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As the Costume Designer was going to be responsible for not only the actors’ costumes, but the much more technical spacesuit design, Danny hired Suttirat because she has a background in both costume and production design. Danny said, ‘Suttirat’s sense of taste and her flamboyance in terms of her visual ideas made her the right person for the job.’
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The Costume designer is the person whose responsibility is to design costumes for a film or stage production. He or she is considered part of the "production team", alongside the director, scenic and lighting designers. The costume designer might ... collaborate with a hair/wig master or a makeup designer, with the latter two operating on a subordinate level. In European theatre the role is somewhat different as the theatre designer will design both costume and scenic elements.
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Visually stunning costume design is the subject of this lavishly produced and exhaustively researched homage to Hollywood’s first 100 years. The book features more than 500 high quality photographs from every decade in Hollywood history along with scores of original sketches – many in colour. The author has been a member of the Hollywood Costume Designers Guild for 30 years and is the current President. She has a Ph.D. in the history of costume design from the Royal College of Art. Hardcover. $120.00.
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Costume designers will typically seek to enhance a character's persona, within the framework of the director's vision, through the way that character is dressed. At the same time, the designer must ensure that the designs allow the actor to move in a manner consistent with the historical period and enables the actor to execute the director's blocking of the production without damage to the garments. Additional considerations include the durability and washability of garments, particularly in extended runs. The designer must work in consultation with not only the director, but the set and lighting designers to ensure that the overall design of the production works together. The designer needs to possess strong artistic capabilities as well as a thorough knowledge of pattern development, draping, drafting, textiles and costume/fashion history.
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Costume designers begin their work by reading the script to be produced. If the production is set in a specific historical era, the fashions of this period will need to be researched. To stimulate the flow of ideas at the first meeting with the director and the design team (set, costume, lighting and sound designers), the costume designer may want to present a few rough costume sketches. This is ... an appropriate time to check with the director on the exact number of characters needing costumes, as any non-speaking characters the director plans to include may not have been listed in the script.
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This handsome book, the first comprehensive reference work on costume design in films, is a remarkable tribute to the men and women who "dress" a film. Substantially revised and updated, it not only presents a splendid record of costume designers' contributions to cinema but ... those of some of the world's great couturiers. Softcover, 169 pp. $23.95.
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