Essays about: "costume"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 30 essays containing the word costume.

  1. 11. Translating History of Fashion on Screen : A study of Piero Tosi’s costumes in Senso and their power of divulgation as historiophoty

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Flora Ferrara; [2020]
    Keywords : History of fashion; costume; film; adaptation; historiophoty; Piero Tosi; historical accuracy; 1860s; literature; intersemiotic translation;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate that historical costumes can be a valid tool to crystallize and disseminate visual knowledge about fashion and dress history. In the specific, this thesis argues that the screen representation of dress and fashion of the 1860s in the adaptation Senso (1954) provides an evocative contextualization of their past use and meaning for modern viewers. READ MORE

  3. 12. Does the devil wear Prada? A content analysis of costume design in video games as a tool for conveying narrative and functionality : A study concerning costume design and its current use in games

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medieteknik

    Author : Clara Swahn; Niki Eriksson; [2020]
    Keywords : costume design; video games; design trends; functionality; believability; narrative; Kostymdesign; datorspel; designtrender; funktionalitet; trovärdighet; narrativ;

    Abstract : This study examines how costume design is used as a narrative and functional part of video game character design. The purpose being how costume design is currently utilized, what common design trends can be found and in which instances costume design goes against the functionality and believability of the character. READ MORE

  4. 13. A Merging of Costumes, Voice & Transcendence

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Amanda Varhaugvik; [2020]
    Keywords : performance art; costume; voice; transcendence; the sublime;

    Abstract : I am an interdisciplinary artist working with a merging of costumes and voice through the performance art medium. In this masters degree project I present costume as the main performer and look at the ability for my performance to create a transcendent experience in a secular art context. READ MORE

  5. 14. Designing a user friendly search interface for analog workers : A pilot study inside a costume and prop warehouse

    University essay from KTH/Medieteknik och interaktionsdesign, MID

    Author : Simone Stenis Perron; [2018]
    Keywords : Search User Interfaces; Information Retrieval Systems; User-Centered Design; System Design; Application Development;

    Abstract : The Swedish Television ́s department for costumes and props is digitizing the work processes concerning the documentation, rental and storage of over two million objects. This thesis is a pilot study with the objective of investigating which design elements are crucial to ensure a smooth transition from the analog domain to the digital, in a specialized field. READ MORE

  6. 15. Backsides / interiors : Tracing a treatment of backsides in domestic interiors

    University essay from Konstfack/Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign

    Author : Hanna-Lydia Jacobsen; [2018]
    Keywords : spatial design; backside; inverting; domestic; interior; full scale; wall; corner; detail; servant; served; mock-up; crack;

    Abstract : Interiors are often dealing with the notion of front and back. Physically, with walls facing the occupant and concealing a “behind”, a backside, perhaps an adjacent room. But also, in organization; “in the back of the building” meaning the furthest away from the entrance or from the street, the public. READ MORE