Local 706 - The Artisan

THE ARTISAN SPRING 2021 • 37 THE ARTISAN SPRING 2021 • 37 you throw her way. Before I was lucky enough to bring her into the feature world, she had a long career in television and also ran a wig shop at one time. Coming in from Los Angeles, she was in charge of all the wig work for our many stunt players and helped supervise the background. She has been my rock and my career would be s*** without her! As department heads, we are only as strong as our support. I have to say New Mexico has outstanding hair stylists and if there is one thing they're experienced with, it's the Western. Some of them may be tired of Westerns, but for me, they were a godsend. When I showed them my period research, they knew exactly what we needed. They were amazing and I learned so much from them. After doing extensive period, as well as Texas research, we got current photos of all our main actors and I chose looks for each that I thought would suit them as their character and would be period-correct. Because of the hygiene issues of the time and the country being in a depressed state, it was important that the actors look more authentic than necessarily their most attractive. Fortunately, our director had chosen mostly cast members with theatrical backgrounds who were more than willing to collaborate on creating authentic looks. Tom Hanks' character 'Captain Kidd' was in every scene of the fi lm, so make-up designer and Department Head Jean Black and I had to strategize ahead of time about our overall HAIR Continued from Page 33 I'd been a big fan of Paul Greengrass' fi lms and after working with him, my admiration has only grown. Certainly, this was among my favorite experiences with a director as Paul was not only friendly and open-minded from the beginning but also completely trusting in the process of our work. The odyssey of this story had a natural connection when Paul said to think of the John Ford classic The Searchers. But when he added, "I want to smell them from the screen," it was an invaluable and specifi c note that conveyed a lot about his intentions for the characters in our fi lm and became a mantra for me and my team. To do good hair for a fi lm, you must put together a great team of hair stylists. We were shooting in New Mexico on primarily remote exteriors with quite a number of large crowd scenes and stunts, and I needed a very strong local stylist to be my 2nd. Nichole Miller was recommended to me from a Local 706 make-up artist who I'd worked with several times and trusted. She was the perfect choice. Nichole is not only a talented hair stylist but also a hard worker and the ultimate team player! My longtime friend and 2nd, Catherine Marcotte, had already retired but she agreed to come on board as the 3rd. Catherine has worked with me throughout my career and is exactly what any department head would cherish. She's always been supportive, reliable and able to fi gure out and achieve anything From left: Mare Winningham as Doris Boudlin with Hanks and Zengel

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