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About
Looking to further my experience in costume making trainee for Film and HETV productions.
The range of costumes I’ve made for productions and personal projects covers period costume from Tudor to 1910s, as well as contemporary such as a soft tailoring Jackie Kennedy 1960's suit, an inverted classical tutu, and a prop armour in leatherwork and worbla complemented with a silk long tailed gown.
Regarding wardrobe management experience, I have experience as a dresser and wardrobe assistant as well as costume supervisor assistant for theatre productions mainly.
Recently graduated in costume construction at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in June 2020, where I developed my sewing skills, as well as using different construction techniques, such as tailoring, stretch fabrics, and prop costume for film.
Prone to practise experimental fabric manipulation techniques to dye, make or decorate surfaces for an ultimate, innovative and enrichment of garments.
Competent collaborator with designers, actors and directors, able to interpret designer’s vision of costumes, with good hand and machine sewing skills, liable to organise working stations, supplies, workload, and efficient working on my own initiative and as part of a team.
E-learning
See which ScreenSkills e-learning Iris Ibanez-Rojas has completed to improve their skills and knowledge.
Experience
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Costume maker trainee
Assisting the making of period costumes for TV series and West end Musicals, by pressing/steaming fabrics prior cutting, flat tacking to calico/organza backing fabrics, attaching lining, finishing hems, making decorative frills, and removing tacking threads. Additionally I prepared costumes for courier collection by bagging them, and returning fabrics/trims to clients.
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Costume maker trainee
Making intrincated decorated costumes for understudies, for Disney production, ‘The Beauty and the Beast’ The Musical: Garments such as crinolines, petticoat, skirts, trousers, bodices, and dresses.
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Costume making trainee
Costume construction for theatre, film and HETV productions. Mostly crew costume makes such as shirts, trousers, and tops, 19th and 20th century fashions.
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Drapes seamtress
Making drapes for set dressing, for the production of '13'. Material used was voile, and was difficult to use at the beginning until reaching learning curve and finding the best techniques to achieve excellent finishing results.
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Wardrobe assistant
Writer and Director: Edward Einhorn Costume Designer: Ana Lewis Producer: Lucy Mewis-McKerrow Alterations to costumes, making pieces of costume, assisting and taking notes during tech rehearsals, make changes as required by director, costume designer and movement of actors.
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Head of Wardrobe
Organise fittings of costumes, noting alterations, sourcing antibacterial/Covid maintenance products for costumes during the run of the show. Manage budget to run cleaning and disinfecting of costumes and preserve the safety of actors, crew and show. Supervise the get in and get out of costumes into rehearsal rooms and theatre rooms. Supervise the health and safety measures are met at all times.
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Costume interpretation and making
Freelancer. Personal and commission projects. Techniques used: Fabric manipulation, felting wool for crafts, fantasy and period costume, and garments in stretch fabrics.
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Hand sewer
Blanket stitch corners for production by hand and hemming by machine. Hand sewing to finish other orders, such as bikinis.
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Wardrobe assistant
Costume supervisor and designer: Luke Harrison. Assistance with fittings, sourcing, designing and making of costumes, taking notes during tech rehearsals and alterations to costumes, get in and get out of costumes. Costume designing and making for two victorian ensemble dresses 1889s, with costume supervisor's collaboration for Katie and Aunt Eve.
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Wardrobe assistant
Filming of TV-series, “Jenny”. Bratislava. Slovakia. Costume designer Michaela Mockra I assisted the get in of costumes into location (Hospital) organised them and helped actors to change into next scene costumes. I overseen the filming, continuity notes from screens and followed instructions to correct garments when required by costume designer and director assistant.
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Costume maker assistant
Directors: Michael Dray, Andrew Farish, David Phipps Davis and Peter Griffith. Set and costume designers: Miri Birch, Jenny Gamble and Polyanna Elston. Creation of wardrobe for 9 productions that would tour French and German schools for a year. Costume making to actor's measurements: -Medieval hoodied cape. -Speed tailoring Victorian double-breast waistcoat. -Victorian apron. Alterations to costumes and quick changes. Maintenance and organization of costumes for the tour.
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Costume alterations assistant.
I supported wardrobe department with alterations to costumes to fit new actors, changing fastening systems for different ones, as first options were not fit for purpose.
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Hand-crafted work. Freelance.
Acoustic walls: Hand tacking very thick felt/media to achieve the shape required by the design.
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Set-dressing seamstress assistant
'Britannia' HETV series. Props Studio. I assisted Set seamstress to make curtains, rugs, cushions, by machine, and hand finish appliques on banners.
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Wardrobe assistant and maker.
“A fantastic bohemian”, the tales of Hoffman revisited. For 'Grimeborn' – The Opera Festival Curated by Andrew Steggall at Arcola Theatre. London I supported costume designer to construct and do alterations to costumes, helped with the dressing of actors, presetting costumes in handy locations around the theatre and backstage, and maintained costumes between shows.
Education and training
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Online Session Virtual production open days for HETV trainees 2023 - 2024
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
ScreenSkills Funded
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BA (Hons) Costume construction
Certificates
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Risk Management of Productions
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work