Costume padding

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Costume patinization is the generic term for techniques used to make costume materials look aged and used. A costume should appear " authentic " and convincing through the processing .

Procedures and Techniques

Costume patinizations range from slight signs of wear to extensive changes in fabric through explosions or special effects such as burns, icing, snow, rot, gunshot wounds or the depiction of zombies . In addition, metals in the costume area are also aged or matted, e.g. B. jewelry , armor , buttons and buckles . Another area in the patination company is the professional dyeing of textiles . The patination should be reproducible, i.e. H. When a costume is cleaned, it must be possible to restore the previously created state for the respective film scene or theater performance.

The techniques for processing film and theater costumes differ, as in the theater an effect from a great distance is desired, whereas in film, the camera often shows details in close-up. If a costume has different degrees of aging or dirt, it is manufactured several times and patinated in dirt and / or decay stages. Due to the introduction of HD film technology , patination must be more precise in the television sector. When costumes are made or purchased for a play or movie, they can also be given a permanent patina. The patination then remains even after cleaning.

The costumes are often borrowed from Fundi for film productions . If the costumes have to be returned intact, the patinator can only use products that can be washed out or chemically removed after the end of the shoot. Temporary patinations are made with specially prepared ( pigmented ) fats, waxes, oils and powders.

job and education

Costume patiner is the professional title in the film and television sector and costume painter or costume dyer in the theater. Costume patinization is taught at film schools with a focus on "costume design in film and television", the International Film School Cologne and ISFF Berlin .

literature

  • Deborah M. Dryden: Fabric Painting And Dyeing For The Theater Heinemann Portsmouth 1993, ISBN 0-435-08624-3 .
  • Riccarda Merten-Eicher: "Costume designer in film, television and theater" Henschel Verlag 2012, ISBN 978-3-89487-717-0 .