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Teressa Hill (left), Ana Lozano (second from left) and the crew touch up Nina Arianda. did we have our cast to transcend into yesteryear, we had shows to prep within our movie, including casts and guest actors for the I Love Lucy episodes and a film, CBS studio executives, writers, film crews, and studio audiences. Once we had our plan laid out, it was time to get busy. Carol Mitchell oversaw prepping wigs for background, due to time restraints, and to expedite changing background over midday. My team set and dressed more than 100 wigs for background artists. Erica Adams and Lauren McKeever got the trailer and background organized. Vickie Mynes and Kase Glenn started barbering and wig fittings and continued up to three days before wrap. Yvonne, Lindy, and I met with our principal actors, as Kim Santantonio began prepping wigs for Nicole Kidman. Once I had the patterns for many of the wigs, the next task was discussing the different patterns, lace and hand-pick the hair with Natasha. I have my wigs constructed differently. Natasha understands this and executes it brilliantly. I'm so grateful to Stuart Besser, who gave me the opportunity to work on this memorable production. I'm so proud of what our department contributed—especially during a global pandemic. The intense prep and immense hours of work done by Local 706 hair stylists and make-up artists were done with such a collaborative passion. I have always said, "It's not the department head or a hair stylist, it's the hair department that makes it happen." Thank you to all the hair stylists that helped and did such beautiful work: Josee Normand, Jill Crosby, Bruce Samia, Cynthia Romo, Yiotis Panayiotou, Laurel Kelly, Linda Rasmussen, Renee Vaca, and Laura Caponera. The preparation done by our cast was extraordinary. Nicole's notable talent, poise and comedic timing brought so much to this film. Javier Bardem is an incredible actor and musician. He sang all of the songs, played the bongos and learned how to play the guitar. When our day began, Javier walked in, and when he left the trailer, Desi Arnaz walked out. Production designer Jon Hutman replicated a classic film set, Too Many Girls, and several sets from I Love Lucy. When the cast walked on set, it was nothing short of magical. One time, for fun, we closed our eyes and listened, opened our eyes, glanced at the monitor and for a moment you weren't sure if it was our production, or an actual I Loe Lucy episode we were watching. The shots were simply stunning. Jeff Cronenweth's exquisite cinematography took this film to the next level. Being such a small part of such a huge endeavor was quite remarkable. It takes a village, and everyone brought their A-game. When Eric Heffron, our 1st AD, called wrap at the end of each day, the crew would gather their things and say good night, while the sound department played the I Love Lucy theme song until the stage lights went out. On May 18, 2021, aboard the historic Queen Mary, every crew member was called to set. After the last shot of the film, Aaron gathered everyone around and quoted John Lennon saying, "We all know John Lennon had a Rolls-Royce, and he played in the greatest band of all time. John once said, 'If I had to choose between my Rolls- Royce and my band, I would choose my band...' I want you all to know that this crew was one of the greatest bands I ever had the pleasure to play with. Thank you for all your hard work." I couldn't agree with Aaron Sorkin more. • Ana Lozano and Javier Bardem Teressa Hill and Javier Bardem HAIR Continued from page 55 56 • THE ARTISAN WINTER 2022