It has been another crazy week for our crew (I was on vacation!), and we are about to launch a ton of new things on the web. So that’s exciting! Be on the lookout on your facebook and twitter pages, well be coming your way soon! As to our next interview; this week I had a chance to question Stephanie Barnes, our resident Art Director, and get a cool look into the life and mind of another one of our team members.
KB: What experience have you had in film/theater?
SB: Most of my experience has come from Costume Design, House Management, and some other tech projects for the Upper Room Theatre and Opera Workshop at the University of Mobile. I started out helping backstage and with small projects while I was a student, majoring in Education, and I was able to progress to different artistic areas after graduation.
KB: What drew you to film, and the area you currently working in?
SB: Film is not something I actually ever thought I would do. I have been involved in the art of stage theatre for several years, but never saw my talents transferring into the film industry. It is definitely God who brought me into this project.
KB: What would you say is your biggest talent?
SB: It sounds kind of funny, but I think my biggest talent may be manipulating fabrics :) If you put a pencil or paintbrush in my hands, and you're likely to get a project along the lines of a 4th grader's abilities, but I love fabrics. I enjoy combining textures, colors, and patterns to make new creations. I love that the tone or quality of a fabric or a costume piece can change a character or even a whole scene.
KB: Favorite actor/actress?
SB: My favorite modern actors and actresses are probably Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock, and Kristin Chenoweth. However, I'll stop about anywhere to watch or listen to Lucille Ball or Bing Crosby any day :)
KB: Movie?
SB: Hmm...there are a whole lot that I like but the good old favorites that I go back to time and time again are Beauty and the Beast (and many other Disney Classics), Singing in the Rain, Holiday Inn, and the Harry Potter Series
KB: What is your career and life goal? (They can be the same)
SB: I know that I want to stay involved with ministry and performing arts. I would like to complete a Master's Degree, probably in costume design. Beyond that I am seeking where God would lead me in the future.
KB: What made you want to be a part of the of the providence project?
SB: When the Assistant Director approached me about helping out with some wardrobe on a film, I thought it might be something interesting to do in some free time this summer. It was only after my first production meeting that I realized what a wonderful opportunity God had guided me to become a part of. With every meeting and every time of prayer that we share as a team, I become more excited and more invested in this project. Even through this pre-production process, God continues to amaze me with the way he places things in our laps and removes barriers if we just step back and let him.
KB: How does faith play in to your career?
SB: I currently serve as the Children's Minister for the People of Mars Hill in Mobile, and I love my job! The biggest challenges that I face when I am looking to become involved in arts projects are finding something that won't require me to compromise the convictions that God has laid on my heart and finding projects that I know I can recommend to the children and families that I minister to as a wholesome entertainment opportunity. I know that this is definitely one of those projects. We have the opportunity, through this project, to not only touch lives with the story, but redeem the arts that God has given us. Art doesn't have to be smut, and it's time for the church as a whole to step up and create quality art projects that draw attention to the ultimate Creator instead of ourselves.
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