W. Nicholas Baumann
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(310) 285-3647 


Design and Production

Costume/Foam Fabrication                            Sid the Science Kid Walkaround,		      Jim Henson’s Creature Shop
						               Kanye West Tour Creature							
Leather Fabrication	                                        Custom Weapons Belts		                  GI Joe Movie
Head Fabricator				        Various Projects (inc. Toy Story Live,		       McAvene Designs
                        Pumbaa Walkaround, Super Nutrition Man,
                       Jack and the Beanstalk Giant,
                         			                     Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors)
Foam Fabricator/Project Lead	              Seinfeld’s “Bee Movie”, Bug Walkarounds	                  JM Costumers
Foam Sculpting/Carving		                  “Finding Nemo”, DisneyLand Ride                            Scenario Design
Foam Sculpting/Carving		                     Gingerbread House and Figures                            Cinnabar
Foam Sculpting/Carving		                       Rock Facing, Car commercial	                             Foam Tech
Foam Sculpting/Carving		                        Clouds, Restaurant Instillation	                             Foam Tech
Costume/Figure Finishing		          	                      Buzz Lightyear Ride         	                             Walt Disney Imagineering
Costume/Foam Fabrication                                    Animal Kingdom RIde	  	                  Walt Disney Imagineering
Costume/Foam Fabrication                                        Monster Inc.  Ride	                             Walt Disney Imagineering
Costume Fabrication                                         “Burger King”   Robot Costume                            Anatamorphex  
Theatrical Masks                                             “ General Hospital”  New Years show                     McAvene Designs               
Original/Custom Leather Coats                                 “ General Hospital”                                      McAvene Designs   
Costume/Creature Fabrication                                           “Doom”                                                Stan Winston Studios                                                                         
Costume/Foam Fabrication                         “A Kid’s Life”  Character  Walkarounds                   McAvene Designs                                                                                                                                                                                     Costume/Foam Fabrication                             Disney’s “Finding Nemo”  On  Ice                        McAvene Designs
Costume/Foam Fabrication                                                 Alien Suit                                               Anatamorphex
Costume/Foam Fabrication                               Japanese Alligator Walkarounds                        Anatamorphex
Costume/Foam Fabrication                               Baskin Robbins ice cream cones                         Anatamorphex
Costume/Creature Fabrication		                 Toy Promotion Walkarounds                              Total Fabrication
Costume/Creature Fabrication		             M. Night Shamylan’s “The Village”                       Steve Johnson’s Edge FX
Creature/Foam Fabrication	                           Creature Heads, Kids TV Pilot                              Lex Nakashima/LC Stages
Leather Fabrication                                              Various Custom Leather Goods                          Salacious Hydes Studios
Creature/Foam Fabrication                                       “The Halfway House”                                     BV Entertainment
Creature/Foam Fabrication                                       Dragon Walkaround                                      Salacious Hydes Studios
Costume/Foam Fabrication                                            Wolf Creature                                            Lex Nakashima/LC Stages
Costume/Armor Fabrication			                “Scooby Doo II”                                         Steve Johnson’s Edge FX
Physical Effect Fabrication                                                “Spiderman II”                                          Steve Johnson’s Edge FX
Costume/Prop Foam Fabrication                            “Mythica”  Valkyrie War                                  Microsoft Promotion  
Costume Fabrication                                            Orgean Chai Tea Walkaround                            Total Fabrication
Costume/Foam Fabrication	              Hyde suit, “League of Extrodinary Gentlemen”            Steve Johnson’s Edge FX
Costume Fabrication                                                    BZOTS Robot Band                                        Total Fabrication
Costume Fabrication                                          Captain Sonic/St Paul Insurance                          Total Fabrication
Costume/Foam Fabrication		              Walkaround Syphilis Sore / Penis                          Total Fabrication
Prop Fabrication (plastic/wood)			      24”  Hour  Glass                        	         Total Fabrication	
Costume/Foam Fabrication                                Warcraft III Thrall/Orc costume                            Total Fabrication 
Costume Fabrication  	                                       Cigarette Man Walkaround                              Crisis FX
Prop/Leather Fabrication                                       “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”                               Crisis FX
Costume/Foam Fabrication                                       Disney show costumes                                  Chip’s Character Creation
Costume Fabrication  	                            “Jack in the Box”  multiple commercials                    Crisis FX
Costume/Foam Fabrication	                                         Ernie the Elk                                             Total Fabrication  
Prop/Foam Fabrication	                                       Willy Wonka, Blueberry Girl                                Total Fabrication
Leather/Metal Fabrication	                                  Edward Scissorhands                                    Hard Rock Productions
Leather Fabrication		                                 “Dungeon Siege” Skirt                                   Total Fabrication 
Foam Fabrication		                                                Spinosaurous Head                                    Total Fabrication  
Costume/Foam Fabrication	                               “Dungeon Siege” Armour                               Total Fabrication
Costume/Foam Fabrication	                               Peace Hand Walkaround                               Total Fabrication
Costume/Foam Fabrication	                                  Hotel Sign Walkaround                                Crisis FX
Leather Fabrication		                                    Storm Trooper Holster                                 Crisis FX
Foam Hat Fabrication		                                        Jester Costume                                       Jana-Marie Bonar
Costume/Foam Fabrication	                          Bert & Ernie in “Children’s Hour”                         Bill Traetta
Costume/Foam Fabrication                                “Jack in the Box” Commercial                           Crisis FX	
Costume Fabrication		                                        “Time Machine”                                     Stan Winston Studios	
Figure Finisher		                                        Figure Finishing Department                            Walt Disney Imagineering



Training
-Make-up for the Stage	    			   -Prop Construction             		        -3D Graphic Representation		                                                                            -Theatrical Mask Making	  			   -Animation (Film/TV)                                     Design (Model Making)           
-Stage Design                                                              -Scenic Painting                                        -Drafting
-Costume Design                                                         -Watercolor Rendering                              -Rendering			
-Costume Construction		                       	  - Life Drawing                                                			


	

Education
UCLA, Fall 1993-Winter 1998, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre, Emphasis in Costume and Set Design

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