A look behind the Iconic Fashion of Almost Popular
Showcasing personality through color: The team chose a bright color palette to work with for Susie’s character, reflecting her bubbly, happy personality in her costumes, which are predominantly oranges and yellows. They employed a similar approach for Vicki’s character, giving her many pink elements to match her girly-girl persona. Storytelling through clothes: With Renee’s character, the costume design is used as a storytelling device. She starts off wearing lots of glam with pink tones. As the film progresses and her views on Vicki change, she wears more natural colors and styles Bobbie is an aspiring politician, so his outfits are more professional. He mostly wears collard or button up shirts and slacks but after the two drift apart and he loses who he is Bobbie is seen in more Tshirts, sweaters and jeans. RELATIONSHIPS SHOWN THROUGH DESIGN: Susie & Bobbie: The friendship between Susie and Bobbie forms the core of the movie. The team chose to dress the two in yellow/orange and blue/green throughout all ages to depict their bond enduring through time. The colors complement each other, and when they are closest, their outfits will have hints of the other’s color within them Susie & Alan: Susie and Alan wear matching colors to foreshadow their romantic relationship. They mostly wear orange in their day-to-day life. During the first shift in their relationship, they happen to both be wearing the same shade of pink, despite most of the partygoers wearing bright reds for Valentine’s Day. Renee & Dave: Renee and Dave’s clothing parallels each other. Renee starts off wearing greens while Dave starts off in blues, but as the two grow closer, Renee incorporates blues into her wardrobe while Dave incorporates greens. When the pair are matching in pink, it signifies them finally coming together. Susie/Mom VS Vicki/Mom: The mother daughter duo’s wore similar styles and colors to show the two rivalries lasting generations and the influence of a mother on young girls. The contrast of styles between the two pairs match their personalities and highlight the differences between the two. ABOUT THE COSTUME DESIGNER – KARLA MIRANDA Karla Miranda’s goal as the Costume Designer was to allow people to transform into their chracters. She likes to say “when two people walk into my dressing room, three people walk out” Karla Miranda is a Los Angeles-based costume designer and tailor. After studying design she began as an on-set tailor, before building her career as a costume designer. She has worked on campaigns with W Magazine, Vogue, and YSL. She has also worked on numerous music videos for Jennifer Lopez, Justin Beiber, David Guetta, Cardi B, and The Weeknd. Link to Website: https://www.karlamiranda.studio/ Credits: Costume Designer: Karla Miranda Costumers: Melissa Miranda Andrea McInnes Lexx Orozco-Cabral Costume Assistant: Gabriella Mendelsohn ABOUT HAIR/MAKEUP SUPERVISOR – NIKKI PARISSI Nikki Parisi is a Celebrity makeup artist in Los Angeles, CA for 12 years now. She also does hair styling, costume design, and styling. She started her career owning a hair salon in Hollywood at 24 and proceeded to meet people in the industry right away. When she made her way to set, she never came back to the salon and has done everything from music videos, movies, commercials and beyond. She has worked for everyone from: Chris Brown, Cindy Crawford, Paris Hilton and beyond. 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These are some of the Character Pictures’ team favorite coming of age movies. What are yours?
These are some of the Character Pictures’ team favorite coming of age movies. What are yours? 1980’s The Goonies 1985 Genre: Family, Adventure Rotten Tomatoes: 77% Critics 91% Audience Budget: $19 Million Box Office: $125 Million US Distributor: Warner Bros. Foreign Distributors: Warner Bros. MPAA Rating: PG The Karate Kid 1984 Genre: Action, Drama, Family Rotten Tomatoes: 89% Critics 82% Audience Budget: $8 Million Box Office: $130.8 Million US Distributor: Columbia Pictures Foreign Distributors: Columbia Pictures MPAA Rating: PG Stand by Me 1986 Genre: Adventure, Drama, Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 92% Critics 94% Audience Budget: $8 Million Box Office: $52.3 Million US Distributor: Columbia Pictures Foreign Distributors: Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros. MPAA Rating: R Sixteen Candles 1984 Genre: Comedy, Romance Rotten Tomatoes: 81% critics; 85% audience Budget: $6.5 million Box Office: $23.6 million US Distributor: Universal Pictures Foreign Distributors: Many listed MPAA Rating: PG The Breakfast Club 1985 Genre: Comedy, Drama Rotten Tomatoes: 89% critics; 92% audience Budget: $1 million Box Office: $45.9 million US Distributor: Universal Pictures Foreign Distributors: Many listed MPAA Rating: R Can’t Buy Me Love 1987 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 50% critics; 74% audience Budget: $1.8 million Box Office: $31.6 million US Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures Foreign Distributors: Many Listed MPAA Rating: PG-13 Dead Poet’s Society 1990 Genre: Comedy, Drama Rotten Tomatoes: 84% Critics 92% Audience Budget: $16.4 Million Box Office: $235.9 Million US Distributor: Buena Vista Entertainment Foreign Distributors: Warner Bros. MPAA Rating: PG Heathers 1988 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 93% critics; 83% audience Budget: $3 million Box Office: $1.1 million US Distributor: Cinemarque Entertainment Foreign Distributors: Many listed MPAA Rating: R 1990’s Clueless 1995 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 81% critics; 76% audience Budget: $12 million Box Office: $56.6 million US Distributor: Paramount Pictures Foreign Distributors: United International Pictures MPAA Rating: PG-13 She’s All That 1999 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 42% critics; 55% audience Budget: $10 Million Box Office: $103.2 million US Distributor: Miramax Foreign Distributors: Many Listed MPAA Rating: PG-13 American Pie 1999 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 61% critic; 61% audience Budget: $12 million Box Office: $234,723,148 US Distributor: Universal Pictures Foreign Distributors: Batrax Entertainment MPAA Rating: R Dazed and Confused 1993 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 93% critic; 90% audience Budget: $6.9 million Box Office: $7.9 million US Distributor: Gramercy Pictures Foreign Distributors: Many listed MPAA Rating: R 2000’s Mean Girls 2004 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 84% critics; 66% audience Budget: $17 Million Box Office: $130 Million US Distributor: Paramount Foreign Distributors: Many Listed MPAA Rating: PG-13 Real Women Have Curves 2002 Genre: Comedy, Drama Rotten Tomatoes: 85% critic; 75 audience Budget: $3 million Box Office: $7.7 million US Distributor: Newmarket Films Foreign Distributors: Many Listed MPAA Rating: PG-13 Napoleon Dynamite 2004 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 72% critic; 74% audience Budget: $400,000 Box Office: $46.1 million US Distributor: Searchlight Pictures Foreign Distributors: Many listed MPAA Rating: PG Superbad 2007 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 88% critic 87% audience Budget: $17.5 million Box Office: $169.9 million US Distributor: Columbia Pictures Foreign Distributors: Many listed MPAA Rating: R 2010’s Lady Bird 2017 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 99% critics; 79% audience Budget: $10 Million Box Office: $79 Million US Distributor: A24 Foreign Distributors: Many Listed MPAA Rating: R Booksmart 2019 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 96% critics; 77% audience Budget: $6 Million Box Office: $25 Million US Distributor: United Artists Releasing Foreign Distributors: Many Listed MPAA Rating: R To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before 2018 Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Rotten Tomatoes: 96% critics; 85% audience Budget: Budget not listed Box Office: No theatrical US Distributor: Netflix Foreign Distributors: Netflix (Worldwide) MPAA Rating: TV-14 The Duff 2015 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 78% critics; 66% audience Budget: $8.5 million Box Office: $43.7 million US Distributor: Lionsgate Foreign Distributors: Many listed MPAA Rating: PG-13 Eighth Grade 2018 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 99% critics; 82% audience Budget: $2 million Box Office: $14.3 million US Distributor: A24 Foreign Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing MPAA Rating: R The Edge of Seventeen 2016 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 94% critics; 83% audience Budget: $9 Million Box Office: $19.4 million US Distributor: STX Entertainment Foreign Distributors: EOne MPAA Rating: R Easy A 2010 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 85% critics; 77% audience Budget: $8 million Box Office: $45 million US Distributor: Screen Gems, Sony Foreign Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing MPAA Rating: PG-13 Tall Girl 2019 Genre: Family, Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 38% critics; 22% audience Budget: $13.6 Million Box Office: No theatrical US Distributor: Netflix Foreign Distributors: Netflix (Worldwide) MPAA Rating: TV-PG The F**k It List 2020 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 0% critics; 21% audience Budget: $5 Million Box Office: No theatrical US Distributor: Netflix Foreign Distributors: Netflix (Worldwide) MPAA Rating: TV-MA Top 4 in 2021 Moxie 2021 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 70% critics; 68% audience Budget: Budget not listed Box Office: No theatrical US Distributor: Netflix Foreign Distributors: Netflix (Worldwide) MPAA Rating: PG-13 He’s All That 2021 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 29% critics; 22% audience Budget: $20 million Box Office: No theatrical US Distributor: Netflix Foreign Distributors: Netflix (Worldwide) MPAA Rating: TV-14 CODA 2021 Genre: Drama Rotten Tomatoes: 94% critics 91% audience Budget: $10 million Box Office: $2 million US Distributor: Apple TV+ Foreign Distributors: Many listed MPAA Rating: PG-13 Confessions of an Invisible Girl 2021 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: not listed Budget: Budget not listed Box Office: No theatrical US Distributor: Netlfix Foreign Distributors: Many listed MPAA Rating: TV-PG Top 4 in 2022 Crush 2022 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 79% critics; 81% audience Budget: Budget not listed Box Office: No theatrical US Distributor: Hulu Foreign Distributors: Disney + MPAA Rating: TV-MA Do Revenge 2022 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 84% critics; 78% audience Budget: Budget not listed Box Office: No theatrical US Distributor: Netflix Foreign Distributors: Netflix (Worldwide) MPAA Rating: TV-MA Senior Year 2022 Genre: Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 23% critics; 46% audience Budget: Budget not listed Box Office: No theatrical US Distributor: Netflix Foreign Distributors: Netflix (Worldwide) MPAA Rating: R Tall Girl 2 2022 Genre: Family, Comedy Rotten Tomatoes: 63% critics; 29% audience Budget: $24.4 Million Box Office: No
This is Blog Post 3 for Notes Page
This is Blog Post 3 for Almost Popular November 1, 2023 This is a behind the scenes photo on set of “Lost in Wonderland” in Budapest, Hungary. From left to right: Natalie Perrotta (Patriot Pictures’ SVP of Operations and Executive Producer), Ella Bleu Travolta (star of the film), and Daniela Amavia (writer/director).