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Derry Girls continues 9:15 Tuesday’s on Channel 4

The Third and Final series of the smash hit Derry Girls is premiering tonight, with costumes designed by Costume Designer Cathy Prior. 

Set in the 90s Ireland, Derry Girls is a hilarious depiction of adolescence against the backdrop of the Troubles and has gained fans across the world. A giant mural in Derry and a reference in The Simpsons, proves just how infamous this show is and Cathy Prior’s Costume Design since the first series will be sure to have a lasting impact for many years to come. 

Series 3 promises to be jam packed full of laughs, surprise guest stars and perhaps even some bittersweet tears. 

Series 3 airs tonight on Channel 4 9:15. 

We are delighted to welcome Costume Designer Lucy Williams to the roster.

Lucy has extensive experience in TV, and is currently in pre-production on an original drama for Channel 4 / Clerkenwell.

She recently wrapped on THE WITCHFINDER starring Daisy May Cooper and Tim Key for BabyCow. Lucy designed all four series of BBC comedy GHOSTS, as well as MURDER IN SUCCESSVILLE, KING GARY and DEAD PIXELS.

Contact James for any inquiries.

This time last year we launched our Crew Diary Service here at Loop Talent.

In the past year we have built up a strong and diverse roster of crew who work across High End Television, Film, Commercials & Music Promos.

The roster has grown in a variety of different departments including Production, Assistant Directors, Camera, Lighting, Sound, Art Department, Costume, Make Up, & Location Catering. 

We are so proud of all our crew members who have been collaborating on exciting projects all over the world. We have also received great feedback from production and clients who have worked with our members. 

In addition to launching the diary service, we joined forces with the charity Arts Emergency, to offer some of their young people from diverse and typically underrepresented communities in the industry, a subscription to the Crew Diary Service. We invited Jamie Beckford, Kimberly Johnson & Lucas Munoz-Griez to the camera department and Alexander Teng to the costume team, and paired them up with a Loop Talent HOD Mentor.

We are super excited to announce we will be continuing this collaboration with Arts Emergency and will be interviewing this year’s recruits later in the month. Keep an eye on announcements for our new recruits which will be announced in May. 

We are looking forward to what this year brings and can’t wait to see more pictures of our crew rocking the Loop Talent T-Shirt out on set! 

Happy 1st Birthday to Loop Talent Crew 🥳 

Please Help has been nominated for a BAFTA 2022 for best short-form programme. Congratulations to Loop clients Production Designer Declan Price and Costume Designer Rachael Clarke who worked on the BBC3 sitcom Directed by Ben Mallaby.

Congratulations to Declan & Rachael!

Director of Photography Martyna Knitter is a guest on the panel for the Women in Media Conference this weekend in Manchester. The Conference was founded by University of Manchester students and it designed to inspire young women to kick-start their media careers.

Martyna will be on the Creative Production panel and will be discussing her career, life in the industry and her experiences as a female Director of Photography. 

Other panellists across the conference include journalist Reeta Chakrabarti and actress Maxine Peake. 

Women in Media societies can be set up by students in universities across the country and are hosted annually.

Loop Talent Founder Lucy Price will be one of the Mentors for this year’s Women in Film and TV’s Four Nations Mentoring Scheme. Designed to support mid-career women looking to take a significant step in their career, mentors will be paired up with participants for mentoring and training over several months. 

“I’m so flattered and thrilled to be a part of this scheme! I’m looking forward to working with my mentee and helping them find their path in their chosen field.” – Lucy Price

The Mentor Scheme is supported by BBC, Channel 4, EON Productions, Indigo Talent, Panalux and Panavision, Pinewood Studios and UKTV.

The trailer for the third and final series of the hit Channel 4 show Derry Girls has dropped this week. 

Derry Girls is the most successful Channel 4 Comedy since 2004 and has been designed by Loop Talent Costume Designer Cathy Prior. 

Cathy was also featured in the BBC Programme Inside Culture talking all thing 90s fashion. Cathy explores the nostalgia of her own experiences in 90s Northern Ireland and talks about her process for designing for the show. 

Costumes Designed by Cathy Prior.

Contact Lucy for all enquiries.  

Director of Photography Emma Dalesman’s most recent collaboration with filmmaker Ayo Akingbade, Jitterbug, is now installed in Hackney.

  “A new short film by award-winning artist Ayo Akingbade explores the sense of displacement felt by a teenage girl and her family, set in the borough of Hackney.”

Jitterbug is the most recent instalment from Akingbade exploring London’s social housing in a time of rampant gentrification. Emma has worked with Ayo previously and is excited to be collaborating with the artist.

Jitterbug is being showcased at the Museum of the Home in Hackney from the 9th of March to the 8th May 2022.

Contact Lucy for all enquiries.