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As a passionate and motivated professional, I’m constantly striving to improve my techniques, expand my skillset and find new opportunities to grow. Each of my projects - both solo and collaborative - have provided this growth and allowed me to establish myself within this competitive industry. Please enjoy my portfolio, and feel free to get in touch with any questions.
DEANA HEDDERMAN
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Career History
Backwater 2018
COSTUME DESIGNER / WARDROBE DEPARTMENT
Short Film -
Director: Brendan McCallion
Producer: Frank O'Malley
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In the depths of rural Ireland, Tommy has done everything to look after his sick
father, succumbing to a life of isolation in the process. However, letting go proves to be more difficult than he had ever imagined.​
For this production, I designed the costumes and was tasked with the sourcing with making and
breakdown of the costumes for all the characters.
Polaroid 2019
COSTUME DESIGNER/ WARDROBE DEPARTMENT
Short Film -
Director/Writer: Richard Harvey
Producer: David Toolan
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Polaroid tells the story of three separate couples within a hotel room during different
periods of time, and showcases the different relationships and challenges they face.
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For this production, I was both costume designer and wardrobe department. My roles included designing and researching each character, sourcing and
making all the costumes, as well as dressing the actors/actresses for set.
Banished Opera 2019
COSTUME MAKER
Composer/Writer: Stephen McNeff
Conductor: Andrew Synott
Director: Catriona McLaughlin
Co-production: IADT and RIAM (Royal Irish Academy of Music) .
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This brave new work tells the compelling story of women who were transported to
Australia in the last years of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and their
survival against all odds on a long, arduous and dangerous passage to the other
side of the world.
I was a maker and dresser on this project. My role included the make and
breakdown of costumes, as well as dressing the singers for every show.
the other side of the world.
Perlee Music Video 2020
ART DEPARTMENT/ ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Production Designer: Lauren Kelly
My main role on this project was assistant art director and art department. My jobs included set dressing and building.
sets.
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March 2019Â - April 2019
INTERNSHIP GATE THEATRE
I completed a four week internship in The Gate Theater In Dublin. During this time I got to experience the running of the costume department under the managment of Tara Van Zyl. As part of the internship, I was tasked with many different roles, such as maintenance, make and repairs of costumes, as well as sourcing and buying. During my time at the theater I had the chance to work on The Glass Menagerie and begin the prep and sourcing of costumes for The Snapper.