Great Video Essay on How Costume Designers Create The Iconic Looks For Movie Characters
I’ve got a fantastic video essay for all you movie geeks to watch today that takes a deep dive into the creation of the iconic costume designs that we’ve seen in film over the years.
It focuses on how costume designers have to embrace the characters in order to make their clothes a natural part of the storyline.
The video comes from Daniel Netzel of Film Radar and it lists and breaks down four habits of successful costume designers. These things include analyzing and understanding the script, collaborating with the director about the vision for the film, researching the look and coordinating with the other departments to make sure that the decided look lines up with what was discussed with the director.
Behind every memorable character is a memorable costume and behind every costume is a costume designer. Their job is to create a look for each character that serves the needs of the story. Sometimes to make a character stand out from the crowd. Sometimes to blend into one, but always to make sure that they’re clothed in the appropriate attire. That’s the definition of good costuming.
Watch the video below and let us know what some of your favorite movie costume designs are.