Professor Deborah Nadoolman Landis, an Oscar nominated Hollywood costume designer (‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’, ‘Blues Brothers’, Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’) is the author of ‘Hollywood Costume’ (2012), the prize-winning catalogue for the exhibition, and ‘Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration’ (2012) among many other volumes. Landis received her Ph.D. from the Royal College of Art in London and is the Founding Director of the David C. Copley Center for Costume Design at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
In this interview she talks about the origins of the Hollywood Costume industry, working as a costume designer, what a costume designer does and the relationship between the director and the costume designer.
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ACMI Identifier
B2002768
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Costume design
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Costume design - Motion pictures
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Costume designers
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Crafts & Visual Arts → Costume design
Crafts & Visual Arts → Costume design - exhibitions
Crafts & Visual Arts → Costume designers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
DVD; Back-up
DVD; Copy
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
DVCAM; Sub-master