Halloween is just around the corner, and if you have a child or are a child at heart, you’re probably thinking about your costume. For most of us, the fun of dreaming up costume ideas comes once a year at the end of October. Still, if you’re a professional costume designer like Lisa Padovani, you get to imagine costume ideas every day.
“I do love what I do,” Padovani said. “I’m always on, always looking around for inspiration.”
Over the past five weeks, I’ve written about various film trades that will be featured at the Lake Placid Film Festival, trades such as practical effects, location management and lighting design. The leitmotif of my articles has echoed Smith’s conviction that jobs in film are manifold, and locals have preexisting skills that are transferable to the film trade.