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The first look at Supernatural horror-mystery film The Haunting Of The Queen Mary starring Alice Eve has been featured in Deadline. Designed by Loop Talent Hair and Makeup Designer Chloe Edwards, the film spans two time periods, present day and 1938.

Directed by Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), The Haunting Of The Queen Mary follows three violent interwoven stories of two families on board the ship in different time periods. The project is being shopped at the Cannes market this week and a promo will be shown at an invitation-only buyer screening. 

April marks the 1^st Birthday for the Loop Talent Diary Service and it’s been a busy month!

Production Manager Kevin Cheung, 1^st AC Jim McClean and Steadicam Operator Gary Kent recently collaborated with Loop Talent Director of Photography Olly Wiggins and Loop Talent Hair and Makeup Designer Chloe Rose on the Dreya Mac Music Video ‘Ain’t No Way’.

We have welcomed several new recruits to the diary service this month…

Gaffer Harrison Newman and Spark Charles Power join the lighting team.

Steadicam Operator Gary Kent and 2^nd AC Rebecca Richards have joined the camera department.

Runners Audrey Le Mignant and Morgan Turner have signed.

Delphine Fyrst and India Gaul are our new Art Department Assistants.

New BBC One sitcom Here We Go styled by Loop Talent Costume Designer Rachael Clarke airs tonight. 

Here We Go follows on from the Pilot ‘Pandemonium’ aired in 2020 in which the Jessop family attemped to go on holiday during the pandemic. Here We Go follows the Jessops in their daily lives, captured mocumentary style by youngest son Sam. Stars include Alison Steadman (Gavin and Stacey), Katherine Parkingson (The IT Crowd) and Jim Howick (Ghosts). 

Each hilarious character has a distinct style, no doubt carefully assembled by Loop Talent Costume Designer Rachael.

See more on Rachael’s profile. 

Here We Go airs tonight on BBC One at 8:30pm.

The trailer for the Flux Gourmet has dropped this week, Hair and Makeup designed by Hair and Makeup Designer Siobhán Harper Ryan. Flux Gourmet is a black comedy film from writer/director Peter Strickland and stars Asa Butterfield (Sex Education) and Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones).

Check out the trailer on Siobhán’s profile. 

Coming June 2022

‘Dreams Have No Titles’ installation for the French Pavillion with the film element lensed by Emma Dalesman has received a special mention at the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. 

Emma collaborated with artist and exhibitor Zineb Sedira to create an immersive art experience. Here is what Emma had to say:

‘It was wonderful collaborating with Zineb, we shot on 16mm in London, Paris and Venice, Shooting a mixture of vérité and recreations of scenes from films, in particular activist ones, which had an impact on postcolonial movements and amounted to a true revolution on the big screen.   Films such as ‘Battle of Algiers’ had a real impact on me as a filmmaker and recreating iconic scenes was truly inspirational.   The recreations were shot on film sets built within the Pavillion which are now part of the installation – and include elements we used during the filming, – actors marks, cables, kit etc.’

See more on Emma’s profile.

New Single ‘Ain’t No Way’ by Dreya Mac dropped this weekend lensed by Loop Director of Photography Olly Wiggins with Makeup by Loop Hair and Makeup Designer Chloe Rose. 

This marks one of many collaborations between Director of Photography Olly, Hair and Makeup Designer Chloe and Dreya Mac – a previous Music Video for the Tiktok Viral smash hit ‘Baddie’ has reached 700k views on Youtube.

Production Manager Kevin Cheung, 1st AC Jim McClean and Steadicam Gary Kent all from Loop Talent Crew also worked on this project.

Check out the full music video on Olly and Chloe‘s page. 

This week’s episode of Derry Girls saw many different costumes including Father Peter’s glittery pink blazer, Aunt Sarah’s disguise and another rendition of Ma Mary’s iconic Irish Mammy jumpers.

Loop Talent Costume Designer Cathy Prior shared her process on Instagram to discuss the process of creating Ma Mary’s jumper.

“One particular costume that I love giving time to, is Ma Mary’s jazzy jumpers. Although, all our characters are very much cemented in their style by now, it was important for me to try to push them further. I always had the intention of creating a bespoke jumper for Ma Mary. Prepping in Bristol, my Assistant Designer found an amazing second hand shop where we found this skirt (top left photo). It had loaves of bread and fruit and rolling pins. It was the inspiration for Ma Mary’s jumper she wore in episode two. We wanted the colours and pattern to be recognisably 90s. Thankfully Lisa, Liz and Mike loved the concepts as much as we did. Callan who is a talented local knitwear designer made the rest happen and a bespoke sweater was born. And a talent she is. She digitalised and knitted Mary’s big bowl, potato’s, fried eggs and bacon. We see that Ma Mary in this episode is the sticking glue of the family; She runs the house and all who live in it. Just like every Irish Ma I know.”

Derry Girls and Spice Girls is a combination we have all been desperate to see realised and this episode – with it’s ‘Stars In Their Eyes’ theme – finally made it happen. With Erin as Ginger, Claire as Baby, Orla as Sporty, Michelle as Scary and the hilarious James as Posh, the Derry Girls rendition of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ was a roaring success, on screen and off (“Are they actually…good?” wonders Jenny Joyce, the girls’ nemesis.) Dressed in the iconic Spice Girls outfits, one costume was notably different. Creator Lisa McGee had this to say: 

“Erin is Ginger, but we haven’t done the Union Jack dress because that would have been not okay to Catholics in Derry. Our amazing costume designer made her a glittery dress with a peace sign on,” creator Lisa McGee.

This episode was a great success for Loop Talent costume designer Cathy Prior and we can’t wait to see what other fabulous costumes come from this series! 

See more on Cathy’s portfolio.