In this episode, Wendy and Adron talk with professional costume designer and author Kristin M. Burke! Kristin just finished a two season run on the immensely popular Fox television series Sleepy Hollow. And though that show has exposed her work to a broad new television audience, she’s better known for a resume of over 50 films, including The Conjuring, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Insidious (1 & 2), Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, Sex Drive, Crazy, Bring it On Again and many, many more.
Kristin is the co-author of Costuming for Film: the Art and the Craft, a college-level textbook on the ins and outs of designing costumes for films. This book is also intended to reach industry professionals looking to broaden their understanding about the role of costumes in the collaborative medium of film.
Her second book, Going Hollywood: How to Get Started, Keep Going, and Not Turn into a Sleaze, is in use at film schools and universities in 7 countries.
We discuss her path to a career in film and TV, the challenges of working on television production schedules versus that of movies, and the great number of unique jobs available in the costume departments of major productions. Kristin is funny and delightful, and she gives us a glimpse inside an aspect of filmmaking we rarely see outside of a few minutes in DVD extras.
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More from Kristin M. Burke:
- Follow Kristin on Twitter: @Frocktalk
- Visit her costume-based movie/TV review site FrockTalk.com
- Check out her IMDB page.
- Read her feature on the Costumer Designers Guild website.
- Read her interview on GoFugYourself.com