The History and Evolution of the Batman Costume in Film
Putting the Cape in the Caped Crusader, here’s a look at how the Batman costume evolved as it went through the hands of directors Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher, and Christopher Nolan.Read More
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Why I Made an Ironman Suit…
Jackson Laverman talks about his journey towards making an Ironman CostumeRead More
Godzilla and His Maker
An interview with Godzilla suit actor Tsutomu Kitagawa and suit maker Shinichi Wakasa, the pair brought Godzilla to life in five feature films from 1999 to 2004. In this episode, the creative duo discuss how they came to be involved in the legendary franchise, and share some personal stories from behind the scenes.Read More
Fashioning the Costumes of Les Miserables
Paco Delgado discusses the work that went into the costume design of the epic historical musical Les Miserables. JEAN VALJEAN (HUGH JACKMAN) Later in Montreuil and Paris, Jean Valjean’s coat and suit colours are sophisticated deep greens and aubergine but beforehand, if the dark robe-like garment he wears on his road to redemption brings to mind Read MoreRead More
Making the World of Les Miserables
Les Miserables is one of Broadway’s most celebrated musicals. So how do you turn a beloved stage production that has seen countless professional and amateur designs to the big screen? Here are four featurettes showing off the hard work of the designers in adapting the musical for screen. Production Design Hair and Make Up Costume Design Read MoreRead More
The Making of SKYFALL
James Bond is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary with the release of the 23rd feature Skyfall. Since the early days, the Bond franchise has evolved into a highly sophisticated combination of top-of-the-line action, impeccable fashion and luxurious cars and gadgets. To promote the film (which has already broken box office records around the world), the producers created a Read MoreRead More
How to Make an Electronic Demon Costume
Phil Burgess walks through the steps for creating this high tech LED demon costume.Read More
The Costume Design of Skyfall
James Bond is the ultimate conglomeration of high action, high tech, and high fashion. James Bond thunders back to our screens in what feels like a reboot of the 50 year old franchise with the same actor. This is not the 007 who calmly waits for a man to bleed to death before stealing his Harrington; Read MoreRead More
Designing 007, 50 Years of James Bond Fashion
Barbicon presents a short study into James Bond’s personal style, meeting award winning costume designer, Lindy Hemming; and a handful of bespoke tailors who have been instrumental in shaping and crafting this icon of style over 50 years.Read More
Clothes on Film’s 2011 Costume Design Round-Up
An oft-overlooked aspect of the independent film production is the costume department but it is a crucial part of the art direction and can define the characters in subtle ways. The site Clothes on Film looks back at the major movies and notes some standouts and trends in film fashion:
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Jim Henson Shows You How To Make Puppets
Jim Henson and Muppeteers show kids how to make puppets from simple things like socks. This video aired on Public Television in 1969, prior to Sesame Street, on Iowa Public Television’s “Volume See” kids’ show.Read More
Creating the Original Stormtrooper Mask
A step by step guide to the creation of the original Stormtrooper by prop maker Andrew Ainsworth. In 1976 at Shepperton Design Studios Ainsworth created the original Stormtrooper helmets and armor for the first Star Wars movie, A New Hope. Read More