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In the News (Thu 12 Nov 09)

  
  screenonline: Costume Drama
Costume dramas have been part of British cinema since the silent era.
The relative lack of costume films in the 1950s has been attributed to two factors: Britain's recent history provided ample source material, and there was a general decline in 'women's films', which wartime conditions had encouraged.
Robert Altman, 2002), with an original screenplay, is testament to the enduring popularity and relevance of British costume drama to a modern audience.
www.screenonline.org.uk /film/id/570755/index.html   (682 words)

  
 Drama
Drama as an art form is a far-reaching discipline providing a humanistic approach to today's societal problems and issues.
Students earning the Bachelor of Arts in drama are prepared to seek employment in the theatre industry, apply for advanced degrees in a specific area of theatre (e.g., MFA in acting or design) or transfer the skills gained through the program to broader career opportunities.
Drama students are also encouraged to apply for undergraduate research, leadership and/or fellowship grants available through the Mary Gates Endowment.
www.washington.edu /students/gencat/academic/drama.html   (3069 words)

  
 Star Wars: Episode I | Part 10: Costume Drama
As the costumes for Queen Amidala expanded in detail and number, it became clear how visually rich the fashion of Episode I would be.
As a concept artist, it was Iain's job to develop a range of costume designs, but it was up to Trisha and her costume crew of 50 to bring his concepts to life.
The costumes also had to allow for a wide range of motion to react appropriately to movement during fight scenes and stunts.
www.starwars.com /episode-i/bts/me1/10.html   (879 words)

  
 Creating costume drama - TV & Radio - www.theage.com.au
Costumes for Sara Marie's quickstep, Kym Johnson's quickstep and Holly Brisley's cha cha from Dancing with the Stars.
Although a dance costume can take up to two months to create, TV deadlines are tight and the team - Robertson, her partner Matt Nebbs, three dressmakers and a full-time decorator - work around the clock.
"If you were to take those costumes away and put the people in just an ordinary little dress you'd see all their faults, their bad dancing and everything, much more apparently than if you were looking at the fabulous dresses and the stones and the earrings and the hair and make-up," she says.
www.theage.com.au /news/TV--Radio/Creating-costume-drama/2005/04/19/1113854194215.html?oneclick=true   (1064 words)

  
 ARTS LIBRARY @ YALE
The Rockefeller Collection is used regularly by the Yale drama students, and it is available for loan for exhibits.
The drama library is very willing to loan the collection for exhibit purposes.
The costume department loans costumes to major theatres with whom they have a "reciprocal loan agreement." They do not loan costumes for personal use; however, special arrangements may be made for certain exhibits.
www.library.yale.edu /art/drama_collections.html   (580 words)

  
 CJAS Newsletter Archives -- Costume Drama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Cosplay (short for costume play) is the act of dressing up like and emulating your favorite anime character.
Not only were the costumes of my favorite anime characters wonderfully crafted, the performances were often accompanied by humorous skits.
The most impressive mecha costume I've had the pleasure of witnessing was a Mortar Headd from Five Star Stories.
www.cjas.org /~echen/articles/spring98/04_25b.html   (562 words)

  
 2310 Matchbox Costume Designers
Costume Design deadlines happen toward the end as characters develop through the rehearsal process.
As we will not build costume aside possible simple accessories, your job will be to coordinate costumes which might come from the actor's closets, your friends and/or the Trinity University Costume Collection.
Depending on the demands of your design, crew members from Drama 1304 may be assigned to assist you.
www.trinity.edu /sgilliam/MATCHBOX/2310costumedesign.html   (951 words)

  
 Water, Water, Water - Costume Designing - Drama - KinderArt
Give a short introduction/presentation of theatre costumes (this could be a separate lesson prepared as theatre history lectures using the names of famous costume designers like Bakst, Poiret, Iribe …etc).
In designing their costume, students have to consider the technical possibilities: how to join the materials together; how to prepare a functional pattern; how to make it expressive, original and beautiful.
Costume designers create the look of each character by designing clothes and accessories the actors will wear in performance...
www.kinderart.com /drama/costumedesign.shtml   (443 words)

  
 FT.com / Arts & Weekend - Take the pain out of costume drama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In addition to all the productions throughout the academic year, schools encourage pupils to dress up as their favourite fictional characters for book week and, depending on which era of history they are studying, as historical figures for theme days.
"The prices of costumes are much less than they were 15 to 20 years ago and the plays tend to be a bit more professional than they used to be." Rubie's has seen a marked increase in the number of schools coming to them direct as teachers cut parents out of preparing costumes altogether.
She been making costumes for school productions for the past 18 years and has seen a big decline in parents helping out.
www.ft.com /cms/s/d40fa790-6322-11da-be11-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=10a38770-51d6-11da-9ca0-0000779e2340,print=yes.html   (1049 words)

  
 Drama News: A Costume Drama
The Department of Drama and Theatre Arts is part of the School of Humanities.
Corsets, fans and wigs recently took centre stage in the School of Humanities as three talented students from the Drama and Theatre Arts course put their theatrical skills to use when a national newspaper journalist arrived on campus.
"Drama at Birmingham has an excellent reputation and this was a good opportunity to promote the high standards of the department.
www.drama.bham.ac.uk /news   (261 words)

  
 How to make a Costume Drama
Ruddy Costume Drama, that's all we seem to get nowadays, so if you want to see your film on screen then it seems like the way of the 'your impertinence astounds me Master Jones' is the way to go.
Check out some 70s costume drama and they all have 70s haircuts, in 80s costume drama they all look like Neil Morrisey etc. so you should be able to get away with a few dreadlocks and Jennifer Anniston Shag cuts.
This is basically like a costume drama with all the advantages of not having to pay for the rights but without all the frilly bits.
www.exposure.co.uk /eejit/how2/index.html   (566 words)

  
 Costume drama Independent, The (London) - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
But his wonderment is nonetheless breathless for that, as he gazes, entranced, at six miles of railed costumes, ranging in bizarreness from borstal uniforms to the cream satin dress worn by Ingrid Bergman in A Month in the Country (complete with bloodstain).
Since the TV and film costume company upheaved itself from its former premises in Camden almost a year ago, a steady stream of die- hard celebrities has been directing drivers to Hendon for fittings.
Usually, costumes for extras are hired from stock, while those worn by the principals are often made on the premises from sketches provided by the film company's designer.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_200211/ai_n12666031   (905 words)

  
 Costume drama - The Boston Globe
Halloween is not very respectful, but is welcoming to any child who likes to dress up in a costume and become someone or something else.
Halloween should be a time when learning is leavened by a costumed extravaganza.
And if parents don't want to have their children go trick-or-treating in a devil's or ghost's costume, they can try what Castelline did at the Underwood Halloween celebration last year: Dress up as the not very angelic, but hardly demonic, Johnny Damon.
www.boston.com /news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2005/10/29/costume_drama   (466 words)

  
 Costume drama ends with sacking - National - www.smh.com.au
Qantas has sacked a baggage handler caught on closed-circuit television removing a camel costume from a checked-in bag and putting the top half on his head before parading in view of passengers in the domestic terminal.
The Herald reported yesterday that 20 minutes after a passenger, David Cox, had checked in luggage containing a crocodile costume and the camel suit, he saw a worker wearing the top half of the camel on the tarmac.
He said cameras had recorded the baggage handler opening a large bag inside the airport and putting the camel costume on this head before leaving for the tarmac.
www.smh.com.au /news/National/The-camel-croc-and-flying-kangaroo-costume-drama-ends-with-sacking/2005/04/08/1112815729463.html?from=moreStories   (571 words)

  
 UW Libraries - Drama :: Costume and Textile Exhibits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The costume and textile collection is one of the largest in the country and one of the most comprehensive, including clothing and accessories from the medieval period to the present day.
Within the costume collection high quality fashionable dress predominates and there is an excellent range of male and female clothing and accessories from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
The Costume Collection, housed in the Textiles and Clothing Program in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, is one of the largest collections of garments, textiles, and related artifacts in an American university and is divided into the Asian, Hawaiian, Ethnic, and Western collections.
www.lib.washington.edu /subject/Drama/textile.html   (867 words)

  
 The Museum of Costume, Bath, 19th century fashion, mary quant, crinoline
The collection focuses on 18th century fashion, crinoline fashionable 19th century fashion, mary quant dress for museum of costume, ottoline morrell men, women and children from the late 16th 20th century, yves saint laurent century to the present day.
It was the creation dress, costume of Doris Langley Moore, a designer, collector and 20th century, yves saint laurent historian, who 18th century fashion, crinoline gave her famous private collection of museum of costume, ottoline morrell costume to the city.
In recent years the costume drama has reached new heights of popularity, both on television and in film.
www.museumofcostume.co.uk /index.cfm?fuseAction=SM.nav&UUID=85766DC6-A61B-9B99-F5FEF7C08AEA4E4A   (530 words)

  
 Costume drama: Portis vs. Alexander - Boston.com
Well, Portis dressed as an angel two weeks ago, one of his costumed appearances that have become a weekly highlight at Redskins Park.
Portis threw his admirers a curve Wednesday, appearing without a costume for his meeting with reporters for the first time in four weeks.
He called himself "Hot Stuff" and read a letter that he said was from a female fan who claimed he was the "most beautiful guy" she had ever seen.
www.boston.com /sports/football/articles/2006/01/11/costume_drama_portis_vs_alexander   (814 words)

  
 Costume Shop Guidelines
Students must furnish their own materials, fabrics, threads, buttons, dyes, etc. There are some fabric leftovers stored in the "Josie" (the craft room next to the HRDC office) and in props storage that can be used by students.
The stock rooms for costumes and props are operated by Suzy Kadiff.
The person who checks out the costumes must be the same person who is in charge of strike and returns.
www.fas.harvard.edu /~loebinfo/loebinfo/costumeshop.html   (1131 words)

  
 Costume Films - Famous Costume Drama Films
The museum film shows 400 years of Costume History using exhibits and costume held in the dress Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
It is a perfect present for lovers of costume/ fashion as well as for educational use in teaching situations.
It may then be better for you to ask your questions in the fashion or costume forum.
www.fashion-era.com /Costume_films/index.htm   (504 words)

  
 DRAMA
DRAMA 365 Ethnic Studies in Drama (3-5, max.
Survey of the rise of theatre from the early liturgical drama through the High Middle Ages to the Reformation and the great flowering of secular drama in Elizabethan England and the Golden Age of Spain.
Survey of the drama, theatre, and theatre culture from the French Revolution into the beginnings of Modernism; social and political aspects of theatre, rise of Romanticism, melodrama, and variety entertainment through the 19th century to the artistic revolution that paved the way for modern theatre.
www.washington.edu /students/crscat/drama.html   (2913 words)

  
 Texarkana Gazette: News and Classifieds From Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
At least two of the costumes there are most unusual: a beer keg suit that actually dispenses beer and is sure to make the wearer a big hit at parties and a whoopee cushion costume that might not be as big a hit, depending on people’s tolerance for embarrassing noises.
Costumes can be reserved for a certain date but Spriggs said choosing a Halloween costume is one area where many people procrastinate.
There are a variety of patterns available for anything from pirates to geishas, but sewing costumes isn’t going to be any cheaper than those bought in the store.
www.texarkanagazette.com /articles/2006/10/14/local_news/news/news05.txt   (852 words)

  
 The Yuan Drama (Costume & Make-up / Props & Sounds)
Though the photograph is in fl-and-white, the costumes themselves are of varying shapes and patterns, suggesting a multitude of colours.
In any case, the characters of the Yüan drama could often be identified by their costumes and make-up; theatrical dress was commonly used to indicate role and social status.
The dramas also involved the use of sound effects that were probably produced from off stage.
www.jvaladez.com /mongol/drama7.html   (487 words)

  
 Review/Fashion; A la 90's, Costume Drama Continues - New York Times
But as that range of styles has become prohibitively expensive to produce, many designers have focused on one element as a key to their design: one time in history, one culture, one method of cutting.
What emerges each season is the next installment of a costume drama.
That is what Julie Skarland has created with her Norwegian ice princesses; Jean Colonna with his seedy city hustlers; Ennio Capasa for Costume National, with his Edwardian Italian sirens; Veronique Leroy, with her chic Charlie's Angels, and Lamine Kouyate for Xuly-Bet, with his Senegalese stew.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02E4DD153DF932A25750C0A962958260   (711 words)

  
 University of Connecticut
The Master of Fine Arts degree in Costume Design aims to give extensive practical training to students who already have basic costume design skills.
Students will be trained in aesthetics and costume design and research techniques, as well as theatre history and literature, as well as business skills required for survival in the professional theatre world.
Because all of our faculty designers (scenic, costume and lighting) work professionally in prestigious regional theatre venues as well as Off- and On-Broadway, graduate students often have the opportunity to assist in support work on their projects, gaining experience in a variety of venues and establishing invaluable contacts within the professional design world.
www.drama.uconn.edu /Design_Tech/design_tech_mfa_cost_course.htm   (501 words)

  
 Drama Library Special Collections
Costume Collection of the Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre
It was given to the library in honor of Joe Greenhoe (Drama School '53)
The Drama Library collects various kinds of materials from productions in the Yale School of Drama, the Yale Repertory Theatre, the Yale Cabaret and the Yale Summer Cabaret.
www.library.yale.edu /drama/drama_collections.html   (896 words)

  
 Costume Resources
The Drama Research Guide has information on image research (for finding primary resources), finding plays, and background research.
They also identify artists who depicted people (and costumes) in their art work, diarists who described costumes of their time, and costume museums.
History of Costume, from the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century.
www.lib.uconn.edu /online/research/speclib/music/costume.html   (312 words)

  
 Carnegie Mellon Libraries: Drama: Costumes/Costume Design
A growing collection of digitized costume images including selected images scanned for Professor Barbara Anderson's costume courses at Carnegie Mellon, and artists costume design for the Ballets Russes.
Books on the subject of dress and costume are shelved within the library stacks depending on the emphasis and subject matter.
Links to many aspects of costuming and types of costume, from ancient Babylon to the 1990's, including ethnic costume.
www.library.cmu.edu:8089 /Research/Arts/Drama/dramcostum.html   (458 words)

  
 UW Libraries - Drama :: Costume Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Costume Gallery researches for a fee historic costumes for private individuals, authors, designers, theatre, film and television.
Commercial costume, costuming, sewing etc. sites dealing in: custom costumers, fabric shops, suppliers of re-enactment articles etc. The conditions are that there must be at least one page about period or ethnic costume or a directly related subject.
Includes makeup, hats, hair styles, underpinnings, and general costume history information as well as patterns, accessories and fabric; costumes from other countries of the same period; bibliography; and costume suppliers.
www.lib.washington.edu /subject/Drama/costume.html   (1282 words)

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