Lesley Vanderwalt on Baz Luhrmann and George Miller
2010
Lesley Vanderwalt on Baz Luhrmann and George Miller
2010
- NFSA IDMSZYWX69
- TypeOral History
- MediumAudio
- FormOral history
- Duration5 hrs, 1 min, 37 secs
- Year2010
Make-up artist and designer Lesley Vanderwalt interviewed by Pamela Willis Burden.
In this clip Lesley talks about her long association with both Baz Luhrmann and George Miller.
She has been integral to the looks created on a raft of their iconic films, winning both an Academy Award and a BAFTA (for Mad Max: Fury Road, 2015) in the process.
Originally from New Zealand, Lesley’s renowned skill as a make-up artist and designer has graced such films as Dark City (Alex Proyas, US-Australia, 1998), Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, Australia-US, 2001) and The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, Australia-US, 2013).
Make-up artist and designer Lesley Vanderwalt interviewed by Pamela Willis Burden.
In this clip Lesley talks about her long association with both Baz Luhrmann and George Miller.
She has been integral to the looks created on a raft of their iconic films, winning both an Academy Award and a BAFTA (for Mad Max: Fury Road, 2015) in the process.
Originally from New Zealand, Lesley’s renowned skill as a make-up artist and designer has graced such films as Dark City (Alex Proyas, US-Australia, 1998), Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, Australia-US, 2001) and The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, Australia-US, 2013).
- NFSA IDMSZYWX69
- TypeOral History
- MediumAudio
- FormOral history
- Duration5 hrs, 1 min, 37 secs
- Year2010
- InterviewerPamela Willis Burden
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