For the return to Freddy Fazbear's pizza parlor from hell, costume designer Whitney Anne Adams had her work cut out for her.Her job on Five Nights at Freddy's 2 required diving into the world of a sequel (2023's successful Five Nights at Freddy's) and the famously dedicated fanbase that knows every detail of Scott Cawthon's universe. She threw herself headfirst into Reddit threads, cosplay photos, and reference folders for every character (yes, even Cupcake). It also meant solving problems she didn't see coming, like hand-knitting four sweaters in under a month when visual effects suddenly needed something physical for important character transformations.The movie follows characters recovering from the trauma of the first film, in which haunted animatronics torment an overnight security guard played by Josh Hutcherson. A year later, he and his family learn of another troubled soul seeking revenge in the form of an enormous, creepy marionette puppet. We spoke with Adams about organizing her massive amounts of research, the technical challenges of designing for puppet-human hybrids, and why the fitting room is where the magic happens. Enjoy, Freddy fans! - YouTube www.youtube.com Editor's note: Spoilers for FNAF 2. The following conversation has been edited for length and clarity.No Film School: I want to start with what got you excited about this film and about coming on board. Whitney Anne Adams: I was really excited about this massive fanbase and these really fun characters. And getting to work with Emma [Tammi]. I loved her work, seeing her [film] The...
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