and exotic references of the Ballets Russes to the haute couture. "The historic significance and influence of Poiret’s work is breathtaking‚ and felt in fashion to the present day‚" said Harold Koda‚ Curator in Charge of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute. "Poiret pioneered a seductive modernity based on woman’s self-confident femininity‚ and envisioned a ’total lifestyle’ that extended from how she dressed and what fragrance she wore to how she decorated her home – an approach reflected
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The American fashion designer Betsey Johnson was born August 10th‚ 1942 in Wethersfield‚ Connecticut. Ever since birth Betsey has been a fashion designer in the making. As a child Betsey was enrolled in many dance classes‚ which is were she has gotten her inspiration and love for costumes. “I am basically about a ballerina torso and a full skirt‚” she told a reporter for the Soho News in 1982‚ “a dancing school dress-up craziness.” Betsey’s successful because she is truly one of a kind. A few
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I gave it this score was because I felt that there were some scenes that required a bit more clarification‚ also‚ the play seems to lack detail for the scene‚ costume‚ and prop designers. However‚ there seemed to be a lot of moments where lighting to create a mood was involved‚ if this were to be produced I feel that the lighting designers would have a simpler time producing that sort of lighting. Thus‚ if this play was to be produced‚ I would probably not watch it because it did not really make
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crucial and usually receives the most credit‚ or the most blame (Guild). The production designer is the visual artist and storyteller of a movie. They work primarily with the director to create the overall feel and atmosphere that move the story by using stage sets‚ locations and backgrounds. They also collaborate with the visual effects team‚ cinematographer‚ and producers regularly. The production designer for Apocalypse Now is Dean Tavovaris (Guild). Angelo Graham is the Art Director for the
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In the early twentieth century a director called D.W. Griffith of the United States proved that film narratives can be improved by adjusting the way in which the film is put together (Bywater & Sobchack‚ 1989). Griffith developed ways to counteract the little dialogue there was in those days and intensify the drama and emotion he could provoke in his fictional films (Fabe‚ 2004). He had three main methods: utilising the foundations of “filmic” mise-en-scene with his cast‚ filming his movies more
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The Prestige Analysis The Prestige is a film adaptation of the Christopher Priest novel bearing the same name. The story is set in the turn-of-the-century London about two stage magicians‚ their rivalry‚ and their obsession to be the best with the artistry and secrecy of illusion. The analysis of The Prestige will examine several aspects of the film including plot‚ character development‚ use of sound‚ use of photography‚ set design‚ lighting‚ and role of the collaborators. Each of these areas
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permanent slope atop a level auditorium floor. The sloped stage increased the effectiveness of the thrust stage‚ further projecting the action into the audience. The task of simulating the American frontier was given to scene designer Narelle Sissons and lighting designer Mary Louise Geiger. Sissons created a beautifully naked set‚ backed by a grove of trees that was brought to life by Geiger’s gentle moonbeams‚ water reflections‚ and campfire light. Not nearly as empty as Samuel Beckett’s Waiting
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within many people’s hearts is the famous “Wizard of Oz”. This movie is a musical that was created and directed by Victor Fleming in 1939 with the help of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer‚ Malcolm Brown‚ William A. Horning and Jack Martin Smith as the production designers (that were never credited) and Cedric Gibbons as the art director. (IMDb‚ n.d) This movie is about a young‚ girl from Kansas named Dorothy Gale played by Judy Garland who dreams of another life. Dorothy lives on her auntie Emily (Clara Blandick)
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have probably been done without the costumes‚ but the effectiveness of implications towards it themes and its dramatic effect would be lost. “A character’s relationship to the story’s themes‚ the plot developments‚ and the other characters can be suggested‚ emphasized‚ and intensified for the audience by the use of certain costumes‚ makeup” (Goodykoontz & & Jacobs‚ 2014). Both costume designers and makeup artists work closely with the film’s production designer‚ director‚ cinematographer‚ and actors
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part. I will be talking about the artist involvement in the film ’s production. Also‚ I will be talking about how these artist make these film ’s come together. The romantic drama film Jason ’s Lyric was directed by Doug McHenry. The production designer name is Simon Dobbin. The art director name is David S. Lazan. These arists are the ones that made the film a good one. The person that written it is named Bobby Smith Jr. and he is a African American man that have written other film ’s. I will
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