Costume designer
A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. The costume designer works alongside the director, scenic, lighting designer, sound designer, and other creative personnel. The costume designer may also collaborate with hair stylist, wig master, or makeup artist. In European theatre, the role is different, as the theatre designer usually designs both costume and scenic elements.
Designers typically seek to enhance a character's personality, and to create an evolving plot of colour, changing social status, or period through the visual design of garments and accessories. They may distort or enhance the body—within the boundaries of the director's vision. The designer must ensure that the designs let the actor move as the role requires. The actor must execute the director's blocking of the production without damaging the garments. Garments must be durable and washable, especially for plays with extended runs or films with near-real time pacing (meaning that most costumes will not change between scenes) but whose principal photography phase may stretch across several weeks. The designer must consult not only with the director, but the set and lighting designers to ensure that all elements of the overall production design work together. The designer must possess strong artistic capabilities and a thorough knowledge of pattern development, draping, drafting, textiles and fashion history. The designer must understand historical costuming, and the movement style and poise that period dress may require.
'Costume designer' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Russian Broadway Shut Down (2014)
Actors: Scott Barnhardt (actor), Joshua Bergasse (actor), Michael Berresse (actor), Jay Binder (actor), John Bolton (actor), Jeff Bowen (actor), Danny Burstein (actor), Paul Canaan (actor), Jim Caruso (actor), Michael Cerveris (actor), Jonathan Crombie (actor), David Cromer (actor), John Treacy Egan (actor), Harvey Fierstein (actor), Eric Anderson (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Musical, News, Short,Russian Broadway Shut Down (2014)
Actors: Scott Barnhardt (actor), Joshua Bergasse (actor), Michael Berresse (actor), Jay Binder (actor), John Bolton (actor), Jeff Bowen (actor), Danny Burstein (actor), Paul Canaan (actor), Jim Caruso (actor), Michael Cerveris (actor), Jonathan Crombie (actor), David Cromer (actor), John Treacy Egan (actor), Harvey Fierstein (actor), Eric Anderson (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Musical, News, Short,Bulvár (2011)
Actors: János Breckl (actor), Vilmos Cservenák (actor), Ferenc Elek (actor), Zsolt Fazekas (actor), István Gyuricza (actor), Sándor Halmágyi (actor), András Kern (actor), Róbert Koltai (actor), Levente Kárpáti (actor), Balázs Lázár (actor), Albert Márkos (actor), Oszkár Nyári (actor), András Réz (actor), György Rózsa (actor), Zoltán Bezerédy (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2007)
Actors: Trevor Bannister (actor), Bernard Bresslaw (actor), Carl Chase (actor), John Clive (actor), Kenneth Cranham (actor), Peter-Hugo Daly (actor), Philip Davis (actor), Bill Dean (actor), Geoffrey Drew (actor), Harry Enfield (actor), Sean Patrick Flanery (actor), Harry Fowler (actor), Stephen Frost (actor), Jimmy Gardner (actor), Peter Armitage (actor),
Plot: May 1917. Sixteen year old Indiana Jones joins an international trio of spies plotting against their German counterparts in the neutral city of Barcelona. After his old acquaintance Pablo Picasso helps him get a job at Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, Indy devices a plan to forge a love letter written by the German cultural attaché to make it seem he is having an affair with the Countess of Toledo. In August of the same year, Indiana is reassigned to Prague where he is to receive an important phone call. Unfortunately his hotel room proves to be unequipped with a phone. Indy heads for the Ministery of Telephones, where he learns that having to confront Czech bureaucracy can be quite a trial.
Genres: Comedy,Quotes:
Marcello: [posing as a shop keeper] May I help you?::Indiana Jones: Ehm. I hope so. I'm looking for a one eyed elephant... named Bruno...Marcello: A Belgian spy is just what we need to complete our little international alliance.
Marcello: [narrating] We have the very best agents in the intelligence community. A very crack squad as the British might say. I am of course Italiano and a master of disguise. I used to be a taylor. And then there is Charles, a Frenchman, who used to be a tax inspector. And Cunningham, the Englishman. In peace time, he wrote novels, thrillers. But now in war time he is acting them out. You will like our little group, I am sure.
Into the West (2005)
Actors: Marcos Akiaten (actor), Joe Bell (actor), Michael T. Boyd (actor), Michael T. Boyd (actor), Richard Danielson (actor), Kyle Falls (actor), Gustavo Febres (actor), Dennis E. Garber (actor), Harlyn Geronimo (actor), Tom B. Gleason (actor), Jason E. Hill (actor), Trevor Howe (actor), Hank Hustus (actor), Mylo Ironbear (actor), Paul Adkins (actor),
Plot: An epic tale of two figures during the American colonization of the west, one white and the other Native American. Jacob Wheeler leaves his dull life behind to strike out west, while Loved By the Buffalo faces his destiny to try to fight a prophecy that his people will be wiped out by the settlers. Jacob marries Loved By the Buffalo's sister Thunder Heart Woman, uniting the two families while around them relations between the two races crumble.
Keywords: 1800s, american-flag, axe, battle, battlefield, bow-and-arrow, brunette, cavalry-charge, cavalry-saber, combatGenres: Adventure, Drama, Western,
Quotes:
Jedediah Smith: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and take hold of my boot!Chow-Ping Yen: You have a village?::Abe Wheeler: Americans don't belong to any one place. As soon as they get settled, they get restless for something more.
Rachel Wheeler: Wait! I'm going with you! There's nothing for us here - nothing for any of us. And we can help with the children.::Jacob Wheeler: Who's we?::Rachel Wheeler: [Naomi and Leah Wheeler come running up to the wagons] Naomi's fiance went and married someone else. She wants to disappear from the face of the earth... we figure that's where you're going.
Thunder Heart Woman: [Jacob sees Jethro getting sick. He grabs a blanket and hurries to comfort Jethro] What are you doing?::Jacob Wheeler: I'm gonna separate him from us. See to him. That's all I know to do.::Thunder Heart Woman: Your family's here. You are the reason we are here, why we came!::Jethro Wheeler: She's right. Let me be.::Jacob Wheeler: If I get sick you'll be better off without me.::Thunder Heart Woman: But you are not sick! He is.::Jacob Wheeler: I'll know if I am soon enough. With cholera, if it don't get you in the first day, chances are you'll recover.::Thunder Heart Woman: What if you do not? What if we do?::Jacob Wheeler: Boil on your water before you drink it. Go without me. Catch up with the others.::Thunder Heart Woman: They will not take us back!::Jacob Wheeler: Then go on your own. Find your own people!::Thunder Heart Woman: Is that why you brought me out here? To find my own people? What about your children?::Jacob Wheeler: What do you want from me woman?::Thunder Heart Woman: I want my husband!
Jethro Wheeler: I've always been envious of you brother. You always had that spark, that sense of adventure. I always wished I could be like that... Like you.::Jacob Wheeler: You are like me Jethro.::Jethro Wheeler: That's the nicest thing you could say to me.
Dog Star: [Running Fox and his clan return to the Lakota] [In Lakota] It has been many years my brother.::Running Fox: Loved by the Buffalo came to us in a vision and told us to return. You were right, brother. The whites' handouts will not help our people. Only our ancient ways can be relied upon.::Dog Star: You are welcome here. Share our tipis, our food... [Turns to look at his clan] My little brother has returned! [All let out whoops of joy]
Running Fox: [Running Fox watches as Dog Star paints the winter count] Your paints always tell the same story. The whites become more plentiful and each year the earth grows a little smaller.::Dog Star: When they have found all the yellow metal they need, they will leave.::Running Fox: [Running Fox shakes his head] You can't even see what your eyes show you.
Drunken Mountain Man: Fine looking squaw, ain't she? She got a good looking daughter too. I wouldn't mind making her acquaintance. Might even take me a bath. I never known an Injun gal do wash like her. Her husband must have clean britches everyday. Twice on Sunday. You don't need britches.::Thunder Heart Woman: Move on.::Drunken Mountain Man: Bet you ain't wearing none under that skirt. We're just gonna have to find out.::[Jacob reaches out and grabs ThunderHeart Woman's wrist]::Drunken Mountain Man: Easy there, partner. Mind that scattergun, friend. She knows how to use it.::Jacob Jr.: Just get along and leave us along, mister!::Drunken Mountain Man: Look at that Indian half-breed! [grabs Jacob Jr]::Jacob Jr.: Let go of me!::Jacob Wheeler: [Knocks the men hassling them to the ground and takes his pistol] Hand over your pistols and clear on out!::Drunken Mountain Man: Got no call to take our pistols.::Jacob Wheeler: Lucky I ain't in the killing spirit.::Drunken Mountain Man: Who might you be, friend?::Jacob Wheeler: The man that's gonna wing you just so I can carve your scalps and show 'em to you before I kill you. [removes the other pistol] Jacob Jr., take this son. Get on up!::Drunken Mountain Man: All right!::Jacob Wheeler: Next time to you talk to a man's wife, you'll show her some respect. Come on, get out of here! [shoves them out of the cafeteria and fires the pistol] [the crowd laughs] M::Jacob Wheeler: [fires a shotgun] My name's Jacob Wheeler! From now on, any of you sons of bitches step out of line, you'll answer to me! Anybody wanna challenge that?
Voices That Carry: [comes back to the reservation after going to the Carlisle boarding school for 9 years] I'm looking for Red Lance, son of White Crow, grandson of Running Fox.::Red Lance: [In Lakota] Who looks for Red Lance?::Voices That Carry: [in Lakota] His brother, Voices That Carry.::Red Lance: [repeats name] Voices That Carry.::[in English]::Red Lance: Little brother, look at you. Did they drink your blood and turn you into a wasichu?::[both laugh]
Mr. Royer: [Sees the Lakota doing the Ghost Dance and grabs his pistol] This obscene display will cease immediately!::Wovoka: This prayer. White people pray, go heaven. We go heaven too.::Mr. Royer: You will stop dancing and disperse! [points pistol at him]::Wovoka: [dancing and singing cease as all watch] [in Lakota] We should call him Young Man Afraid of Indians. [the Lakota begin to laugh]
Tango Kabaree (2001)
Actors: Marco Bjurström (actor), Tapio Elomaa (actor), Oleg Grechney (actor), Osku Heiskanen (actor), Samuli Järvinen (actor), Hannu Kivioja (actor), Heikki Kivioja (actor), Matti Koivusaari (actor), Olli Koskelin (actor), Stefan Lindfors (actor), Seppo Louhi (actor), Andy McCoy (actor), Mikko Nummenmaa (actor), Tuomari Nurmio (actor), Remu Aaltonen (actor),
Plot: A fictitious biography of Aira Samulin, the goddess of dance and importer of all the international dance crazes to Finland for some fifty years. The life story of this extravagant ever-teen, well beyond the usual retirement age, is told inside a fictitious plot about a Master of Ceremonies trying to persuade Aira to stage a show at his cabaret restaurant. Besides Aira Samulin, many other Finnish celebrities appear among the eccentric lineup auditioning for the show, playing more or less their fictionalised selves.
Keywords: cabaret, celebrity, dance, fictional-biographyGenres: Biography, Comedy, Drama,
Écran d'argile (1997)
Actors: Kandjoura Coulbaly (actor), Romed Wyder (producer), Maria Watzlawick (writer), Romed Wyder (writer), Maria Watzlawick (director), Romed Wyder (director), Maria Watzlawick (editor),
Plot: In Bamako (Mali), on one side, Kandjoura Coulbaly is collecting leaves and clay to color materials and on the other side, Adama Drabo and all his team are waiting for the funds which would permit to start shooting his film. Meanwile, the sun burns the mountains and they drink tea.
Genres: Documentary,Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)
Actors: Jamie Anderson (actor), Herbert Berghof (actor), Joel Blum (actor), Jordan Charney (actor), Marshall Colt (actor), J. Clayton Conroy (actor), Christopher Dohse (actor), Edmond Alan Forsyth (actor), David O. Frazier (actor), David Fredericks (actor), Providence Hollander (actor), Frank Hruby (actor), Tom Hulce (actor), Mark Keyloun (actor), David Adams (actor),
Plot: Cleveland 1951. Pre-med student Artie Shoemaker dreams not so much of a medical career but a life in the theater, against the wishes of his working class parents. Despite having no experience in the theater whatsoever, he is hired as the props man at the Kempton Hills Park Theater, an open air venue that is part of the summer stock circuit. The resident leading man at Kempton Hills is Harry Crystal who, along with some of the other more experienced company members, is working toward more lucrative and higher profile acting jobs. For most, including Harry, the goal is back to Broadway. For some, that Broadway dream is more a delusion than a true possibility. Despite being a bit of a divo, which grates on many of the other crew members, Harry takes inexperienced Artie under his wing both in terms of guiding him through his current position in props, as well as a general life in the theater. Part of that general life includes romantic couplings, the person who Artie ultimately chooses, and she too chooses in return, is the lead dancer named Ramona. Artie's experiences with both Harry and Ramona over the course of the summer stock season shows him if he really wants a life in the theater and if Ramona truly is someone who will be part of his future as he initially envisioned.
Keywords: actor, backstage, coming-of-age, ingenue, mentor, operetta, period-piece, show-business, small-town, summer-stockGenres: Comedy, Romance,
Taglines: On stage, Harry Crystal is sheer magic. In the wings, Artie Shoemaker is learning his tricks!
Quotes:
Harry Crystal: There's one thing you learn in this business, and you keep on learning it: There's always a bigger agent, there's always a better part, and there's always a prettier girl.Artie Shoemaker: I'll tell you what my problem is! A dream is waiting to come true, and I can't find a bed to put it on!
Harry Crystal: Time's winged chariot is breathing up my ass, baby.
Harry Crystal: I wouldn't dream of it, Sperm.::Sherman Sprat: The name is Sherman.::Harry Crystal: That's right, Sperm. You tell 'em, Sperm.
Three for the Show (1955)
Actors: Tom Anthony (actor), Robert Bice (actor), Eugene Borden (actor), Gower Champion (actor), Hal K. Dawson (actor), Kenneth Gibson (actor), Paul Harvey (actor), Kenner G. Kemp (actor), Tom Kingston (actor), Don Kohler (actor), Rudy Lee (actor), Jack Lemmon (actor), Myron McCormick (actor), Jeffrey Sayre (actor), Leon Alton (actor),
Plot: This musical reworking of TOO MANY HUSBANDS (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer who's been widowed by WW II. She marries her late husband's songwriting partner, Gower Champion, but the new marriage is thrown for a loop when Lemmon, her first husband, turns up very much alive and eager to see Grable.
Keywords: based-on-play, remake, seemingly-widowedGenres: Musical,
Taglines: LET'S GO! TO THE YEAR'S TOP MUSICAL SHOW! (original print ad - all caps)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Actors: Bobby Barber (actor), Ian Batchelor (actor), Lennie Bluett (actor), Eugene Borden (actor), James Burke (actor), Primo Carnera (actor), Cliff Clark (actor), Russ Clark (actor), Chester Clute (actor), Frank Conroy (actor), James Craven (actor), Tom Daly (actor), Karl 'Killer' Davis (actor), William 'Wee Willie' Davis (actor), Robert Armstrong (actor),
Plot: In Africa, the girl Jill Young trades a baby gorilla with two natives and raises the animal. Twelve years later, the talkative and persuasive promoter Max O'Hara organizes a safari to Africa with the Oklahoma cowboy Gregg to bring attractions to his new night-club in Hollywood. They capture several lions and out of blue, they see a huge gorilla nearby their camping and they try to capture the animal. However, the teenager Jill Young stops the men that intended to kill her gorilla. Max seduces Jill with a fancy life in Hollywood and she signs a contract with him where the gorilla Joseph "Joe" Young would be the lead attraction. Soon she realizes that her dream is a nightmare to Joe and she asks Max to return to Africa. However he persuades her to stay a little longer in the show business. But when three alcoholic costumers give booze to Joe, the gorilla destroys the spot and is sentenced by the justice to be sacrificed. Will Jill, Gregg and Max succeed in saving Joe?
Keywords: africa, animal-cruelty, banana, boxer, building-on-fire, character-name-in-title, child-in-peril, cowboy, decoy, drunkardGenres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi,
Taglines: Ten Terrific Thrills ! You See It All Happen ! Striking! Startling! Staggering! Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!
Quotes:
Windy: Who do you think's gonna get the worst of this - Maxie, or Africa?Crawford: [amidst animal growls] It can't be; we're a hundred miles from that country - but it is, I swear it is! Ali, get me my gun - *big* gun!
Crawford: You can't rope a gorilla!
Jill Young: [after O'Hara and Crawford have fled] Aren't you afraid of Joe?::Gregg Johnson: I sure am, but I don't want him to know it.
Max O'Hara: Come on, Windy, I got a million things to do.::Windy: You got time for this. [turns on movie projector. Jill and Gregg come into the scene]::Max O'Hara: Hey, it's the kids!::Windy: Crawford told me to spring it on you. He shot it when he was down there.::Max O'Hara: [calling to the screen] Hey, Jill.::Jill Young: [silently] Hello Max.::Max O'Hara: Hey, they said "Hello, Max".::Max O'Hara: [Joe walks into the scene. O'Hara steps back] *Yipe*.
Max O'Hara: [clutching his chest and staggering] Oh! I think I'm gonna have another heart attack!::Schultz: [pushing O'Hara into a police car] Fine, have it in there!
Max O'Hara: Don't worry kid. There's nobody in the world gonna shoot Joe now.
Max O'Hara: We're goin' to Africa- we're gonna lassoo lions.::Windy: But Maxie, you can buy all the lions you want in California!::Windy: [Dramatically] But don't you understand? I'm going to be in terrible danger - in darkest Africa!
Max O'Hara: Am I dreamin', or did I just see a gorilla? And a beautiful dame!
Agent: Maxie, I can get you a great act; it can work on a raft.::Max O'Hara: What?::Agent: Monkeys!::Max O'Hara: Aw, nix, cut it out, will ya'?
