Karol Bartoszynski
Albuquerque, NM | (650)520-5995 | karol@karolb.com
Local 480 Member
Mary Margaret Road Grader
Ager-Dyer / Fabricator – October to November 2022
Poker Face
Ager-Dyer – August to September 2022
The Cleaning Lady Season 2
Background Costumer – July to August 2022
Coyote v Acme
Costumer – April 2022
Big Sky Season 2
Background Costumer – July to October 2021
- Shopping for, washing, dyeing background garments.
- Fittings, including police uniforms.
- On-set work.
MacGruber Season 1
Costumer – August 2021
- Worked on set & at the studio.
Stranger Things Season 4 (Tareco)
Background Costumer – July 2021
- Worked on set, including 4 very large background days at the airport & high school.
- Worked at the studio, organizing the trailer & thousands of garments in the department.
Karol B Clothing
Fashion Designer – 2015 to Present
- Design, manufacture and sourcing of clothing, accessories and collectibles.
- Supervising and engaging in the entire process of garment production & sale: pattern-making, sourcing of fabric, leather & trim, sample-making, production, marketing, shipping and customer service.
Army of the Dead (Released 2021)
Prop Maker – 2019
- Provided three aged & decorated backpacks to prop department for use on Nora Arnezeder’s costume.
Black Ops: Cold War (Video Game)
Specialty Costumer – 2019
- Oversaw reproduction of a West German and Soviet flak vest for the costume department to use in 3D scans.
ICR Discovery Center – Exhibition Video (via Cinetique Images)
Costume Designer – 2019
- Designed costumes and supervised production of several biblical costumes
Wolfenstein: Liberation of London (2014)
Specialty costumer (Credited under props)
- Converted four used tactical vests into padded, zippered, armored vests using concept art as reference.
Deaf Missions – American Sign Language Bible Video Series
Costume Designer – 2014
- Designed and fabricated a biblical King David costume using hand-dyed fabrics & hand-woven trims. Outsourced crown and bracelet to metalworker.
United States Army 360° Cultural Awareness Training (Multiple Episodes)
Key costumer, scenic painter, set decorator, background actor – 2009
- Dressed actors in various Iraqi, Afghan and Somali costumes.
- Painted signs and murals in English, Pashto, Dari and Somali.
Kefas (Student Film – New York Film Academy, Los Angeles)
Costume Designer – 2009
- Managed the costume department for a low-budget student film set in biblical times.
- Fabricated and sourced costumes ranging from robes and togas to Roman uniforms.
“Sunrise Service” Easter Play at Vasquez Rocks
Assistant Costume Designer – 2009
- Updated and refurbished existing costume collection.
- Designed and fabricated new biblical costumes.
“Intravenous” by Solid Ground Entertainment (Independent Film)
Costume Designer – 2008 to 2009
- Designed, sourced and aged costumes.
“Redemption” by Eclectic Spirits Productions (Independent Film)
2008
- Provided military uniforms and props.
Missing Piece, San Francisco
Costume Designer – 2006
- Completed several private commissions for clients.
“Out of Darkness” by Ground Floor Productions (Independent Film)
Specialty Costumer – 2006
- Designed and fabricated the costume for the film’s horror antagonist.
Bethlehem AD – Living Nativity Experience
Assistant Costume Designer – 2003 to 2009
- Helped design and sew dozens of costumes.
- Helped dress hundreds of actors.
Other Work/Life Experience
US Air Force, Active Duty (1993 – 1997)
Surgical Technologist & Classroom Instructor for approximately 10 total years (Spanning 1993 to 2013)
Executive Director & Co-Founder of a multi-day desert camping festival where costumes were mandatory (2010 – 2014)