Barbara Westra gained her first experience with filmmaking when Theo & Thea got their teeth into the Tenenkaas Imperium. After wandering around as a musician and also working on a number of music and theatre productions by the legendary duo, she then focused entirely on film.
As an autodidact, she developed into Art Director for various film and TV productions, gave set workshops at the Amsterdam Theatre School and supervised students at the Film Academy. She further developed into Production Designer with highlights including the youth film Captain Nova, the period series De Zaak Menten, the VPRO series Poesjes for the very little ones and the magical series Lampje.
Research question:
I want to delve into the early production process, when scripts are ready and I start exchanging ideas with the director and camera. With more knowledge of camera work and pre-selected editing strategies, I can enter into a closer collaboration with the director and camera, which will allow me to take my own profession to a higher level and thus the film project.