The Costume Designer

Jul 13, 1950

0h 9m

★ 0.0

Overview

This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct for the film historically and geographically, and must be appropriate for the mood of the individual scene. We see famed costume designer Edith Head at work on a production. The Costume Designer was part of The Industry Film Project, a twelve-part series produced by the film studios and the Academy. Each series episode was produced to inform the public on a specific facet of the motion picture industry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Industry Film Project

RKO Radio Pictures

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Eve Arden

Self (archive footage)

Joan Caulfield

Self (archive footage)

Linda Darnell

Self (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Ava Gardner

Self (archive footage)

Betty Garrett

Self (archive footage)

Betty Grable

Self (archive footage)

Katharine Hepburn

Self (archive footage)

Gene Kelly

Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage)

Jan Sterling

Self (archive footage)

Gene Tierney

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