Fashion And Movies

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ABSTRACT

Fashion in movies is what the character wears or not and this element is essential to make movies succesful and visually pleasant. Costume designers go through hard work to dress and style actors and to syntonize their job with the rest of the movie. The clothes actors wear in a movie have the ability to turn them into the characters they want to portray specially because the givethe first impression. Besides, the clothes actors wear also help understand the processes that their character goes through in the movie
The fashion items of a movie can also turn it into a classic since movies are remembered for what the characters were wearing and how the clothes marked a certain period of time. Clothes also help to create a blockbuster nowadays because fashion and movies arepart of the recently grown “pop culture” so people expect movies to be even more appealing to the eye. Finally, there is a very close relationship between fashion and time because the clothes let the viewer understand if the movie is supposed to be in a certain period of time in the past, present or future. Fashion also helps the audience understand the amount of period that has passed within themovie which can be from minutes to an entire lifetime.
After analyzing movies, experts’ opinions and a research based on documentaries and texts, the conclusion that was achieved was that to work in the fashion part of a movie is not simple and easy, it takes time, knowledge, effort and talent. The element of fashion inside a movie is very important because it is essential in theunderstanding of the characters, on the making a movie memorable and the definition of the time within the movie.



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WHAT THE FILM IS REALLY WEARING

Fashion is a very important element to make a film successful because it helps creating a character, it can make a movie memorable and it sets time into the story.

I. Introduction
A.Background
B. Thesis Statement
II. Creating a character
A. Connecting costume designers with the movie
B. Showing personality through clothes
III. Making a movie memorable
A. Remembering classics because of the clothes
B. Creating blockbusters
IV. Setting time
A. Inventing or re-inventing time periods
B. Defining time within a movie through clothes
V.Conclusion






INTRODUCTION

What is it that people enjoy about movies? Is there a certain formula to make it succesful? What basic elements make a movie a good movie? Is fashion an important one? Sharen Davis refers to fashion as: “The whole fantasy of the film that catches somebody” (Fashion in Film, 2008). Is fashion as important as some other elements such as the script and thedirecting of a movie? It is logical that fashion helps in the process of creating a character and the evolution of the plot; but in reality, how close is the relationship between fashion and film?
Fashion in terms of film is “anything worn on the body” (Fashion in Film. 2008) it does not have to look good or bad, it just has to be. Most of the time people do not realize the role fashionplays within the movie and even though it is not appreciated, it somehow affects the audience perception towards the characters and the story and that is why it is important. The topic was chosen to make the audience understand the relevance and importance of the element of fashion in a movie.
Audiences usually enjoy a movie with the purpose of distracting oneself from everyday activities;films offer the perfect getaway. Without even noticing, the audience enjoys a movie based on the quality and beauty of the image as much as the narration and coherence presented in the story. Since clothes are very important in both aspects, it could be said that fashion is a very important element to make a film successful because it helps creating a character, it can make a movie memorable and it...
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