>It seems to me that it's the difference between making clothes for >yourself--when you can do whatever you want--and working for other >people--where you have to do what they want.
Yes-- especially if you want to get paid! There is a major difference in having to do a show (we did "Otello" , the opera, with 2 Desdamona's with only enough time and money to make 1 dress) and making garb/reinacting stuff for yourself. Take museum work. It has little to do with making clothes, just saving them and presenting them for display. I think we are all too critical about costume work in films. The director-- and sometimes the STARS have a majority of things to say about what is worn. For my period, the 16th C.-- there is so little left to see. We have to guess about a lot, based on what has survived and what we see in paintings -- and the paintings are someone's interpretation... Frustrating-- you bet. But what a challenge to us all. Monica Teaching Roman clothing in Fashion History tomorrow... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 1:24 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Mel Gibson flicks It is that much worse with movies. > Rant rant... sorry, but people comment and complain who have not been in a > position to do a theatrical/movie production. We all know that working on > re-enactment clothing, or even SCA garb -- one at a time-- is a whole other > thing than doing 7000 costumes at once! :-) Thisng always get a little iffy > in movies-- because the director has a vision--- and he also has to make > something "sell" to the audience... It seems to me that it's the difference between making clothes for yourself--when you can do whatever you want--and working for other people--where you have to do what they want. Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
