced and created the costume
•    Also built accessories such as belts, pouches, gloves, armor, etc.

“Schlepping Red”    December - January 2011
Costume Designer
Director: Nic Izzi
•    Designed, built and finished costumes for superhero short film pitch
•    Duties included designing technical aspects of costumes, buying fabric, drafting patterns, building suits, alterations and finishing
•    Also built accessories such as masks, gloves, etc.

“The Knockout”    December 2010
Costume Designer
Short film for Bravo! Television BravoFACT
Director: Leah Walker
•    Acted as costume designer, set supervisor, continuity and wardrobe supervisor on set
•    Designed, built and altered garments to create specific looks for characters
•    Kept very elaborate wardrobe within budget constraints

“Split”    October 2010
Costume designer
Short Film
Director: Charlotte Wolf
•    Designed and purchased garments for characters of short film
•    Purchased, fitted and returned necessary garments at the end of shoot
•    Garments were altered / dyed to fit vision of film
•    Also in charge of budget breakdown, continuity, wardrobe breakdown, etc.

“Brownfields”    March 2009
Costume Designer
Short film - CFC
Director: Celery Kovinsky
•    Worked with a limited budget to rent/purchase wardrobe for small cast of film
•    Duties included budgeting, sourcing costumes, picking up and returning costumes

“My Wife is a Vampire”    2006 - 2009
Costume Designer
Independent Feature Film
Director: Paul Marrin
•    Bought garments for entirety of cast on a minimal budget
•    Duties involved repairing and tailoring garments, creating unique garments, breaking down garments, laundering, steaming and maintaining the looks of garments
•    Garments required tailoring for improved fit and performanc

Daily/Weekly Wardrobe Department Work

“Resident Evil 5”    October 2011
Weekly – Sewer and Corset Maker
Feature Film
Supervisor: Madelyn Stewart
•    Primary duty working as a corset maker; hired due to experience in building and repairing corsets
•    Worked as an additionally sewer helping to assemble/build and alter other costumes

“Foxfire”    August 2011
Daily – Seamstress and Wardrobe Assistant
Feature Film
Supervisor: Rashmi Varma
•    Altered / repaired period piece garments for various characters
•    Assisted set supervisor on set maintaining background actor continuity, processing extras, taking photographs and running errands

“Alphas” Season 1    May 2011 / August 2011
Daily – Wardrobe Assistant
Television Series
Supervisor: Jean Wong
•    Dressed background actors, took continuity photos and maintained continuity on set
•    Other tasks included loading and unloading wardrobe to various locations and sets, repairing damaged costumes, redressing extras if problems arose, keeping record of loaned and worn clothing, etc.

“Against the Wall” Season 1    May 2011 / July 2011
Daily – Wardrobe Assistant
Television Series
Supervisor: Background holding co-ordinator
•    Assisted in dressing background actors, maintained continuity and collected laundry
•    Other tasks included cleaning out dressing rooms, organizing wardrobe truck and filing wardrobe

“Total Recall”    May 2011 / June 2011
Daily/Weekly - Seamstress
Feature Film
Supervisor: Nancy DeSilva
•    Daily/Weekly seamstress for production team on ‘Total Recall’
•    Duties include constructing garments from start to finish, repairing garments, altering garments, building closures, hand-sewing, finishing, etc.

“Covert Affairs” Season 2    April 2011
Daily – Wardrobe Assistant
Television Series
Supervisor: Donna Butt
•    Unloaded wardrobe truck, filed costumes back into appropriate wardrobe racks
•    Other tasks included laundry, dry-clean sorting, removing patches from uniforms, organizing inventory by style, size, type, etc.

Costume and Wardrobe Department Credits

“Northern Lights” Commercial for Blackjet Inc.    June 2011
Wardrobe / Costumes
Online commercial
•    Acted as designer, buyer and set supervisor for duration of shoot
•    Duties included renting costumes, shopping for garments, returning garments, maintaining continuity, assisting actor out of mascot costume, budgeting, etc.

“The Play”    June 2011
Wardrobe Supervisor
Short film for Bravo! Television BravoFACT
Director: Calum deHartog
•    Set supervisor during shoot for short film
•    Duties included dressing SWAT team officers, dressing principal actors, managing background’s wardrobe, maintaining continuity, etc.

“Mr. Viral”    November - December 2010
Costume Designer’s Assistant
Indie Film
Supervisor: Olivia Sementsova
•    Assisted head designer with processing extras and managing continuity to shots
•    Assisted art department with custom t-shirts and wardrobe repairs
•    Managed wardrobe while designer was on set or away, processed extras into appropriate outfits for upcoming scenes
•    Repaired damaged garments when necessary

“Cancel Christmas”    October 2010
Wardrobe Assistant
Feature Film
Director: John Bradshaw
Supervisor: Megan Oppenheimer
•    Brought on set to help manage 30 + children  and 15+ parent extras for day of shooting
•    Selected outfits for children and managed overall wardrobe aesthetics of wardrobe vision
•    Kept track of garments and made sure all clothing was returned at the end of shoot

“The Santa Suit”    September 2010
Wardrobe Assistant
Feature Film
Director: Robert Vaughn
Supervisor: Megan Oppenheimer
•    Brought on set to help manage extra Santas for day of shooting
•    Assisted with continuity on set, extra wrangling and keeping track of garments lent from truck
•    Also helped to organize outfits in wardrobe truck, garment alteration and repairs, laundering, etc.

“Monster Brawl”    August 2010
Costume Truck Supervisor
Independent Feature Film
Director: Jesse Cook
Supervisor: Olivia Sementsova
•    Organized entirety of costumes/wardrobe for characters, extras, etc.
•    Wardrobe organized by character importance, outfits grouped together
•    In charge of keeping tracking of all accessories, outfit combinations
•    Laundered, ironed and steamed garments after wear
•    Other duties included sewing and tailoring garments, creating accessories, wardrobe breakdown, etc.

“At Home by Myself With You”    November 2008
Wardrobe Assistant / Set Supervisor
Feature Film
Director: Kris Booth
Supervisor: Ginger Martini
•    Set supervisor for certain days of film shoot while head set supervisor was absent
•    Duties included maintaining continuity, keeping wardrobe organized, upkeep of garments, etc.

“The Girl Who Cried Pearls”    June-July 2008
Costume Assistant / Set Supervisor
Short film - CFC
Director: Pascal Trottier
Supervisor: Ginger Martini
•    Acted as wardrobe assistant when costume designer was present, took on the role of set supervisor when she was absent
•    Consistently on set to supervise wardrobe, check continuity, etc.
•    Duties included dressing actors, keeping wardrobe organized by looks, breakdown, maintaining continuity, etc.

“Cursing Hanley”    April 2007
Assistant Costume Designer
Short film - CFC
Director: Kelly Harms
Supervisor: Jennifer Lantz
•    Constructed garments from scratch for actors in production
•    Dressed actors, maintained continuity, kept wardrobe organized
•    Other duties included shopping for fabrics, wardrobe pieces, etc.

Television:

“So You Think You Can Dance Canada”    August 2010 – October 2010
Costume Department
Supervisor: Jolene Antle
•    Primary duties include sewing costumes, alterations, trouble-shooting for complicated garments
•    Also assists with accessory construction, fittings, organization of wardrobe, ironing and steaming garments for performances, etc.

Theatre

Tutu Project – National Ballet of Canada    August 2011 – September 2011
Selected Designer
•    Selected as designer to create original Tutu for NBC’s 60th anniversary gala and initiative titled, ‘The Tutu Project’
•    Tutu is inspired around the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and will be exhibited at the Word on the Street festival before being displayed at the anniversary gala
•    Tutu will then be kept in costume museum and possibly sold at charity auction

In the Next Room (The Vibrator Room) – The Tarragon Theatre    August 2011 – September 2011
Seamstress and Costume Designer assistant
Supervisor: Michelle Bailey
•    Worked as seamstress for new Tarragon production, also assisted with accessories and prepping
•    Built and altered Victorian era style costumes, very complex and time consuming
•    Built historically accurate under-structures such as corsets and bustle frames

MacBeth – The Driftwood Theatre    June 2011 - Present
Costume Designer Assistant
Supervisor: Michelle Bailey
•    Worked as assistant to costume designer for post-apocolyptic rendition of MacBeth
•    Duties included altering existing costumes, building new costumes, studding, heavy breakdown, alterations, fittings, laundering, dying fabric, etc.
•    Other jobs included buying/shopping, repairs after performances, etc.
•    In charge of wardrobe maintenance during performance run including laundry, hand-sewing, repairs, alterations, etc.

Forests – The Tarragon Theatre    April 2011
Sewer and Wardrobe Assistant
Supervisor: Michelle Bailey
•    Constructed costumes from start to finish, altered and modified existing costumes
•    Worked with heavy wools, cottons, lace, chiffon, boning, muslin, etc.
•    Costumes from various time periods; required historical accuracy and believability

Happy Days – Stage West    January 2011 – February 2011
Sewer
Supervisor: Laura Nardone
•    Built garments from start to finish, including sewing, fitting, alterations, finishing, etc.
•    Costumes are fashion from the 50s and 60s, historical accuracy and styling necessary to be immersive
•    Tasks also include altering to specific measurements and re-enforcement of seams for stress
•    Worked backstage in dressing rooms, organizing wardrobe and setting up costumes for next acts

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat - Stage West    November 2010
Sewer
Supervisor: Laura Nardone
•    Sewer for Stage West theatre productions
•    Constructs costumes from start to finish to be worn on stage
•    Working with a large variety of fabrics; spandex, buckram, velvet, brocade, etc.
•    Costumes must be sewn with precision and speed, also must be durable for entire run of production
•    Incredibly complex accessories and historical builds
•    Worked backstage in dressing rooms, setting the appropriate wardrobe for each scene and organizing the costumes at the end of the night

Les Moutons    August 2010
Sewer
Supervisor: Nina Okens
•    Assisted head of wardrobe with cutting, sewing, costume builds, repairs and alterations
•    Working with a variety of materials such as spandex, lycra, felt, wool, etc.
•    Costumes must be well-made and durable to endure performance tour worldwide

Theatre Francais de Toronto, Toronto    July 2010
Sewer and Wardrobe Assistant
Supervisor: Nina Okens
•    Working as a designer and sewer for Shakespearian characters in Toronto plays
•    Designer duties include pattern drafting, construction, repairs, alterations, dressing and styling
•    Constructed costumes to be performed in on stage during various festivals
•    Works with a variety of materials such as chiffon, brocade, silks, netting, taffeta, etc.

Other Productions:

‘The Trews’ Photo Shoot    September 2010
Assistant buyer / dresser
Supervisor: Nicole Manek
•    Duties include helping costume designer select and purchase garment for wear during photo shoot
•    Other duties include continuity, garment upkeep, alterations, repairs, returning un-used garments, etc.

Pepper Mills Records    May 2010 – January 2011
Costume Designer
•    Hired to create costumes for large record release party even, over 15 servers/hostesses required futuristic sci-fi custom costumes to create desired atmosphere
•    Designed costumes for featured Musicians at venue to be worn on stage during performances
•    Required to build each costume individually as they were each unique and based on performer’s measurements

G8/G20 Protest – Oxfam Canada, Toronto    May – June 2010
Costume designer and design team member
•    Selected as costume designer for publicity stunts performed by Oxfam Canada as part of the G20 summit
•    Duties include conceptual design, budgeting, cultural garment research, construction, etc.
•    Designing cultural costumes to represent various leaders of the world assembling to meet
•    Also member of design committee to plan and contribute ideas to the G20 activities

Diver Financial Management, Toronto    Fall 2008
Costume designer
•    Selected as costume designer for musicians managed under D.F.Management
•    Created custom costumes based off astronaut suit designs for the rock group, U.S.S.
•    Process included client meeting, initial and finalized designers, budgeting, fabric selection, prop and costume construction, finishing, alterations and maintenance, etc.
•    Costumes used for promotional fliers, concert costumes, CD cover and featured in the music video, ‘Laces Out’