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THE ARTISAN FALL 2023 • 31 ALL PHOTOS: BETH DUBBER/APPLE TV+ Designing hair on Shrinking allowed the hair department to portray real-life experiences that we've all encountered at some point of our lives, regardless of age, race, and social status. With the help of each character/actor, we made a collaborative effort to ask questions that helped bring real-life hair by allowing things to be natural but polished. Take Sean (Luke Tennie) for example. He started out with a lot of deep feelings surrounding the trauma of being former military. It was imperative that his hair didn't have an arch until we saw him in episode six, which was when he visually started to heal. Being a Black man myself, I know in our community, we take pride in sitting in a barber chair or having our parents polish our hair before any event. When dealing with grief such as what Alice (Lukita Maxwell) was experiencing, I remembered there were days when we didn't even look in the mirror, let alone know how to identify who we truly were at 16. We decided to keep it organic most of the time except when important events occurred, which we demonstrated by showing more waves and updos that made sense for that age. Regarding Dr. Paul Rhoades (Harrison Ford), a psychiatrist working in a professional practice who has been diagnosed with Parkinson's, we researched and discovered that it's more important for the individual to maintain a part of themselves prior to the change. We kept his cut SHRINKING EVOLVING LOOKS REVEAL EMOTIONS IN HAIR MAKE-UP B Y D E R R I C K S P R U I L L D E P A R T M E N T H E A D H A I R B Y L I N D A C H O I D E P A R T M E N T H E A D M A K E - U P When working in our industry, you just never know which project or relationship will lead to your next opportunity. I had been very fortunate to have established a relationship with Bill Lawrence and his powerhouse of a production company, Doozer. A production family I was integrated into 15 years ago on Cougar Town. Cougar Town was an amazingly funny show with a cult following that lasted six seasons because of the signature Bill/Doozer touch: A winning combination of comedic writing that charmingly highlights the dynamics of an exceptional cast. So, when I was offered the opportunity to department head Shrinking, it was an easy, "Yes!" Going into pre-production, we knew the lead cast would include Jason Segel and Christa Miller. When it was revealed, Harrison Ford would be joining the cast, it was both exhilarating and intimidating. Come on! Harrison. Ford. Mr. Ford, being one of the biggest movie stars of all time, rarely agrees to television projects. is addition only increased my confidence that this would be a truly special show. ey didn't stop there with their impressive casting which soon included Jessica Williams, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell and Luke Tennie. is all-star ensemble created one of the funniest heartwarming shows I am honored to be a part of, really showcasing Doozer's ability to produce amazing projects. Continued on page 32 Continued on page 32 Jason Segel as Jimmy Laird