Every Stain a Story: The Use of Textures on Costumes in Hollywood Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi Movies

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dc.contributor.advisorGiles, Wenona
dc.contributor.advisorSusan Ingram, Susan
dc.contributor.advisorGreyson, John
dc.creatorDierker, Urs Axel Georg
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-02T16:09:12Z
dc.date.available2019-07-02T16:09:12Z
dc.date.copyright2019-01-21
dc.date.issued2019-07-02
dc.date.updated2019-07-02T16:09:12Z
dc.degree.disciplineInterdisciplinary Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractDirt on clothing in Hollywood movies signifies cultural agreement about what is seen as defilement in everyday life. Artificially aged and distressed costumes are common in Hollywood films, and especially in genres like action, horror, and sci-fi. This thesis presents three case studies of the making, representation and reception of artificially aged and distressed costumes in Mama (2013), Hunger Games (20120, Die Hard (1988). Using an object-image-artefact model, this thesis critically analyzes how clothing and textures are developed as physical costumes for specific bodies to create characters on camera; how meaning is conveyed through the film image using textures on costumes; and how meaning changes once those costumes are recontextualized in museum collections and displays. This thesis approaches contemporary discourses of Hollywood film costumes from the perspectives of body, material, and memory.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/36245
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectTextile research
dc.subject.keywordsCostume Studies
dc.subject.keywordsSci-fi film
dc.subject.keywordsTextures
dc.subject.keywordsFilm
dc.subject.keywordsFilm Costumes
dc.subject.keywordsCostumes
dc.subject.keywordsClothing
dc.subject.keywordsBody
dc.subject.keywordsPerformance
dc.subject.keywordsDirt
dc.subject.keywordsHorror film
dc.subject.keywordsAction Film
dc.subject.keywordsDie Hard
dc.subject.keywordsMama
dc.subject.keywordsThe Hunger Games
dc.titleEvery Stain a Story: The Use of Textures on Costumes in Hollywood Action, Horror, and Sci-Fi Movies
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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