The Costume Department

Costumes

The soft hum of sewing machines accompanied by the clicking of computer keys greets those entering Beyond the Mask Costume Headquarters. Costume-making is in full swing and we are spending more than ten hours a day surrounded by thread, cloth, and scissors. Daily we receive more packages filled with notions and material. We have spent well over a hundred hours shopping for deals and have been very thankful for the willingness of the Joann cutting ladies to spend hours cutting material for this project. We’ve had many adventures perusing wholesale and international websites in search of trim, accessories, and shoes.

We are very excited to have built several costume mock ups and, thanks to the gracious assistance of several very lovely seamstresses, we continue to build more by the day. Recently we were blessed by four custom-made clothes racks. We are now filling them quickly and looking to get more. The storeroom, previously a garage, has been painted, creating a clean space for the extras’ costumes, which began arriving yesterday.

Anxiously, we await the measurements of the cast, which should be finalized shortly. Upon receiving the measurements, we will have until September 3, when filming starts, to have most of the costumes finished. After that, we will have the first two to three weeks of September to complete costumes that will be needed later on in the shoot.

We have been so thankful for the ladies who have come to help on this project. Through their skilled hands, we have been able to complete many important pieces like shirts and shifts that will be necessary for most of our costumes. Continually, we are looking for people who would like to build costumes. Housing is available through filming. If you are interested in helping, please contact us at Btm.productionteam@gmail.com.

If you are unable to join us, but still want to offer your support, we’d appreciate your prayers as we seek to please our Heavenly Father in every aspect of this project.

~From the costume team