Today we’re excited to be connecting with Carolina Inoue again. If you haven’t already, we suggest you check out our prior conversation with them here.
Carolina, always such a pleasure connecting with you and thank you for sharing your stories, insights and inspiring messages with our community. We’re looking forward to getting the download and what you have been up to since our last interview, but first can you briefly introduce yourself to folks who might have missed the prior conversation.
Carolina Inoue is a Japanese-Brazilian-German artist who discovered her calling in the TV and Film industry. She started her career in Los Angeles as a Production and Costume Designer working for Indie Movies, Music Videos and Commercials. Among those productions are Netflix thriller “The Open House” (starring Dylan Minnette), “Downrange”(from director Ryuhei Kitamura), McDonald’s, Pepsi and Nike Commercials, and multiple music videos for international singers Anitta, Snoop Dog, Ludmila, Anna Sedokova, etc. Throughout the years Carolina developed a specific passion and talent for Horror and Action movies. “It’s the mix of the challenge, adrenaline and countless possibilities those genres have” she says while showing pictures of her numerous film sets. It wasn’t until Covid happened that she was able to expand her career internationally. With a very international background, it was no surprise that this “citizen of the world” would find Hollywood was too small for her ambitions.
Great, so let’s jump into an update on what you have been up to since we last spoke. What can you share with us?
Like everywhere else, Hollywood suffered a lot with Covid and for a minute it felt like the film industry would never be the same. And in a way, it wasn’t. “Like many others, I started to look for alternatives to this career I built for the last decade in LA. There was a big movement of productions going overseas and that was my cue” explains Inoue, how she ended up working in so many countries and still having her film credits mainly in Hollywood productions.
In the past few years Carolina Inoue worked in a number of countries including Canada, Germany, Norway, France and other European countries. But she has not only expanded her career Geographically, she has been working in some of the biggest productions in Europe and in the World. From beloved franchises such as “The Hunger Games”, “John Wick” and “Pitch Perfect” to Oscar nominee “Tar” and successful shows like “The Flight Attendant” and “Babylon Berlin”. That is just to name a few from a long list of credits under her belt. Carolina believes her strength comes from never limiting herself to one thing or another, bouncing back and forth between costume and art department, she wears multiple hats (literally and figuratively). “I’ve been asked in multiple occasions which department I enjoy the most and the truth is that I just love being creative and I love all aspects of filmmaking. I just happen to have an artistic eye that fits best for costume and art department, but if I could I would do much more”, says the designer, who also loves Photography and Screenwriting. “I can’t officially share many details on my future productions but I can say I have a lot coming up and yet I feel like I barely scratched the surface.”
We have now arrived at one of our favorite parts of the interview – the lightning round. We’ll ask you a few quick questions to give us all some fun insights about you.
- Favorite Book: The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas
- Favorite TV Show: Friends
- Sweet or Savory: Savory
- Mountains or Beach: Mountain
- As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up: Architect (like my mom)
- French Fries or Onion Rings: French Fries
- Favorite Breakfast Food: Hashbrown
Was there a moment in your career that you can tell us about that illustrates or demonstrates the kind of person you are, your approach, ethos, etc.
“I could mention many occasions, but 2020 was definitely a game changer. It was very hard to look at that career I built over the years with much sweat and tears and not know if I would have to abandon it in order to make ends meet. It wasn’t easy but I came out on the other side much stronger. I could even say I took 2 steps back to give a jump ahead. And that’s the kind of mentality that differentiates those who dream about working in film and those who make a life career in film. It’s an industry filled with ups and downs, victories and uncertainties, if you’re not resilient enough you won’t go far.”
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.carolinainoue.com
- Instagram: Carolina_inoue
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolinainoue
Image Credits
Raphael Bittencourt
