This week on the Inside True Blood Blog, writer Gianna Sobol has begun a new series of posts wherein she interviews the heads of the departments on True Blood. She kicked it off by talking to costume designer extraordinaire Audrey Fisher who revealed what she’s been up to lately, the wierdest thing she’s ever done, and what her favorite scene on True Blood has been so far.
This week Audrey says she’s been doing a lot of costume research and that one of the biggest things on her agenda is a meeting with creator Alan Ball regarding new characters or flashback scenes. From what we’ve been reading, flashbacks seem like they might be a large part of this season:
”I’m prepping for a costume meeting with Alan to talk about the look of the season and get his take any exciting new characters and flashback or historical scenes with lots of costumes… That meeting provides the backbone for the start of my season in terms of costumes, and I can use all the information I get from him to move forward with all my designs.”
As for the strangest thing she’s ever done while working on True Blood, Audrey says it was feeding Michelle Forbes (Maryann) a sandwich one night during shooting. Forbes couldn’t feed herself due to the huge claws she had to wear playing the Maenad from season 2 and she was starving. So Audrey stepped in!
When it comes to her favorite scene, however it’s hard to choose. Audrey says she feels a little like telepathic Sookie (Anna Paquin) when watching the show because she knows every story behind each costume! But she loves historical flashbacks like the one between Bill (Stephen Moyer) and Lorena (Mariana Klaveno) in the 1930′s mansion but also Sookie’s trip to Dallas:
“I’m partial to the historical flashbacks because it’s so fascinating to see the characters in that new environment, watch the actors be transformed in their period costumes and witness it all unfold in the gorgeous sets that Suzuki creates for those scenes. I think it’s a lot of fun for everyone. I especially loved Season 2′s 1920s flashback, when we get to see Lorena and Bill in seductive, murderous action, and then their 1930s lovers’ spat with Lorena in her emerald green bias cut sheath, throwing lamps in Madonna’s old Spanish house in the Los Feliz Hills! But there are so many contemporary scenes that immediately come to mind: I loved those Season 2 scenes when Sookie went to Dallas with Bill, their first big trip together, with all her special travel outfits, from the yellow rose cardigan with gingham skirt to her festive red-handkerchief halter dress… She was cute as a button, a wide-eyed, flirty small town girl stepping out with her handsome Vampire Bill. I also adored that lush feast at Russell’s (Denis O’Hare) mansion during Season 3—you know with the blood gelato—because the men all looked so elegant in their posh evening wear.”
What’s your favorite costume so far? Tell me in the comments below!
Source: Inside True Blood Blog.com- “Meet the Department Heads: How to Start Clothing an Entire Town”
Image Credit: HBO, Inc.
