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Olwen Morrey

Olwen Morrey

GraduateUnited Kingdom
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Olwen Morrey

Olwen Morrey

GraduateUnited Kingdom
Professions
  • Costume Designer
LevelJunior
About me
A hard working and dedicated person with a passion for research. Looking to expand her knowledge within the costume department in Film and theatre.
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Projects
  • Costume Maker
    Costume MakerShakespeare's Twelfth Night, performed by the company Permanently Bard, Designed by Katie Unsworth-Murray. Was tasked with making two dresses in one week for the character of Olivia. This was made even further of a challenge due to a mid week cast change. I then went on to dress this 3 day run of the production. Photographs not owned by me.
  • The Tempest
    The Tempest2nd Year design project. Designing for one character in the Tempest. The concept set in a Religious cyclical war. With the character Iris being a militant politician God.
  • Costume Supervisor
    Costume SupervisorCostume Supervisor for a charity production of the Wedding Singer in Manchester. Designed by Libby Todd. Directed by Tom O'Brien. Photography by Pamela Raith. A 2 week intensive production schedule up in Manchester. Most costumes either bought and altered or sourced from charitable costume houses. 37 children aged 13 to 23 with many costume changes each.
  • The Changeling Who Lives in the Queen's Doll's House
    The Changeling Who Lives in the Queen's Doll's House3rd Year Design Project. Conceptually creating a character based of an object in Windsor Castle. Focusing on Queen Mary's unease of the changing times in the 1920s post war Britain. Turning a safe haven in to her nightmare.
  • Mr Burns
    Mr Burns3rd year Design Project. A post electric play. My concept focused on the more extreme problems facing them and social and physical environment they would find themselves in. I particularly focused non biodegradable objects as a way to cloth them.
  • Sergeant Early's Dream
    Sergeant Early's Dream3rd year Costume Design project. Updating and modernizing the costumes from Christopher Bruce's Dance, choreographed for Rambert. The dance is focusing on Irish American Immigrants and there worry about the loss of their culture. For my concept i focused on how the culture for Irish Americans has changed. Looking at how the strong religious element is fading in this commercialized technological world. Especially how this is shown through in their st Patrick's day festival. Music in film the property of Rambert.
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Work history
    Costume Supervisor
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    2 week project, with a small amount of pre prep work. sourcing buying and altering outfits for 37 actors in many costume changes. As well as dressing and organizing costume backstage. Designer Libby Todd
    Costume Maker
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    Fast turn around making costumes for the two main characters in the feature film Native
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Skills
  • Film
  • Theatre
  • Assistant
  • Costume Design
  • Design
  • Research
  • Sewing
  • Wardrobe
  • Photoshop
  • Word
Education
    BA(Hons) First Class Theatre and Screen: Costume Design
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    Graduating with a 1st
Awards
    TBQ Prize for Costume Design
    An award from an anonymous benefactor, to a soon to be graduate for great concept and understanding of costume design as part of a whole, as well as designs which are ready for the stage without changes