<snip> Have you ever read Hunnisett's explanation of the costs asscoiated with > making the Ditchley gown for the Elizabeth R series? Why does every > production of anything having to do with history have to be "perfectly > accurate" down to the seams? Should the have to go "all the way" and > have reproduction everything? Consider the targeted audience. Most > people wouldn't notice any of the detail you speak of. Do your > clients? That anyone is producing history films at all is a boon in my > mind. If absolute costume accuracy were the criteria, all we would ever > see is contemporary films...it would be all that was affordable. > > Just my two cents.... > > Sg <snip> but seams are the easiest and cheapest thing to get right, no matter how shoestring your budget is princess seams are no cheaper than a period cut (in fact they would be marginally more expensive as they take up more fabric) I can understand things like substituting synthetics for authentic fabrics, so long as it looks OK on film and for any costume that's not going to be seen close up synthetics will probably be fine. But if there were curved seams going over the bust that will throw off the entire silhouette which is blatantly obvious to everyone, admittedly only a small proportion of the viewers will know it's wrong but if the argument that only a small proportion of the viewers will know that it's wrong is the basis for all the decisions then why try for any base in fact if only a few viewers will know they got it wrong. But the viewers who already know the facts are not the ones to be concerned about, it's the people who are learning history from this film who will take it as fact and be wrong. Elizabeth -------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Walpole Canberra Australia ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au http://au.geocities.com/e_walpole/
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