the seagull costume design
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The Seagull Costume Design. By Eliza Dumais. Inspiration Pictures. All costumes inspired by location: Water, Sand, Shadow. Arkadina. Only character dressed in black with accents of sand. Wears formal dresses for every scene – wants to be “camera ready” at every moment. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
BY ELIZA DUMAIS
The Seagull Costume Design
Inspiration Pictures
All costumes inspired by location: Water, Sand, Shadow
Arkadina
Only character dressed in black with accents of sand.
Wears formal dresses for every scene – wants to be “camera ready” at every moment.
Dressed in black to mimic the shadow she lives in. She lives in the shadow of:
-Her career
-Nina
-Her youth
Arkadina, continued
Lush, luxurious, and expensive
fabrics
Kostantin
Wears dark blue and dark sands hues
Rougher fabrics
Not as put together as Trigorin
Kostantin, continued
Nina
Wears light blue and light sands
Gets more washed out by sands as her life falls apart
Soft, light fabrics
Delicate silhouettes
Nina, continued
Draws upon famous actresses
such as Sarah Bernhardt
Trigorin
Structured coats
Dressed in light blues and light sand colors
Lighter , softer fabrics
Clean lines, more put together than Kostya
Trigorin, continued
Masha
Wears dark blue and black
Progresses to lighter colors as show continues
Conservative structures
Rougher, less sophisticated fabrics
Masha, continued
Arkadina – Catherine Zeta-Jones
Kostantin – Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Nina – Amanda Seyfried
Trigorin – Alexander Skarsgård
Masha – Keira Knightley