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I've been gone for so long! Sorry for the abandonment but here now to make it up to you is Tron Legacy! Oh man oh man is this exciting. I've been looking forward to this for well over a year and it looks to be incredible.
Here's a great video on how the costumes were designed. The costume designer is Michael Wilkinson, designer of other fantasy amazing pieces such as 300 and Watchman.
More to come later.
THIS IS IT!! No, not just a reproduction, but THE ACTUAL Mary Poppins carpet bag- in fact the actual one she has in her hand up there. Now we get to see it up close and personal.
Mary Poppins was designed by the BRILLIANT Tony Walton- Production and Costume Designed- whom Julie Andrews was married to at the time.
The Bag is currently going for approx $10,000- 12,000 in auctions.
Costume preview released for Captain America, a new movie set to be released 2011. I don't know how a new live action superhero is going to do in this market... the guy has a blue head for crimmine sakes.
Costume Design by Jeffrey Kurland (Erin Brokovich) and Anna B. Sheppard (Inglorious Bastards). Between them they sound like a strong pair....
Even more exciting news: Rick Heinrichs is production designing!!! (If you don't know who that is, you should be ashamed.)
Some original artwork.... Glad they got rid of those SCALES and the spandex unitard look.
You know there is probably beaucoup de millions in this thing- which is A LOT of pressure for the costume designers, since so much marketing is basically going to come down to one simple fact: how he looks.
Action figures, posters, trailers, Halloween costumes, and pictures splashed over each and every single product imaginable- it all depends on if boys think he looks stupid or cool.
So far things look great... except for that hat. It's a little Luche Libre, no?
Mel Brooks' Spaceballs... a cheesy 1987 spoof that's still a great movie to watch when you're home sick from work.
Above costume sketch of Princess Vespa, our heroine, in the dress she wears through the whole movie. However, most of the time we see it seductively shredded:
A pic of the actual dress worn in filming. So. Much. Lace.
Costumes by Donfeld.... yes that's correct, he's a one named Wonder-Designer who worked mostly in the 60s and 70s. I don't know how you achieve the status of having only one name, but apparently this guy did it and fast.
Here's a great sketch of a Black Guard, a minion of Dark Helmet. (btw where has Rick Moranis gone?)
Barf and Lone Starr taking over the Black Guard's uniforms, with the Princess in that Seductively Shredded wedding dress again.
And the hero, Bill Pullman as Lone Starr, wears a button up and pant ensemble, also through mostly the whole movie. (Shown here without the classic late 80s/ Seinfeld leather jacket.)
And Barf.
Look at this beautiful set of sketches from designer Travis Banton.
He was a splendid designer in the early 20th century... don't know which production or film these are from. Anyone who knows please leave a comment!
HBO must be getting jealous that another cable network is having a long running tv drama hit because they've greenlit a period monstrosity that while in production will eat New York that will make all of us who live here beg for more Law & Orders.
Boardwalk Empire is set in 1920s atlantic city and is stun-nun-nun-ing.... but by the this article sounds like they're already buying excedrin in bulk due to the high production value.
More research to follow.... looks scrumptious though doesn't it!
http://www.rushmoreacademy.com/2009/09/12/fantastic-mr-fox-design-and-film-competition
"The Rushmore Academy" and Gen Art is holding a contest for designers and filmmakers in celebration of Fantastic Mr. Fox. Design your own costume based on the film and win cash prizes. Click the link for more info!
