The Costume Designer
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1950-07-13
Runtime: 9 mins
Director: Tholen Gladden
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: The Costume Designer
Production Companies: Industry Film Project, RKO Radio Pictures, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Eve Arden
Joan Caulfield
Linda Darnell
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Ava Gardner
Betty Garrett
Betty Grable
Katharine Hepburn
Gene Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Jan Sterling
Gene Tierney
Robert Warwick
Henry Wilcoxon
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