I went to work with Martin Scorsese.
Its calledKillers of the Flower Moonand it was brilliantly done not just on my part but by everybody.
It follows the book, and the book was totally captivating.
Jacqueline West at the Doha Film Institute on TuesdayEamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images
The native cast was incredible and the acting, Lily Gladstone is incredible.
The images were thrilling.
I watched it all being shot but I havent seen any of it, she said.
Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’Apple TV+ /Courtesy Everett Collection
West revealed that the films starLeonardo DiCapriohad seen it, however, and told her it was a masterpiece.
I was talking to Leo about it.
We had lunch before I came here.
He said, Jackie, I think we worked on a masterpiece.
I thought for Leo to say that, was something.
He doesnt say that lightly.
West is one of the most respected costume designers in the business.
West during the masterclass also talked about VilleneuvesDune: Part Two, which is now in post-production.
I said, I dont do sci-fi.
Its not my thing.
He was so compelling.
He said, I want you because I do not want it to look like sci-fi.
I want it to be classical.
I dont want it to look like a video game.
Im showing my age, she said.
Our houseboat was about 30 feet away from Alan Watts boat.
He would give all-weekend psychedelic parties… it was quite a scene back then in the Bay Area.
West saidDune: Part Twowas a lot more labor intensive thanDune: Part One.
We made a lot of costumes, she said.
InPart Two, you really dive into the different worlds ofDune.
We see what the emperors world looks like.
We go to his planet.
We spend a lot of time on Giedi Prime, the Harkonnen planet.
We spend a lot of time in Stellan Skarsgards [Vladimir Harkonnen] world.
Feyd-Rautha [Harkonnen] also comes into this one, brilliantly played by Austin Butler, Elvis.
He is pretty fabulous in it, she said
All the worlds get expanded.
I think its visually stunning, the sets, the cinematography and the concepts.
