Costume designer Kate English joins Colleen on Coffee with Colleen, a Creators Co. TV video podcast. Kate has nearly a decade of experience designing costumes for fantasy and period independent films, including three features. She recently moved back to Redding, California after working with the Upstate California Film Commission and spending time in Los Angeles.

In this episode:

• How Kate went from childhood Halloween costumes and homemade harvest festivals to a career in costume design, with no formal training
• Making elven cloaks for a fantasy short film and designing Western wardrobe for a web series on a tiny budget
• Working with directors and actors on color palettes, and improvising on set
• Facing the fear of acting and stepping in front of the camera
• Lessons from a month in Guatemala at age 12
• Promoting Shasta County as a film location with the Upstate California Film Commission
• The new Shasta County Women in Film chapter: classes, table reads, movie nights and monthly film days
• Kate’s period drama series about a screenwriter in early Hollywood, and the women who shaped silent film
• AI in filmmaking, self-education, perfectionism, shame and the “Let Them” mindset

Hire Kate for film wardrobe or custom costumes at KateEnglishCostumes.com.

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