Anna Sorensen Sargent
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2013 |
Costume Designer and Maker
Theatre |
Fair Em Claire Evans in Association with The Steam Industry |
The Union Theatre, Southwark |
2012 |
Costume Designer, Wig-dresser and Make-up Artist
Theatre |
The Ghost Sonata RADA |
The Chelsea Theatre |
2012 |
Make-up artist and wig-dressser
Theatre |
The Rover ARTLUXE |
Hampton Court Palace |
2012 |
Make-up Artist
Film |
Love In The Afternoon Midnight Lark Productions |
|
2012 |
Make-up and SFX Artist
Film |
Seconds From Disaster 5: Mumbai Darlow Smithson (Endemol) |
|
2011 |
Make-up and SFX Artist
Theatre |
Suburban Motel The Questors Theatre |
The Questors Theatre |
2011 |
Costume & Set Designer
Theatre |
The Man Who Came To Dinner The Questors Theatre |
The Questors Theatre |
2011 |
Costume Assistant
Theatre |
Once We Were Mothers Drama Studio London |
|
2011 |
Intern - Costume Production Assistant
Event |
Dr Who Exhibition Angels The Costumiers |
Earls Court |
2011 |
Intern - Costume Production Assistant
Film |
The Iron Lady Angels The Costumiers |
|
2011 |
Intern - Costume Production Assistant
Film |
Dark Shadows Angels The Costumiers |
|
2011 |
Intern - Costume Production Assistant
Film |
Hemingway Angels The Costumiers |
|
2011 |
Intern - Costume Production Assistant
Theatre |
South Pacific Angels The Costumiers |
|
2011 |
Intern - Costume Production Assistant
Theatre |
Charles Dickens: The Haunting Angels The Costumiers |
|
2011 |
Intern - Costume Production Assistant
Theatre |
Million Dollar Quartet Angels The Costumiers |
Noel Coward Theatre |
2011 |
Intern - Costume Production Assistant
Theatre |
Wicked Angels The Costumiers |
Apollo Victoria Theatre |
2011 |
Intern - Costume Production Assistant
Theatre |
Madam Butterfly Angels The Costumiers |
The Royal Albert Hall |
2011 |
Intern - Costume Production Assistant
Film |
Downton Abbey Season 2 Angels The Costumiers |
Hendon HQ |
2010 |
SFX mask
Theatre |
Disney's Beauty & The Beast The Questors Theatre |
|
2010 |
Make-up and SFX Artist
Theatre |
Bent The Etherics |
The Questors Theatre |
2010 |
Make-up Artist
Film |
The River God Mask Simon Woolf |
|
2010 |
Make-up and SFX Artist
Event |
The IdeaWorksGameStudio Wrap Party IdeaWorksGameStudio |
|
2010 |
Costume Production - First Stage Work Experience
Theatre |
Aida The Royal Opera House |
The Royal Opera House |
2010 |
Costume Production - First Stage Work Experience
Theatre |
Ballet: 'Concerto, The Judas Tree, Elite Syncopations The Royal Opera House |
The Royal Opera House |
2010 |
Make-up, hair and wigs
Theatre |
A Christmas Carol The Questors Theatre |
The Questors Theatre |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2012 | NCFE Level 1 - Corsetry | Waltham Forest Community Learning & Skills Service |
2012 | Jane Smith - Period Costume Millinery (Victorian) | Morley College |
2012 | NCFE Level 2 Millinery | Waltham Forest Community Learning & Skills Service |
2011 | Costume Design for Theatre and Screen | Central St Martins |
2011 | City & Guilds Level 1 - Sewing Machine Skills | Waltham Forest Community Learning& Skills Service |
2011 | NCFE Level 1 - Pattern Cutting | Waltham Forest Community Learning & Skills Service |
2011 | NCFE Level 1 - Garment Making | Waltham Forest Community Learning & Skills Service |
2009 | Make-up, hair and prosthetics | Greasepaint |
2007 | PRINCE2 Project management | AIM Academy |
1991 | MA Hons | University of Aberdeen |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit: Cosmetic airbrush, Embellishing machine, Hair dryer, Heated ceramic rollers, Heated electric tongs, Hotsticks, Overlocker, Sewing Machine
I can use: Hotsticks, Cosmetic Airbrush, Hair Dryer, Heated Electric Tongs, Heated Ceramic Rollers, Embellishing Machine, Overlocker, Sewing Machine
About me
Work and Qualifications:'Offie 2013' nomination for Best Costumes, for 'Fair Em' at The Union Theatre, Southwark
Costume Designer for RADA graduation production of 'The Ghost Sonata' by August Strindberg, director Jing Yeoung
Award winner in Design 2012 international millinery (hat making) competition - The Worshipful Company of Feltmakers of London
NCFE Level 1 Corsetry, 2012
NCFE Level 2 Millinery, 2012
April 2012, 'Love In The Afternoon', director Leigh Shine, Midnight Lark Productions - make-up and hair
Period Costume Millinery course with Jane Smith, Feb-April 2012, Morley College
'Seconds From Disaster 5: Mumbai', Nat Geo Channel, director Stan Griffin - Make-up, hair and SFX - aired in UK on 22 April 2012
Barrister's wigs x2 - repair and restoration, March 2012
Barrister's wig and gown - repair and colour restoration, March 2012
NCFE Level 1 Pattern Cutting, 2011, Waltham Forest CLaSS
NCFE Level 1 Garment Making, 2011, Waltham Forest CLaSS
City & Guilds Level 1 Sewing Machine Skills - Distinction, 2011, Waltham Forest CLaSS
18-24 Sept 2011 - 'Suburban Motel', The Questors Theatre, Ealing - make-up and SFX
15-17 August 2011 - barrister's wig repair and restoration (wig over 100 years old), returning it to a wearable state
July 2011 - Set & Costume Designer for 'The Man Who Came To Dinner', The Questors Theatre, Ealing
26-27 May 2011 - Costume Assistant, The Drama Studio, Ealing, London
Central St Martin's College of Art - Costume Design (non-accredited course), 2011
28 Feb-4 Mar 2011, Production Assistant at Angels the Costumier
17-30 Nov 2010 - commission - SFX head (latex-based mask) of the 'Beast', Disney's 'Beauty & The Beast' musical theatre production, The Questors Theatre, Ealing
9 Oct 2010 - Wedding make-up and hair, Sussex (bride and bridesmaid)
7 Aug 2010 - 'The River God Mask', short film, make-up and SFX, director Simon Woolf
13 July 2010 - IdeaWorks wrap party, make-up and SFX
3 July 2010 - Sadler's Wells Theatre, make-up and hair for tango dance party
26 June - Hair cutting and styling, Royston
6 June 2010 - Teaching a one-day workshop in 3D textile modelling
4-8 May 2010 - 'Bent', The Questors Theatre, solo make-up artist and pastiche for whole cast
9-20 Feb 2010 - 'The Comedy of Errors', The Questors Theatre, solo make-up artist on 11 artistes: make-up (straight, character and camouflage), wigs, postiche, hair styling
8 Dec 2009-2 Jan 2010 - 'A Christmas Carol', The Questors Theatre, London - make-up designer: wigs, postiche, hair styling, character and straight make-ups, special effects (bruising, cuts, emaciation, warts); historical costume/hair consultant
1-5 Dec 2009 - 'Hairspray', Bishopshalt School - wigs, make-up and hair styling
28 Nov 2009 - 'Jewrosis', music video, director Tamara Barshak: hair, postiche and make-up
14-22 Nov 2009 - 'Once Upon A Witch', assisting Vicky Voller: make-up, wigs and hair styling
10 Oct 2009 - glamour photoshoot, Simon Cadwell Studio, London: make-up and hair styling
23-27 June 2009 - 'Element Soup', The Artists Theatre School (Amanda Redman, Ealing Studios), review show, assisting Karen Hartley-Thomas: make-up, wigs, hair styling
Greasepaint - accredited certificates in wig-dressing, hair-cutting & styling (distinction); prosthetics and special effects; tv, film & theatre make-up and hair, 2009
Work Experience/Internships:
1 May-23 July 2011 - Costume & Set Designer, The Questors Theatre, Ealing, "The Man Who Came To Dinner', director Richard Gallagher
4 Jan-25 Feb 2011 - Production Internship at Angels the Costumiers, working on 'Million Dollar Quartet,' 'Wicked', 'Le Comte Ory' (Met Opera), 'Madam Butterfly', 'Charles Dickens: The Haunting', 'South Pacific', 'Capriccio' (Met Opera), 'Flare Path', 'Kommilitonen!', 'Downton Abbey Part II', 'Hemingway', 'Dark Shadows', 'The Iron Lady', 'Dr Who' Exhibition
22-26 March and 12-16 April 2010 - Royal Opera House, Costume and Production Department, 'First Stage' Work Experience (certificated)
19-22 Sep 2009 - 'The File Room', director Vanessa Gibbes (Metropolitan Film School BA short film), solo make-up artist: make-up, hair, period costume consultant
14-18 Sep 2009 - The Wig Store, Greenford - archiving, blocking, cleaning, repairing and styling wigs and other postiche pieces
27-30 Aug 2009 - 'The Tayberry Bush', director Simon Woolf (short film) - make-up, hair styling and special effects (close-range gunshot wound)
19 & 21-24 Aug 2009 - 'Toy Soldiers', director Jose Yapur (Metropolitan Film School BA short film, indoor and outdoor locations) - make-up, hair styling, special effects, uniform costume
13 & 20 Aug 2009 - 'Love/Loss', director Guy Daniels (90 min feature film, release Spring 2010), 'daily' assisting make-up designer Jane Maier: make-up and hair styling
7-9 Aug 2009 - 'Suffolk Crafts', School House Studios (TV/DVD pilot for documentary series, outdoor locations) - make-up and hair for Dick Strawbridge (presenter) and other artistes
Assistant Secretary of Make-up and Hair Branch, BECTU, removed
Central St Martin's College of Art - Event Design (non-accredited course), 2006
MA Hons English, First Class, 1991
Additional skills:
illustration/drawing, knowledge of costume and theatre history, experienced professional editor (>12 years) and project manager - PRINCE2 project management Practitioner qualification, valid Dec 2007-Dec 2012
Industry awards:
'Offie 2013' nomination for Best Costumes, for 'Fair Em' at The Union Theatre, Southwark
Worshipful Company of Feltmakers of London Design 2012 Award (millinery) - Third Prize (£450) - international millinery competition
Referees:
Claire Evans, Producer, The Steam Industry
Phil Willmott, Director, The Steam Industry
Gary Thorne, Head of Costume, RADA
Jane Smith, Hatter (Morley College)
Emily Stranger, Angels the Costumiers, Hendon
Julie Cruttenden, Greasepaint, Ealing, London
Crew:
After an MA Hons in English (Language and Literature) and 12 years in the publishing industry, I re-trained from scratch in make-up, hair, prosthetics and SFX at Greasepaint, London - it was when I was working on an 8-week run of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' in theatre that I discovered my usefulness as a 'cross-over artist' between make-up, wigs and costume, when my historical interests and literary background proved particularly useful. I then made myself learn to use a sewing machine and learnt traditional millinery, and things took off after that with internships at Angels and Royal Opera House in costume production. I won third prize in an international millinery competition (2012) with my second-ever hat, and my first fully-designed and 75% hand-made theatrical production, 'Fair Em' (Union Theatre), scored me an Offie nomination (2013). Since then I've been making costumes and accessories for theatres, schools and private clients on commission, specialising in historical styles, and I still fix the occasional wig.
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Costume Maker |
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Job Titles | Set Builder, General Wigs, Events Management / Support, Set Artist / Designer, Set Dresser, Wardrobe / Wardrobe Support, Costume / Costume Support, Costumer Maker, Costume Designer, Make-up Artist, Production Coordinator, Special Effects (SFX) Artist |
Years in industry | 3 to 6 years |
Organisations / Memberships | BECTU (UK) |
Work Permits | Australia |
Highlights
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Claire Evans Ltd
Anna's commitment, talent, eye for detail and sheer energy is nothing short of breath-taking.