"An attractive and informed guide. It includes an extensively cross-referenced list of films on which leading couturiers worked, a superb collection of stills, and a brief history of costume on the screen." — George L. George, MillimeterThis 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 also those of some of the world's great couturiers.The heart of the book is an illustrated listing, arranged alphabetically by designer, providing biographical and career data (screen credits, major awards and nominations) for every major American, British, and French designer who worked on American and British films between 1909 and 1987. Among the designers are such luminaries as Adrian, Travis Banton, Edith Head, Christian Dior, Orry-Kelly, Givenchy, Jean Louis, Howard Greer, Helen Rose, Norman Hartnell, Irene Sharaff, Walter Plunkett, Charles LeMaire, Tony Walton, and Ann Roth. Their creations are featured in over 170 photographs and design renderings reproduced on high-qu... [Read More]

Designed especially for costume designers, this unique notebook contains templates useful for sketching, planning, and organizing costumes for theater productions. This 6 x 9" journal with a total of 120 pages includes 100 two page spread template pages for organizing costumes and information, including sizes and measurements, for each actor/actress and character plus 20 extra blank and blank lined pages for sketching, design, and extra notes . With a cute durable matte softcover in lime green, this costume design notebook is also an awesome gift for costume designers and aspiring costume designers involved in school, community, and professional theater as well as anyone who likes to sketch and design costumes.

Digital Costume Design and Collaboration gives in-depth instruction on how to draw, render, and fully design costumes using online tools and software. Grounded in the use of Photoshop, the book explains the process of building a costume design from scratch, including information on digital tools and painting techniques. The book demonstrates how to utilize social media, such as Flickr and Pinterest, to compile research; how to create user-friendly web based slide shows; and how to archive digital files for portfolios and personal websites. It also demonstrates how to organize spec sheets, plots and inventories using Google Docs for easy editing and Dropbox for easy file sharing. A companion YouTube channel featuring video tutorials of exercises and applications compliments the book.

Written by an industry venteran with 40 years of experience, this book is the new edition of Costume Design

This comprehensive and practical survey examines the technical and design aspects of play production, including scene design and construction, lighting, sound, costume, and makeup. Design is presented as both an art closely integrated with the director’s, actor’s, and playwright’s vision, and a craft that provides practical solutions for the physical manipulation of stage space. Health and safety precautions for the backstage crew appear throughout in boxes labeled “Safety Tips,” and “Design Inspiration” boxes show how professional designers create the desired look.

This exploration of fashion in American silent film offers fresh perspectives on the era preceding the studio system, and the evolution of Hollywood's distinctive brand of glamour. By the 1910s, the moving image was an integral part of everyday life and communicated fascinating, but as yet un-investigated, ideas and ideals about fashionable dress.

This book is a “directing-altering book” as it provides high-quality learning resources that encourage and challenge film enthusiasts, aspiring directors, film students, and professionals to strive for new levels of excellence and impact in their film directing, television directing, and new media directing.      This book puts forward a well-informed and innovative discussion of critical director’s choices that have not previously been considered by existing texts on film and television directing. This book presents a wide range of directorial concepts and directing exercises that include: •    Psycho-physiological regularities in left-right/right-left orientation transferred to a shot design. How directors can manipulate the viewer’s perception of a character and of the journey they are on using screen direction.  •    Methodology and visual strategy for rendering a scene based on character perspective. •    The directorial concept of emotional manipulation.  •    Demystifying the 180-degree rule.  

Presents a guide to everything one needs to know to get started and work successfully in film costuming. This work covers such artistic matters as looking for work, the roles played by various members of the costume/wardrobe department, union membership and regulation, the on-set and off-set duties of all costume department members, and more.

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of John Carpenter's cult classic film, this is the first-ever look at the artistic world behind the beloved movie and its expanded universe.Packed with never-before-seen images, including costume designs by Oscar nominee April Ferry; original set designs by Production Designer John J. Lloyd; storyboard art; concept art from the comic book series; development art from Funko's Big Trouble series; and exclusive new pieces by the film collectible gurus at MONDO.Plus, an exclusive interview with artist Drew Struzan and a look at his early pencils for the iconic film poster. Features a Foreword by John Carpenter and an Afterword by Big Trouble in Little China comics writer and cover artist Eric Powell. 

Geoffrey Holder, a Guggenheim Award-winning painter and the Tony Award- winning director and designer of the Broadway musical The Wiz, is also a well- respected choreographer and set and costume designer, for his own company as well as for the Dance Theater of Harlem and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. As readers learn in this exuberant portrait, this transplanted Trinidadian is also a man with a compelling story to tell about his experiences as an artist and outsider who found success in America. Jennifer Dunning, a dance critic at the New York Times, provides an appreciation of this multitalented artist and his many contributions to the arts community, while the illustrations reveal his wide-ranging creativity and exciting social life in Paris, New York, and the Caribbean. 250 illustrations, 150 in full color, 224 pages, 101/4 x 121/2"

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These gloves are perfect for completing 100s of looks from a crazy meat slaying butcher in a horror film to a hazmat scientist trying to create a cure for the latest breaking bad zombie apocalypse! Whatever you choose to be while wearing these gloves, they will certainly look great. One size fits most adults. Yellow in color. Also great for a Walter White costume! This is great on its own, but could be even better with the other costumes and accessories available in our

A great costume for use in church productions and Biblical-based school plays and events. Headpiece, robe and sash. One size fits up to size