Ep 23 - Antoinette Messam - The Book of Clarence, Lift, and going all in on costume design Voice Of Costume - Creating Character through Costume Design

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Listen in on this inspirational, one-on-one conversation between Antoinette Messam and Catherine Baumgardner.
Topics Include:
Influence of parents and grandparents
Jamaican childhood
Inspired by the outdoors
Starting as a model
Journey from Modeling to Styling to Buyer for Film to Designer
First show “Catwalk”
Moment she knew Costume Design was the destination
Realization of too many things going in life
Doing your homework to get the job
The importance of the message of Book of Clarence
Research for 1st century production
Directing the color palette you have available 
Actor Feedback for contemporary vs period costumes
Challenges of communication between different countries
Working on two films
Being a parent on a film set
Needed mindset shift to take from the work day to home life
Advice for her younger self
Plus Deep Dive and Rapid Fire Questions!
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