JOHN BLOOMFIELD – COSTUME DESIGNER

FEATURE FILM CREDITS INCLUDE:

SOLOMON KANE

Director:

Michael J Bassett

Fantasy Action Adventure

Producers:

Samuel Hadida, Kevan Van Thompson

Locations: Czech Republic

Featuring:

James Purefoy, Rachel Hurd-Wood

Max von Sydow, Jason Flemyng

Philip Winchester, Mackenzie Crook

Production Co:

Davis-Films

THE WATER HORSE

Director:

Jay Russell

Fantasy Family Period Drama

Producers:

Barrie Osborne, Robert Bernstein

Locations: Wellington, Scotland

Charlie Lyons, Douglas Rae

Featuring:

Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin

David Morrissey, Alex Etel

Production Co:

Beacon Pictures / Revolution Studios

Walden Media / Ecosse Films

BUTTERFLY ON A WHEEL

Director:

Mike Barker

Contemporary Thriller

Producers:

William Vince, Dave Valleau

Location: Vancouver

Beau St Clair, William Morrissey

Featuring:

Piers Brosnan, Maria Bello

Gerard Butler

Production Co:

Infinity Media / Irish Dream Time

Icon Entertainment

STORMBREAKER

Director:

Geoff Sax

Contemporary Action

Producers:

Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson

Locations: London, Isle of Man

Steve Christian, Andreas Grosch

Featuring:

Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke,

Bill Nighy, Sophie Okonedo

Ewan McGregor, Alicia Silverstone

Production Co:

Samuelson Productions

The Weinstein Company

A GOOD WOMAN

Director:

Mike Barker

Period Drama - 1935

Producers:

Alan Greenspan, Jonathan English

Location: Rome

Steven Siebert, Howard Himelstein

Featuring:

Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson

Tom Wilkinson

Production Co:

Meltemi Entertainment

Lions Gate Films

BEING JULIA

Director:

István Szabó

Period Drama – 1920’s & 30’s

Producer:

Robert Lantos

Location: Budapest

Featuring:

Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons

Michael Gambon, Juliet Stephenson

Production Co:

Serendipity Point Films

OPEN RANGE

Director:

Kevin Costner

Western/Drama – 1880’s

Producers:

David Valdes, Kevin Costner, Craig Stoper

Location: Calgary

Featuring:

Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall

Annette Bening, Michael Gambon

Production Co:

Tig Productions / Touchstone Pictures

TO KILL A KING

Director:

Mike Barker

Period Drama – 1600’s (Cromwell/Civil War)

Producer:

Kevin Loader

Location: U.K.

Featuring:

Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Rupert Everett

Production Co:

Natural Nylon Ent. / Film Four

THE SCORPION KING

Director:

Chuck Russell

Fantasy/Action/Adventure

Producers:

Sean Daniel, James Jacks

Location: Los Angeles

Kevin Misher, Steve Sommers

Featuring:

Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock)

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

THE MUMMY RETURNS

Director:

Steven Sommers

Fantasy/Action/Adventure

Producers:

James Jacks, Sean Daniel

Locations: Morocco, U.K.

Featuring

Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz

John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

THE MUMMY

Director:

Steven Sommers

Fantasy/Action/Adventure

Producers:

James Jacks, Sean Daniel

Locations: Morocco, U.K.

Featuring:

Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz

John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Saturn Nomination for Best Costume Design

THE POSTMAN

Director:

Kevin Costner

Post Apocalyptic/Action/Adventure/Drama

Producers:

Kevin Costner, Steven Tisch, Jim Wilson

Location: U.S.

Featuring

Kevin Costner, Will Paton, Larenz Tate

Olivia Williams, James Russo

Production Co:

Warner Brothers

THE HUNCHBACK

Director:

Peter Medak

Period Romantic Drama

Producer:

Chuck Gordon

Locations: France, Hungary, Czech Republic

Featuring

Mandy Patinkin, Salma Hayek

Production Co:

Stillking Films / TriStar Televison

EMMY Nomination for Best Costume Design

WATERWORLD

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Sci-Fi/Action/Adventure/Drama

Producer:

Chuck Gordon

Locations: L.A., Hawaii

Featuring

Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper

Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Saturn Nomination for Best Costume Design

RAPA NUI

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Historical/Adventure/Romantic/Drama

Producer:

Kevin Costner

Location: Easter Island

Featuring

Jason Scott Lee

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: THE

Director:

John Glen

DISCOVERY

Producers:

Alexander Salkind, Ilya Salkind

Historical/Adventure/Drama

Featuring

Marlon Brando, Tom Sellick

Location: Florida

George Correface, Rachel Ward

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

ROBIN HOOD – PRINCE OF THIEVES

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Historical/Action/Drama/Adventure

Producers:

John Watson, Pen Densham

Location: U.K.

Richard B Lewis

Featuring:

Kevin Costner, Alan Rickman

Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Production Co:

Warner Brothers / Morgan Creek

BAFTA Nomination for Best Costume Design

Saturn Nomination for Best Costume Design

CONAN THE DESTROYER

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Fantasy/Action/Adventure

Producers:

Rafaella de Laurentiis

Locations: Spain, Mexico

Edward R Pressman

Featuring:

Arnold Schwarznegger, Grace Jones

Wilt Chamberlain

Production Co:

De Laurentiis Ent. / Universal Pictures

THE BOUNTY

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Period/Drama

Producer:

Bernard Williams

Locations: Tahiti, New Zealand

Featuring:

Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins

Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox

Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson

Production Co:

De Laurentiis Productions

CONAN THE BARBARIAN

Director:

John Milius

Fantasy/Action/Adventure

Producers:

Buzz Feitshans, Rafaella de Laurentiis

Locations: Spain, Mexico

Edward R Pressman, Edward Summer

Featuring:

Arnold Scwarznegger, James Earl Jones

Max Von Sydow

Production Co:

De Laurentiis Productions

Universal Pictures

Saturn Nomination for Best Costume Design

NATIONALITY:

British

LANGUAGES:

French, Spanish

COUNTRIES WORKED IN:

Canada, China, Czech Republic, Easter Island, France, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Spain, Tahiti, UK, USA.

EXHIBITIONS:

Costumes and Drawings for SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII - for which John received a BAFTA for Best Costume Design - at:-

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London - 1971

The National Museum, Auckland, New Zealand - 1972

The Sydney Opera House, New South Wales, Australia - 1973

The National Theatre, London (Drawings) - 1986

LECTURES:

Royal College of Art

(Visiting Lecturer)

Wimbledon School of Art

(Visiting Lecturer)

Stockholm Film Haus

(Guest Lecturer)

Royal Television Society

(Various Lectures)

DRAWINGS AND EXTENSIVE QUOTATIONS USED IN:

PERIOD COSTUME FOR STAGE AND SCREEN (Volumes I and II) published by Unwins 1988.

A HANDBOOK OF COSTUME published by MacMillan 1974