Costume

Kalini Patel Mrs. Jones English 9 Honors 9 October 2015 The Matchmaker (THREE STARS) Acclaimed director, Trudy Bruner, presents this wild and adventurous take on Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker. This farce brilliantly captures the dichotomy between the desire for stability and adventure as Dolly Levi (The Matchmaker) plots to marry Horace Vandergelder for his money and have a good time while doing it. In the process, Dolly sets up elaborate schemes to keep lovers together in an epic quest for…

through the increasingly advanced integration and execution of filmic elements when comparing these two films. In Strictly Ballroom Luhrmann uses costume and props to symbolise Fran's character and her role in the plot. Fran approaches Scott in the dance studio dressed in her typical drab clothes that noticeably contrast with the bright, elaborate costumes of the other girls in the studio. The clothes introduce her as unattractive and reflect the way she is seen by everyone else - as undesirable…

It is often easy to watch a play and feel like you are in that time period, because of the costumes, set pieces, speech, etc. In my case, I was drawn into the 1930’s when I watched the play Of Mice and Men. I felt involved in the character’s lives and the setting of the story. In my mind, I was in California watching this all happen in front of me. There are many things that go into making the audience feel involved in the play/musical. The things that often make the audience feel involved are…

Most of the costumes worn by the actors were appropriate for the early 20th century. Throughout the whole production, the costume design pattern was reoccurring and stayed in one time period only. They strayed from drifting off to a modern look, which in my opinion was wonderful. Other productions of Our Town bask in the…

sat two little girls; one with raven-black hair and forest green eyes and the other with hair as red as blood and irises that resembled the dark night sky. The redhead was dressed fairly odd for a month of early spring, as she was wearing a witch costume and holding a broom as if it were Halloween. The raveonette didn’t seem to mind at all but couldn’t help but wonder why the redhead wasn’t wearing a school uniform like she and the other girls were forced to wear. The raveonette was about to…

I saw a really interesting interaction today between the jaguars and a service dog and I think we might be able to use it as a possible intervention strategy for Philly’s tail biting behavior. After seeing the dog, all jaguars instantly became fixated on the dog, especially Philly. After getting their attention they began stalking, chasing, and pouncing at the glass. (I have a brief video of the interaction) Here is a rough training plan I was thinking of: Phase 1: Blow a whistle and then after…

Frances was depicted to be about money, beauty, and sex appeal, yet underneath is inquisitive and nonmaterialistic. The depiction of John Robie and Frances Stevens in the film To Catch a Thief can be accredited to three elements of mise-en-scene, costume and makeup, sets and props, and figure expression and movement. In film, part of cinematic style is the elements of mise-en-scene. A key part of…

and see the family dynamic. This is when one of the most important themes is introduced, how society defines success and beauty. This theme is portrayed by the use of costume, dialogue, and sound/ music. Society has a set look on what success and beauty is and the Hoover family challenges that. In the beginning scene the use of costume is used to establish the idea of societies definition of success and beaut. Olive is an important example of how society is defines beauty and success. In the…

Film is one of the most creative form of art that exists, and it is huge in this generation. The ultimate image we see in a movie frame comes from a trail of artistic decisions that had to be made by the director to give meaning to the story. For this paper, the opening scene of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises will be analysed. The paper has the following order: an explanation of what needs to be considered to analyse a movie, a brief explanation of the important elements of…

the audience the depth of what was occurring, how blissfully ignorant the average person was, and how truly despicable the Nazi party was. That as well as the talent behind the costume design, especially the costumes worn by Emcee were spectacular in their ability to render emphasis to political events. Emcee’s money costume and his Nazi dress as well as the Jewish jail outfit, all of them drew attention to what was occurring, and how blissful the average person was, because they didn’t care.…