CV

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Career Skills
• Costume Designer and Wardrobe Supervisor for film, television and theatre
• Professional costume and dressmaker

Costume & Wardrobe Skills
• Historical and contemporary Costume Design for tv, film and theatre
• Wardrobe Supervising (scheduling, budgets, fittings, hiring of staff)
• Dressmaking (industrial and detail handwork)
• Script analysis, breakdown, continuity and co-ordinating changes
• Costume set up and pack up (locations, studios, theatres)
• Stunt experience (fire, pads and harnesses) and costume breakdown

Education
• Bachelor of Communication Studies, major TV directing & producing, AUT, NZ
• Scholarship university entrance, A Bursary, St Cuthberts College, NZ


Articles

House & Garden - March 2008
New Zealand House & Garden magazine asked Cathy about her personal style and how this is reflected in her home.
Click here to read the entire article (PDF, 654 Kb)

Her - September 2007
Her magazine chatted with Cathy to find out how she carved her way into this exciting and extremely competitive line of business.
Click here to read the entire article (PDF, 887 Kb)

Next - September 2005
Next magazine profiled Cathy's work as costume designer for Canterbury Opera in their First Person section in the September 2005 issue.
Click here to read the entire article (PDF, 312 Kb)

Employment History
May – June 08
GodZone Pictures (feature film – Dir Stephen Sinclair) Russian Snark – Costume Designer
Feb – April 08
GSTV (Pan Asian tv comedy series 6 x eps)) A Thousand Apologies – Costume Designer
Mar 08
Fish n Clips (music video) Hollie Smith ‘Philosophy’ – Costume Designer
Sep – Dec 07
Maxim Films (feature film – Dir Sima Urale) Apron Strings – Wardrobe Supervisor
April – Aug 07
GSTV The Millen Baird Show (8 x eps tv comedy) – Costume Designer
April 07
Exile Films (tvc – Dir Yukfu Films) Sorted.com – Costume Designer
April 07
Fish n Clips (music video – Dir Paul Taylor) Elle Harris – Costume Designer
Mar 07
Robbers Dog Films (tvc – Dir Chris Dudman) Wild Bean Café – Costume Designer
Mar 07
The Sweet Shop (music video – Dir Lawrence Blankenbyl) SJD – Costume Designer
Feb 07
Robbers Dog Films (music video – Dir Sam Peacock) The Mint Chicks – Costume Designer
Feb – Mar 07
Opera Factory (opera – Dir Linda Kitchen) The Naughty Child – Costume Designer
Jan 07
The Sweet Shop (music vid – Dir Kezia Barnett) Sarah Brown – Costume Designer
Jan 07
Fish n Clips (music vid – Dir Jonathan Gerrard) Goodnight Nurse – Costume Designer
Nov 06
Fish n Clips (music vid – Dir Ollie Langridge) Atlas – Costume Designer
Sep – Dec 06
Trelise Cooper (fashion designer) Production Assistant at Head Office
Jan – Aug 06
Canterbury Opera (opera) Rusalka – Costume Designer
August 06
Fish n Clips (music vid – Dir Paul Taylor) 48 May – Costume Designer
August 06
Fish n Clips (music vid– Dir Chris White) The Lick – Costume Designer
June 06
Canterbury Opera (opera) Lucia di Lamermoor – Costume Designer
June 06
Fish n Clips (music vid– Dir Paul Taylor) Pluto – Costume Designer
May 06
Fish n Clips (music vid – Dir Jonathan Gerrard) Goodnight Nurse – Costume Designer
Feb – April 06
Devil Ltd (feature film – Dir Chris Stapp) The Devil Dared Me To – Costume Designer
Jan – Feb 06
Pandemonium Productions (play) Black Ice – Wardrobe Supervisor
Dec 06
Tim Bray Productions (play) Santa Clause – Costume Designer
Sep – Oct 05
Canterbury Opera (opera) Paggliacci & Suor Angelica – Wardrobe Supervisor
Aug 05
Tim Bray Productions (play) The Wind In The Willows – Costume Designer
Mar – Jul 05
Canterbury Opera (opera) Tosca - Costume Designer & Wardrobe Supervisor
May 05
Tim Bray Productions (play) The Emporers New Clothes – Costume Designer
Mar 05
Line 7 (fashion) Winter 05 and Summer 06 catalogues – Fashion Costume Designer
Mar 05
Performing Lines (play) Three Furies – Wardrobe Supervisor (AK05 festival)
Dec 04 – Feb 05
Cirque du Soleil (circus) Quidam – Dresser
Nov 04
ICA Australia (music theatre) Saturday Night Fever – Dresser
Aug – Oct 04
Canterbury Opera (opera) Count Ory – Costume Designer & Wardrobe Supervisor

Oct 99 – Oct 04 SEE Previous Emploment History

Referees
Shuchi Kothari, Producer
021-748244
s.kothari@auckland.ac.nz
Liz DiFiore, Producer – GodZone Pictures
02-4974025
liz@godzone.co.nz