Amanda Laura Miller :Costume Designer & Technologist
Costume Designs for Plays/Films
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end of act two
For the show i ditched the jacket and tie and left the vest open with sleeve rolled. (he was torturing James) Fitting Photo
end of act two
Wilderness of Mirrors
The play follows the life of a Yale student named James; from when he was recruited to the CIA, building a friendship with his recruiter named Robert, falling in love with Roberts niece named Christina, going to war, publishing his book, and his revenge/death on Robert for separating him from Christina. All this happens while his daughter named Erin is interviewing Robert, because she’s trying to find out what happened to her father.
It’s dark, suspenseful, and heartfelt. The design was to have everything in black/white and gray, while
Christina and Erin are in color and some color interwoven. This inspiration comes from several lines in the book; James describes silence as a gray room. However, the silence on this stage speaks just as much as the words, so the grays varies in depth and includes black/white. There is color interwoven with some people James interacts with, because another line in the play mentions he sees more colors and depth of the world.
Writer: Charles Evered
Director: Root Park
Stage manager: Olya Masek
Scenery: Haibo Yu
Sound: Rafael Vaca
The summer is hot and the girls are relaxing after. Susie in the red. to her left jean in the full jumpsuit. to her left Donna, who has just back from off time having her baby. then to her left Ida.
susie before the accident
The summer is hot and the girls are relaxing after. Susie in the red. to her left jean in the full jumpsuit. to her left Donna, who has just back from off time having her baby. then to her left Ida.
We Were Here
We Were Here is a play about four very different women during the 1940's, who had to work in the factories during WWII. Produced by University of Riverside, California.
Four looks were used throughout the play and one costume change.
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Writter : Rachell Campbell
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Directed : Beth Gardiner
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Stage Manager : Fernando Echeverria
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Scenery : Haibo Yu
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Lighting/ Sound : Matt Taylor
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Costumes : Amanda Miller (Mentored by Noelle Raffy)
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Photos: Allan Call
Mrs. Packard
Mrs. Packard is play set in the late 1800’s It’s a true story about Elizabeth Packard’s stay in a mental hospital and her starting to want reform of laws set on women’s imprisonment by their husbands. As well, her court trial against her husband and the testimonies are intertwined with the play, showing two time lines at once.
The costumes designed for this play were focused on multiple parts. For one aspect, none of the actors ever left the stage. Another, everyone but a select few played multiple characters. Everyone but the sect few were inmates with their “base costume” and when they became another character they would put of a clean piece of clothing but their base was still seen. This would allow the idea that this issue of unlawful mental imprisonment affected everyone, even if they didn’t think so.
Writer: Emily Mann
Director: Bella Merlin
Stage manager: Gema Trujillo
Scenery: Haibo Yu
Sound: Rafael Vaca
Lighting: Jacqueline Malenke
This outfit was used by the guy actor who played all male roles. We mixed it up with a jacket and glasses when needed.
Cut Throat and Bash
Cut Throat and Bash
Bearing Our Soles
Bearing Our Soles is a play that follows the life of Young Vivian through the story telling of Adult Vivian and the shoes that been with her throughout her life. It also has stories throughout of people in her life and their shoes.
The designs are worn throughout the play because they all interchange characters and the focus was to be on the shoes. The Vivian as well in tans opposed to grays of the other actors.
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Writer : Regina Louise
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Directed : Kris Ide
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Stage Manager: Janet Hernandez
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Scenery: Haibo Yu
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Lighting : Gabriel Rodriguez
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Sound: Sarah Green
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Costumes: Amanda Miller
Bash
Bash is a short independent film about a young man named Bash struggling through the death of his parents and trying to save his sister, who was kidnapped. All the while Cut Throat is trying to get revenge on his mafia father for the death of his mother. Dark Comedy. Action.
The main characters costumes focus on the characters inner anger and darkness, while background characters were designed around Mafia meets gang members. Bash’s clothing focuses on his rage. Cut throats on his prison life.
Writer : Peter Guenther
Director: Peter Guenther
Costumes : Amanda Miller
Hair/Make-up: Amanda Miller
The main concept we wanted with portraying this world was that Childs and Brian are they weak shining spots in this darkness, but they are dimming.
The main concept we wanted with portraying this world was that Childs and Brian are they weak shining spots in this darkness, but they are dimming.
Final CallBack
Final Callback is a short independent film about a government agency trying to gain more agents because someone keeps killing there’s. Brian an actor thinks they're an acting agency and gets pulled into their world.
The costumes focus on individual characters that are just going day to day. They're NCIS meets Archer. The short film happens in a single day.
Writer : Evelyn Cerda and Devon Rumer
Director : Evelyn Cerda and Devon Rumer
Costumes : Amanda Miller
Hair/Make-up: Amanda Miller