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The Wonderfully Wicked Costumes of ‘Wednesday’ with Colleen Atwood
Advertisements Academy award-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood and director Tim Burton have been staples of my life for as long as I can remember. It all started with a film called Mars Attacks! and continued on with the somber world of Edward Scissorhands, through the vibrancy of Alice in Worderland. I’ve continuously found myself inspired…
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Beetlejuice – The Art of Costume Blogcast
Advertisements Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Finally, this week’s episode is about the classic 1988 horror-comedy film directed by Tim Burton, Beetlejuice. Listen along as Elizabeth and Spencer dive into the history behind these legendary costumes designed by Aggie Guerard Rodgers. Topics include Barbara’s wedding dress, Lydia’s goth looks, the iconic black and white suit worn…
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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – The Art of Costume Blogcast
Advertisements Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – S1 Holiday Bonus Surprise! Christmas came early this year with a special holiday episode of The Art of Costume Blogcast. For this week’s episode, Elizabeth and Spencer record their first episode together in Los Angeles to talk about Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, a 1993 American…
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Costuming The Animated World: Stop-Motion Animation
The art of creating stop-motion animations might be one of the oldest filmmaking techniques ever invented, which date back to the 1890s. Read along as we breakdown the costuming process behind some of our favorite stop-motion films.
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A Mid-Victorian Tale Of Madness: Sweeney Todd
Advertisements Sweeney Todd has been one of the most iconic and long-lasting characters of the Victorian Period. Making its first appearance as a villain of the Victorian penny dreadful serial The String of Pearls, in 1847, his tale became an urban legend in London. In 1979 the acclaimed Tony-Award winning Broadway Musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber…
