The Weird Girls

The Weird Girls of Reykjavík is a collective created by and headed by Kitty Von-Sometime .
The project evolves episode by episode and the Weird Girls mix between those involved from the beginning and the new members increasing with every event.
Each episode is planned for up to three months in advance with the girls themselves knowing as little as is possible. They know there will be a photo shoot, they are aware they will be filmed and they are aware of the day and night in question.
As much of the rest of the event is kept as quiet as possible except for a theme song which is given to them a week or two in advance and a request for measurements for the custom costumes.
Each episode produces media but the project focus is the event itself and how the girls themselves react and morph within costume. None of the girls are professional actresses or models and part of the inspiration was to get girls to step outside of themselves and shed some inhibitions.
There is always a professional photographer for part of the event but the videos are shot with simple direction given minutes before, no rehearsals.For the first three episodes editing was completed within imovie only with no film/editing training whatsoever. They are simply a record of the event. Official video for episode 4 was edited by Chris Rowe.
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The Episodes so far:

EPISODE 1

Concept: Kitty Von-Sometime
FEBRUARY 2007: The Last Supper and Neon Fame.
Photograhy - directed by Kitty Von-Sometime , shot by Dominique
Video: shot and edited by Kitty Von-Sometime.
Theme song: Money, Success, Fame, Glamour - Felix da Housecat

EPISODE 2

Concept: Kitty Von-Sometime
June 2007: Spandex Attack
Photography - directed by Kitty Von-Sometime , shot by Hörður and Kitty Von-Sometime
Video: Shot and edited by Kitty Von-Sometime.
Theme Song: If you don't jump you're English - GusGus
Costumes custom made by Chao Zhou

EPISODE 3

Concept: Kitty Von-Sometime
October 2007: The Dark Side
Photography - official shoot by Skari , behind the scenes by Ben Mathis.
Video: shot by Brieve and Haffi - edited by Kitty Von-Sometime
Theme Song: Spellbound - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Costumes designed by Kitty Von-Sometime and custom made by Magga Sigga

EPISODE 4

March 2008: Bunny Revolution
Concept: Kitty Von-Sometime
Photography - official shoot by Ben Mathis
Official Video: Shot and edited by Chris Rowe . Directed by Chris Rowe and Kitty Von-Sometime
Theme Song: Switchblade by Heartsrevolution
Costumes custom made by Tao Wei

EPISODE 5

July 2008: Spectacular
Concept: Kitty Von-Sometime
Photography - official shoot by Mæja and Saga
Official Video: Þórgnýr Thoroddsen
Theme Song: Mr Spectacular's fantastic hoovering hover skates by Ghostigital
Costumes custom made by Kolbrun at KVK