I find that I can accept less than period correct costumes much easier in a stage production than in movies or TV shows. Maybe that is because in most stage productions, the scenery is suggested, a column standing for a tree in one scene and a ship's mast the next, etc. Suggested costumes seem to go along with that. But in a movie or TV production, they are filmed using real locations. I "want" the costumes to be as real. If you film in Hampton Court Palace or an authentic mock up of it on a sound stage, the costumes should be stylistically the same. If the show is filmed with a more fantasy feel to the sets, I can accept more leeway in the costumes. It jars less if the set and costumes match. It often seems more a visceral reaction than a well thought out one. More like a feeling that something isn't "right". Anyone else feel this way? Sharon
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MaggiRos Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:09 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] new Butterick pattern 5061 > Theatrical costumes need to meet different demands > than reenactment costumes, > and theatrical costumes often need to be made on a > tight deadline to boot. > Comparing the two is like comparing apples and > oranges, and > expecting "complete" historical accuracy of theatre > costumes is absurd. > > -- Not that this keeps us from screaming over the costumes in something like The Tudors. The budget demands of a show like don't explain some of the design choices they made. MaggiRos _______________________________________________ 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
