LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "Any
opportunity to add a little character driven detail," says
Lee Diemer while describing her
signature costume design style, "The best costumes have little
details that reveal the personality or lifestyle of a character.
Even better if they're a little dark or unusual, I definitely enjoy
designing edgier films!"
Diemer's signature style including decaying bridal gowns, animal
bone adorned pirate hats and bloody butcher aprons is front and
center in Nikki Born's short film
Haunt, which received praise on the 2018 Los Angeles film festival
circuit. MXN Entertainment is currently working to develop a TV
series based on the short, and Diemer who has worked with director
Nikki Born several times since, will
be bringing her terrifically twisted designs to the series as
well.
Her design work is not limited to the horror genre however, as
she frequently works for the American Film Institute, where she has
designed a wide variety of costume heavy short films, from a Monty
Python-esque medieval comedy, to a dramatic WW2 paratrooper
film.
"I have met some of the most wonderful directors and producers
through AFI," Diemer says, while recalling the many experimental
and concept driven films she has been a part of with the Institute.
"I love that I've been able to grow my career right alongside them
and it was the perfect transition to begin designing in LA."
Diemer began her design career in the fashion industry of
Toronto Canada, but quickly
transitioned to costume design and followed her love of film and
history to California where she
could work with 'all the other weird creative types".
For a young designer it has been a dream to work in the costume
department on productions such as the Oscar winning film Ford vs
Ferrari starring Christian Bale and
Matt Damon. "Learning how a seasoned
designer like Daniel Orlandi works
his magic was a true privilege."
While obtaining a degree in Costume Design for Film and
Television from the Fashion Institute of
Design and Merchandising, Diemer met her mentor, designer
Jacqueline Saint Anne. "She advised
me to take any design opportunity that came my way, and to work
with the up and coming directors." It seems this advice was good,
as Diemer has become the go to designer for several LA area
directors.
Keep an eye out for upcoming films with costumes designed by
Diemer, as she plans to keep taking on every new design-driven
production that she can, and continuing to bring her character
driven, darkly detailed designs to the big screen.
SOURCE Lee Diemer Costume Design