Vanity Fair - Simone Biles

We always love working with the Biles family in Spring, Texas. Even in her life as a newlywed, often one of Simone's parents is with her on a shoot. And although Houston is a big city and Simone is an international star, the film and editorial world here is a smaller village; and so we have all spent a lot of hours with the Biles', and they are each amazing.

On every major editorial shoot, we meet new creatives and artists who are significant and selected specifically to work on the project, some who travel in from all over the world. This shoot included the amazing photographer Adrienne Raquel for the February 2024 Vanity Fair cover story.

We also had Simone for the full day, instead of just an hour. We enjoyed the production support and stage provided by Captive Studios. It was the first time Bird House Productions had the opportunity to shoot there!

We appreciate the words from the Vanity Fair IG post that read: Simone Biles’ rise to fame was thrilling, intense, and a bit disorienting for the legendary athlete—and still is.

It's a great article by Leah Faye Cooper. The two discussed life as a newlywed, her recovery from Tokyo, and how she’s feeling about the 2024 Olympics.

Photographer: Adrienne Raquel

Wardrobe Stylist: Miranda Fetahu

Hair Stylist: Nikki Nelms

Makeup Artist: Sheika Daley

Set Designer: Kendyll Legier

Designer Assist: Effie Frank

Movement Director: Charissa Kroeger

Lighting Director: Sebastien Johnson

HOUSTON CREW

Production Services Company: Bird House Productions

Bird House Productions Producer: Lynn Birdwell

Production Manager: Caleb Hernandez

Digitech: Gary Pilcher

Photo Assist: Nneoma Aijwe

Photo Assist: Scott Nidermaier

Art Assist: Stephanie Marett

Art Assist: Elizabeth Kilgore

Seamstress: Janelle Flanagan

Wardrobe Assist: Miranda Fetahu

Manicurist: VCI Artists

Coordinator: Alyssa Cole

Location: Captiv Studios

Catering: Sam Salah

PA / Driver / Runners: Ross Barber, Matthew Buehrer, & Malachi Talbot

Camera, G&E: Texcam

Camera, G&E: Cinema Resource

Production Supplies: Affordable Prod Rentals