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It is evident how much Dana loves CAFTCAD met at the CAFTCAD Celebrates collaborating with costume designers, CELEBRATES Canadian Costumes event during TIFF as well as actors (when possible), COSTUMES 2012. In town to work on Robocop giving them something custom-built Welcome to the Fall 2013 issue with Costume Designer April Ferry, her for their character. of BeSpoke, our newsletter that enthusiasm for the supernatural genre Dana’s interest in craftsmanship celebrates our alliance of 100 plus was infectious and the conversation came early, inherited and nurtured by members and showcases the talents of our members’ creativity and quickly turned into “how can we get her engineer father who taught her craft. Straddling the worlds of film, you on our show?” At the time, I was skills like casting and wrapping wire - fashion, and design, BeSpoke features assisting on Wolves and two days post- basically, the art of ‘making things.’ interesting and relevant stories on the party, Dana came to the office to meet Her interest in creating led her to work of both seasoned and neophyte with Costume Designer Patrick Antosh. study subjects like sculpture and talents, embracing the craft from both artistic and technical perspectives We were blown away by her intricately jewellery design at the Rhode Island with a much needed sense of humour hand-crafted pieces and intrigued School of Design, earning her a and fondness of the medium we’ve by her unique vision. Astonished Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. After chosen to work in. This is our vehicle over pieces with spinal cord detail graduation, education continued when to create awareness for what we do and articulating jawbones, it was Dana moved to New York City and at home and for the international impossible not to imagine these pieces began her career in jewellery by doing community. We’d like to showcase the work of each and every one of you, completing our costumes. Patrick repairs at Tiffany & Co. After two years so stay involved, reach out and let us invited Dana to meet with the actors, with the iconic jewellery company, she know what you’re doing. We hope you where they creatively collaborated on was ready to start her own business. enjoy it! continued on pg. 5 SPECIAL TIFF EDITION BESPOKE ISSUE #5 FALL 2013 LETTER FROM Newly elected CAFTCAD President Joanna Syrokomla with former President Luis Sequeira, founding THE PRESIDENT members Antoinette Messam and Alex Kavanagh I’m thrilled to announce our newly for the opportunity to learn from Movie Wardrobe Sale and plan to elected CAFTCAD board for the my peers and am honoured to have regularly publish BeSpoke, a well- 2013-2015 term, that counts new and found mentors within the association. crafted showcase of our members. familiar faces: Vice President Loretta After all, it is our membership that Additionally, there are a couple of new Chin; Treasurer Sarah Armstrong; makes this organization great. I look initiatives in development which we Secretary & Communications Officer forward to serving it, our community hope you will all enjoy. Kristen O’Reilly; Board Members Anita and executive board with diplomacy, CAFTCAD wouldn’t be the success O’Toole; Antoinette Messam; Anya dignity and joy. it is today without the incredible Taraboulsy; Debra Hanson; Deborah I hope all our members from IATSE vision of our past president Luis Burton; Jennifer Kelly and Urs Dierker. 873, Nabet 700 CEP, and our non- Sequeira. I want to thank him and I am honoured to have served on union affiliated members will be our past executive boards for their the board since its inception, first as excited with our plans for the next commitment and leadership in the Secretary, then Vice President and term. We are redesigning our website creation of this organization. They now President. Back in 2006, at an which we encourage you to visit have truly set the bar high. early meeting at Vicki Graef’s studio, and use. We are continuing with our when asked if I wanted to ‘help out’, well-received CAFTCADEMY program Joanna Syrokomla I had no idea where it would lead. with hopes to expand it further. We CAFTCAD President I thought I’d be volunteering at a are moving forward with our popular CAFTCAD bake sale! Needless to say, I am thrilled I said yes. My tenure with CAFTCAD has been filled with opportunities to meet so many of our incredible members who remind me why we initially created this organization: to acknowledge and illuminate the talents of the numerous professionals and artists that make up our membership both within our community and the general public. It works both ways - I too, have From left to right: Sarah Armstrong, Urs Dierker, Deborah Burton, Loretta Chin, Kristen O’Reilly, benefited immensely and am grateful Joanna Syrokomla and Anya Taraboulsy. Missing from this photo are: Anita O’Toole, Antoinette Messam, Debra Hanson and Jennifer Kelly. 4 ISSUE #5 FALL 2013 BESPOKE SPECIAL TIFF EDITION continued from pg. 3 In her thirties, Dana developed an interest in heavy metal music. This influenced her aesthetic, inspiring her to develop pieces with heavy, industrial, Goth, and fantastical themes of sub-culture. Creating accessories for tough, edgy, dark male characters quickly became Dana’s forte – it’s no wonder pop culture anti-hero Marilyn Manson has been adorned by Dana’s designs throughout the years. Hollywood had long held Dana’s interest, but without having a connection to the film industry, the time never seemed right. But in December 1998, she saw the first trailer forThe Matrix, and knew immediately it was time to make the move to LA. It took her nine months to land her first gig onFrom Hell with Jewellery designed by Dana Schneider for Costume Designer Kym Barrett (of The The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Matrix). Dana’s dreams were coming true. She fell in love with the work and never looked back. Bones with Costume Designer Gersha jewellery that was not only central to One of the greatest challenges Phillips, and the mockingjay pin for The a character in the book, but one that for any designer can be creating Hunger Games with Costume Designer doesn’t even exist in real life. Dana pieces that are written about in Judianna Makovsky, are examples of had to create a new kind of piece - books. Dana understands how how Dana has successfully risen to the something that would not just look intertwined those items become with challenge. In the sequel to The Hunger different, but function differently too. the characters and with the readers/ Games, Catching Fire, working with Dana works on projects all over fans that exist before the movies are Costume Designer Trish Summerville the world, recently working with Kym made. Creating pieces like Jace’s coin (they previously worked together on Barrett again on Jupiter Ascending, pendant and Ruby’s snake bracelet Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) Dana was continued on pg. 6 for The Mortal Instruments: City of entrusted to bring to life a piece of Story Editor Antoinette Messam, Anita Man has most recently Join the BeSpoke Team! Kristen O’Reilly O’Toole, Joanna Syrokomla, been seen at events in BeSpoke is looking for Copy Editor Anya Taraboulsy, Sarah Dubai and Qatar. For your volunteer writers, reporters, Kim Harkness Armstrong & Karynah Zeh next event please visit photographers, photo www.cmartworldwide.com. coordinator, advertising Art & Advertising Cover Costume director and general Urs Dierker produced by Cover Photography Kelly Francis Costumes for Michael Cooper committee members. Graphic Design CMart Worldwide, a live If interested, please email Macroblu Cover Photographer’s [email protected]. entertainment company Assistant Contributors based in Toronto, producing Jason Cipparrone Patrick Antosh, Deborah entertainment for events Cover Model Burton, Loretta Chin, across the globe. The Mirror Julian Ganton 5 SPECIAL TIFF EDITION BESPOKE ISSUE #5 FALL 2013 continued from pg. 5 where she got to work at the Warner As an artist, she is always excited Brothers Studios, north of London, for something new, where she will England. With the help of technology, continue to explore a variety of ideas, she can meet costume designers techniques, and aesthetics. “Film is anywhere online, but Dana is always never boring, never the same.” Each happy to travel, because she believes project, each collaboration offers the ‘nothing beats a face to face meeting opportunity to make new discoveries to get a good understanding of the in an area she is already regarded world a designer is creating.’ Now as an expert in. For example, in After based out of Ohio, Toronto is just one Earth, Dana created the crystal ball music-blaring road trip away. necklace that Cypher’s (Will Smith) It was CAFTCAD Costume Designer wife wears. The technique she used to Antoinette Messam who brought create it was one she invented while Dana on to Skinwalkers and first got developing prototypes for the Green her interested in the industry here in Lantern ring.