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Crafting interesting characters doesn’t have to be so mysterious anymore.

Crafting Character with Costume Design

brings you into the world of character design, from how costume design interacts with storytelling, the character questions to ask, and how to build complex dynamics between characters.

What’s Covered

  • What costume and character design’s role in filmmaking is

  • How costumes tell a story

  • How a character’s design is developed

  • The character must ask questions

  • How dynamic characters are crafted

  • and more

Sarah Cogan is known for designing dynamic and engaging characters that get noticed.

She’s designed two Oscar-eligible films, including the 2024 shortlisted Bienvenidos a Los Angeles and a short awarded Canne’s Silver Lion.

Sarah’s designed for all genres of film, both large and small scale. Films include Tapawingo (starring John Heder, Kim Matula, Billy Zane, Gina Gershon), Birthright: Outlaw (starring Sarah Drew and Lucas Black), and Knead (starring Ana Cruz Kanye, Danny Deferarri, Mallory Portnoy). She’s also been an assistant costume designer for shows such as Lyle, Lyle Crocodile (Sony Pictures), Blindspot (WB) and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO).

She has over 18 years of crafting characters for stage and film, including achieving her Masters in Costume Design from UC San Diego. She’s a proud member of the designer’s union Local 829.

Your Instructor

Sarah Cogan

What People Say about Sarah

Kiwi Callahan, Filmmaker

“Sarah is a great teacher in addition to being a brilliant visual storyteller... thoroughly covering the nuts and bolts of foundational techniques, she helps you get inspired, and she helps you understand why any of this matters. Highly recommend!”

Daniel Moya, Writer/Producer 18 1/2

“Sarah Cogan is exceptionally talented and singularly committed to her craft… I learn from her constantly and highly recommend the enlightening and eminently kind experience of her knowledge and company.”

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