Rhea Gupta

TV Series : #BREAKINGPREJUDICE

Posted on November 26, 2015 by rheagupta1995

We live in a society where judging people start from a very young age and it becomes a part of our day-to-day life. Breaking Prejudice wishes to break the stereotypical opinions we make about people based upon their appearances. The show captures how people interpret various individuals’ character solely based on their physical characteristics. Stereotypes can be broken by making people aware of them. We are putting the same through by interacting with the people who make these prejudices and are a victim of the same. It aims for equality, abolishing prejudices and to accept people the way they are.

Reflection – While working for this project I have learnt what all really goes into producing a show. From pitching the initial idea followed by the storyboard to actually shooting and editing the final series there are numerous steps involved. Working step by step enhanced the quality of my work. I learnt how important It is to have proper equipments in order to make the shoot successful. The location, lighting and actors are a very important part and managing them along with keeping in mind the kind of angles we have to shoot from made me aware of the hard work that goes into making a single shoot successful.

TVC – Michael Kors

Posted on November 26, 2015 by rheagupta1995

We have chosen the product ‘Michael Kors Colourful MK Logo Top Leather Satchel in Vanilla (YC594817)’. Taking the most prominent aspect of our product – color,our basic idea behind the TVC is to add color to your life.The TVC has a very happy and fun-loving mood and feel with one girlas the main lead.Throughout the advertisement, she is seen playing with her dog,getting ready for a dayout, adding a very chirpy vibe to the commercial.

Reflection – While working for this project I have learnt what all really goes into making a television commercial. From pitching the initial idea followed by the storyboard to actually shooting and editing the final commercial there are numerous steps involved. Working step by step enhanced the quality of my work. I learnt how important It is to have proper equipments in order to make the shoot successful. The location, lighting and actors are a very important part and managing them along with keeping in mind the kind of angles we have to shoot from made me aware of the hard work that goes into making even a single ad. While editing the TVC I used numerous softwares and learnt how to apply cinematic concepts in practical video production. Featuring a dog in our television commercial was rather challenging as it was not easy to shoot however I along with other team members managed fairly well and this made us aware of the importance of teamwork. I enjoyed working on this project, from pre- production, production to post-production the learning output has been great as it enabled me to create a viable TVC for the brand Michael Kors along with my team members.

Critique: Biographical Films (Genre)

Posted on November 25, 2015 by rheagupta1995

Biographical films are the movies that are based on the real life of a human being that has inspired or has affected the society in a negative or a positive way. These movies are mostly correct about the life of a person and shows it in a movie through dramatization. The protagonist of the movie plays the character on whom the entire movie is based. These movies are based on the facts and events that have occurred in the life of that character. Most of the filmmakers add fictional scenes and parts as well because it helps them connect the theme of the story and make it more direct to the viewers. Movies of this genre are often acclaimed by people who are interested in that character. People find it one of the best ways to make people aware of the personality of that person. The movie will gather its audience depending on whom the character interested the most. The recent release of a biographical picture named, Ronaldo, which is based on the life of Cristiano Ronaldo gathered an audience of millions of his fans who are inspired by him. Although the ‘biopic’ of Gandhi or Lincoln has not necessarily gathered that much audience in our generation. However, these movies have been a very big tribute to the eminent personalities.

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Gandhi was a movie based on the father of India, Mahatma Gandhi.

These movies are not as much as a task for the director as much as it is for the actor who is playing that character. Since the character is non fictional, most of the facts are already known to the audience. Hence what brings them to watch the movie is how close the actor has gone to resemble him. Many great actors like Ben Kingsley, Johnny Depp, Jim Carrey have gained respect because of their characters in their respective bio pic movies. Kingsley role in the movie Gandhi shocked many as he played the role of an Indian leader despite being born in Britain. The recent movie of Farhan Akhtar, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag drew a lot of comparison between him and Milkha Singh. The demand from the actor becomes a lot more and hence this genre is known to be one of the most difficult to perform. Similarly, Anthony Hopkins believed he shouldn’t have played the character in Nixon as he did not resemble him much. Bio pics are often very inspiring and have played a vital key to spread awareness amongst the audience.

Based on the life of Mark Zuckerberg, The Social Network was a super hit

If I had to choose my personal favourite biographical picture, then that would be the bio pic based on Bhagat Singh. The movie, Legend of Bhagat Singh which came out in the year 2002 by Raj Kumar Santoshi saw Ajay Devgn play the character of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh brilliantly. He fetched himself the national award for this role and was critically acclaimed for his role. The movie is about the struggle of Bhagat Singh and his Hindu Republican Army against the British rule. The movie created a sense of sacrifice and patriotism in the Indian society and inspired the young audience.

tlobs3 Based on the life of Freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh

Critique: Thriller (Genre)

Posted on November 25, 2015 by rheagupta1995

Thriller is a genre that has a lot of scenes of various emotions. Fear, excitement, mystery and sometimes horror. The movies of this genre is often appreciated by the audience that wants to watch something dark and serious. The nature of being serious and dark has often created a relationship of thriller and drama. Thriller movies are either based on real life incidents or mostly on fiction. The imagination of a director helps him create that seriousness and the use of dark shots and dim lights has always been helpful for that. The use of intense music with fast paced beats match to the build up of the scene. The greatest thriller movies have brilliant themes to it as well. Shot in dark alleys or within dim lights, the movies of this genre has always been appreciated around the world. The protagonist in thriller movies is often seen as the one chasing the leads given by the villain. The innocent is often seen dangling to the tune of the villain as most of the plot is driven by him.

yaabot_silence_of_lambs The movie poster of classic thriller, The Silence of the lambs

Thriller movies had its first hit during the 1920’s through some brilliant work of Sir Alfred Hitchcock. In his third silent film, The Lodger (1923), Hitchcock showed some brilliant scenes which inflicted excitement and suspense. Post that, Alfred Hitchcock has been remembered as the man who gave a new sphere to thriller and his movies have been treated as classics. Thriller movies have also been subdivided into different categories. These categories within the genre can be of various types, be it Comedy thriller, Erotic thriller, Murder thriller, Horror thriller, Conspiracy thriller and various others. The reason for this subdivision is that as thriller movies portray different types of emotions in a single movie, the thrill has to be mixed with a few other genres to enhance the approach of the story as it progresses. For example, a comedy thriller is a movie that has comedy scenes along with a continuous plot of thriller which enhances the approach of the movie.

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If I had to choose my personal favourite thriller movie, then that would be Taken. Released in the year 2008 by Pierre Morel, the movie stars Liam Neeson as an ex CIA agent who tracks his kidnapped daughter from the streets of Paris. The movie had brilliant factual fiction that made the viewers believe what they were seeing. As Liam Neeson watches her daughter go to France with her college friend, he later realises the trouble he is in as his daughter is abducted from her hotel room. Neeson decides to take on the Albanian group which was into human trafficking. The movie has been acclaimed for its direction and its approach to making it one of the best thriller movies of the decade. The movie has had 2 sequels, although they did not do that well on the box office.

taken2 Taken released in the year 2008

Critique: Horror (Genre)

Posted on November 25, 2015 by rheagupta1995

The genre has always been a very selective one as people generally don’t want to watch it in order to avoid their fear. The thought of seeing something negative that might take away their sleep for days can be a genre that not much people would be fascinated about. Although, this is one of the most fascinating and imaginative genre. Directing a movie of this genre requires the filmmaker to bring in various aspects that would inflict fear, panic and a terrifying experience for the viewers. Many movies which were brilliantly directed have always been a reason for fear amongst movie lovers. Movies like Exorcist, Psycho, Grudge, The Ring and The Conjuring has been widely appreciated for terrifying millions of viewers around the world. To instill fear in one person’s mind through a movie requires a good sense of imagination.

This genre was first brought into light during the late 1890’s. Filmmaker Georges Melies potrayed the first depiction of supernatural elements in his silent movies. The most famous amongst them being Le Manoir Du Diable. Though the word “horror” to describe the film genre would not be used until the 1930s, after Universal Pictures released Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931), Hollywood dramas often used horror themes. The trend of inserting Macabre went on till the 1920’s and filmmakers made good use of it. Often termed as unsettling movies, the term horror was often seen as a thrilling and dread movie. Directors used various sorts of music to add the emotion the scenes that was very often potrayed in silence. The music would create an aura of fear and the sudden drop of its intensity was seen as something which triggered the feeling of fear. Hence, music became an important part of the horror movies from the 1930’s. One can never forget the theme of the classic movie, Psycho. Listening to that tune while taking a shower often gave people a shiver.

insidious2 An image from the movie, Insidious

I have seen a lot of horror movies and have been frightened by most of them. Although if I had to talk about my personal favourites, then it would be difficult for me to choose one of them. Insidious, directed by James Wan would be one of my favorite movie. The use of dark shots, classic horror themes, a gramophone, and the camera work has created a mixture of perfect horror scenes that would be any day be termed as horror by any of its viewer. The movie is based on the concept of sleep traveling and shows how a man has seen the dead in his dream and is unable to get back to the real world. Fighting for his soul, the child finds his way back. My favorite would be another James Wan movie, The Conjuring. Based on true events, the movies is about the house that was haunted and it took over anyone who tried to occupy her land. The movie used classic music, scary children and an even more scarier basement. The movie is probably one of the best horror flicks I have ever seen.

insidious1 The poster of the movie, Insidious

Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance)

Posted on April 7, 2015 by rheagupta1995

(Camera Work)

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DIRECTED BY: ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU

CINEMATOGRAPHER: EMMANUEL LUBEZKI

Main cast:

Riggan: Michael Keaton

Sam: Emma Stone

Jake: Zach Galifianakis

Lesley: Naomi Watts

Mike: Edward Norton

A very smartly directed movie, Birdman tries to make an attempt at a one shot movie and it perfectly works out as the seamless stitching makes all the shots so perfectly synced that the cuts are not observes until one pays total concentration only on noticing it. The cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki, who won the Oscar for this movie, showed how talented he is as the movie was shot in 30 days in the spring of April 2013. The movie shot in the theatre of New York street 44, shows the story of an actor who tries to battle his ego as his character overtakes the fame he should have actually got as an actor. Michael Keaton plays the character of Riggan who was once playing the character of superhero Birdman and then moves out of his way to prove out to the world that he is a naturally talented actor, director and writer. Nothing goes his way, as Mike, played by Edward Norton steals the show and also flirts around with Keaton’s daughter in the movie makes the battle with ego even more difficult. The movie is ended with Keaton realizing his value and talent and gives up his ego to win back his family, career and himself. The movie won an Oscar for its camerawork which becomes the second Oscar for Lubezki, as he had won already for Gravity the previous year.

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The movie starts of with a birdman falling from the sky to the ground in the form of fire. The movie then moves out to Keaton practicing his strengths alone in a room and then it becomes difficult to find out a cut in the movie. The camera moves continuously from the first floor, which is the green room to the stage of the Broadway theatre. The scene was never broken as the continuous movement by all the actors from one part of the area to the other led the camera to move around freely. Of course the credit goes to the smart direction of keeping up with the pace and motives of every scene and not one exit which was followed by the camera moving out to the other space without the cut seemed unnecessary. The scene when Keaton broke the flower vase on the wall was immediately transferred to the press conference which was a very beautiful transition from one scene to the other without a cut. The movie was mostly filmed on a mazelike set, with additional location work at Broadway’s St. James Theatre. Lubezki stated in many interviews that lighting each scene was the most difficult trick and he gave kudos to his lights team for the tremendous effort. In order to achieve the look, the cast underwent shots that took anywhere from seven to ten minutes to the film.

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Personally, my favorite scene in the movie was when Riggan was walking down the street and the birdman was walking right behind him which was his ego. The intelligent dialogues where clearly indicating to the audience and the moment you realize it’s you being spoken of, the camera moves extremely fast taking different angles, and clearly no cut, starts getting in action effects which suddenly breaks the build up and gets you back to the movie right at the moment you break apart from it. Very smartly directed and very amazingly pulled off by Lubezki, the movie defines how important the camera work is in a movie and the role of a perfect cinematographer and an intelligent director, can bring you a couple of Oscars.

Official Trailer:

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) – IMDb. 2015.Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) – IMDb. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2562232/?ref_=nv_sr_1. [Accessed 05 April 2015].
Here’s How Ridiculously Difficult It Was To Film ‘Birdman’ In 30 Days | Business Insider India. 2015. Here’s How Ridiculously Difficult It Was To Film ‘Birdman’ In 30 Days | Business Insider India. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.businessinsider.in/Heres-How-Ridiculously-Difficult-It-Was-To-Film-Birdman-In-30-Days/articleshow/44900634.cms. [Accessed 05 April 2015].
Oscars: ‘Birdman’ Cinematographer Reveals Secrets Behind Movie’s Ingenious “Single Shot” Look – The Hollywood Reporter. 2015. Oscars: ‘Birdman’ Cinematographer Reveals Secrets Behind Movie’s Ingenious “Single Shot” Look – The Hollywood Reporter. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/oscars-birdman-cinematographer-reveals-secrets-760590. [Accessed 05 April 2015].
How ‘Birdman’ Was Made to Look Like It Was Shot in One Take. 2015. How ‘Birdman’ Was Made to Look Like It Was Shot in One Take. [ONLINE] Available at: http://nofilmschool.com/2014/11/how-birdman-was-made-to-look-like-film-shot-in-one-take. [Accessed 05 April 2015].

The Conjuring

Posted on April 7, 2015 by rheagupta1995

(Sound Design)

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DIRECTED BY: JAMES WAN

SOUND DESIGNER: JOE DZUBAN

SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR: BRUCE TANIS

Main cast:

Ed Warren: Patrick Wilson

Lorraine Warren: Vera Farmiga

Carolyn Perron: Lili Taylor

Roger Perron: Ron Livingston

Andrea: Shanley Caswell

Nancy: Hayley McFarland

Christine: Joey King

Cindy: Mackenzie Foy

April: Kyla Deaver

The Conjuring was undoubtedly one of the scariest movies of the year 2013. Directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes, the movie revolves around the mystery of a dark presence in the farmhouse of the Perron family. Based on true events, the movie sees Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga playing the role of the Ed and Lorraine Warren, who play the real life character of both the demonologists. The story which was beautifully synchronized with backwards tracking shots and ventriloquist dolls, which are the trade mark of a James Wan movie, is made even more powerful with amazing acting and fine sound effects. The farmhouse is shown as a stereotype countryside farm with a nice lake around it and too much greenery. The kids feel the presence of a dark entity around it and so do the audience watching feel it once the sound effect is come into perfect use. When the third youngest daughter, Christine, gets pulled off the bed, the silence created for mere six to seven seconds was broken by heavy vibration around the theatre and it was followed by the door getting banged. It was very commonly heard of as the scariest scene to give you Goosebumps. And if the scene is imagined without the vibration, the door bang and the silence would have been totally incomplete and the impact it left on the viewers wouldn’t have been as hard and harsh as it was with vibration.

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Sound has been an important aspect of this movie. Be it the soundtracks being played during the scenes, the radio were used beautifully and so was the sound of the not working TV before the thumping of the doors. While shifting into the house a very different kind of sound and soundtrack was used. The usually dull background tune was for few minutes replaced by wind chimes and the soundtrack was a pretty loved pop song. When Carolyn, the possessed mother, believes that someone is in the cellar, she decides to go down. The slipping from the stairs leads to her banging her head on the piano and the moment the lights go off, the sound of the piano is used perfectly to insure that people know there is an evil entity around. The evil soul was related to the sound of door thumping and piano, whereas, when Annabelle and Rory, to different spirits where brought into the story, the use of the toy which played music after the set the timer was used very perfectly. The tune still haunts me and it was also broken by a thunderous effect which ended the build up and started the scene which was feared in many people’s dream. A very smartly directed scene, and to say, my favorite scene in terms of use of sound was when the exorcism of Carolyn was about to take place. As the priest couldn’t make it, it was Ed who had to do the exorcism else they would lose Carolyn forever. Ed, who was neither experience nor baptized to do the exorcism, decides to do it. Right before he says, “I’ll do it”, a small focus was shifted on Ed’s expression and all the sound of the movement and screams were covered by a small heartbeat which of Ed’s. The sound of the heartbeat showed nervousness as well as it created a moment of bravery which led to the happy ending of the movie. The use of the heartbeat, although was followed by silence which was broken by simple bass whenever Carolyn’s head moved.

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The movie was brilliantly directed although if I had the camera in my hand and could also manage the sound for a scene, I would choose to bring in more silence in the initial scenes where the Annabelle doll was haunting the nurses who later committed suicide. The scene had brilliant sound effects of knocking and cribbing of crayons against the wall, although the scene could be ended in silence rather than the loud ending it had because of the soundtrack it followed in the background. The amazing horror flick is undoubtedly one of the scariest movies of all time, but the credit should definitely go to the sound effects used in the movie as it adds perfect feel to it.

Best scenes from Conjuring by Tinytv:

Official Trailer:

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

The Conjuring (2013) – IMDb. 2015. The Conjuring (2013) – IMDb. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1457767/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2. [Accessed 04 April 2015].

Inception

Posted on April 7, 2015 by rheagupta1995

(Editing)

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DIRECTED BY: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

EDITED BY: LEE SMITH

Main Cast:

Cobb: Leonardo DiCaprio

Arthur: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Ariadne: Ellen Page

Eames: Tom Hardy

Mal: Marion Cotillard

Miles: Michael Caine

Inception, a motion picture directed by one of the well reputed directors of modern film making, Christopher Nolan, is a story about dream sharing, a concept where multiple people share a lucid dream together to extract or obtain certain information from high value individuals. An intriguing storyline indeed, and to portray dreams, their complexity is a mammoth task indeed and the work done can be said to have been pulled off to near perfection. Multiple layering of dreams, high speed action sequences and along all that to further the movie with a cogent storyline has been well perceived and what makes the movie such a fluid experience is its immaculate editing.

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The movie proceeded displaying the subjects dreaming and then there was presence of interwoven scenes where the actors were shot as they were asleep then shift to their dream state. The fluidity with which the scenes shift in and out, while keeping the belief that the actor is actually in a dream and the body is asleep so believable, the question never arises into the mind that it might be fiction. The scene where the work of editing seems perfect, is where the multiple dreams collapse. It shows where the three layers of dreams are in motion, where consequently each dream has to woken up from, meaning each dream state has to collapse for the individuals to wake from that one to then proceed to wake from the higher level of the dream state. In the scene, all characters are systematically shown in different layers of the dreams where the subsequent dream collapses at just the right moment, where the security facility is destroyed, then the hotel lift is propelled and finally the van crashes into the lake. All three happen with such simultaneous method that one can just be perplexed as to how such 4 different scenes are brought together with one grand stroke. The editing makes it seem flawless, making it feel that the movie and its scenes were shot one after the other, which in actuality does not happen. Such complex interweaving of scenes i had never seen before, making Inception an instant classic for me. The only scene where i felt which could be changed was the planning part, where large portions of time seem to pass without any actual notice for the viewer making it seem that there might be a slight disconnect within the movie itself but otherwise i would myself fail to make it better, as it came across to me an extremely fine piece of art.

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Official Trailer:

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Inception (2010) – IMDb. 2015. Inception (2010) – IMDb. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/?ref_=nv_sr_1. [Accessed 05 April 2015].

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Posted on April 6, 2015 by rheagupta1995

(Production Design)

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DIRECTED BY : TIM BURTON

PRODUCTION DESIGN : ALEX MCDOWELL

Main Cast :

Johnny Depp : Willy Wonka
Freddie Highmore : Charlie Bucket
David Kelly : Grandpa Joe
Helena Bonham Carter : Mrs. Bucket
Noah Taylor : Mr. Bucket
Deep Roy : Oompa-Loompas
Missi Pyle : Mrs. Beauregarde
James Fox : Mr. Salt
Christopher Lee : Dr. Wilbur Wonka
Adam Godley : Mr. Teavee
Franziska Troegner : Mrs. Gloop
AnnaSophia Robb : Violet Beauregarde
Julia Winter : Veruca Salt
Jordan Fry : Mike Teavee
Philip Wiegratz : Augustus Gloop
Blair Dunlop : Young Willy Wonka
Liz Smith : Grandma Georgina
Eileen Essell : Grandma Josephine
David Morris : Grandpa George
Geoffrey Holder : Narrator

I’d be lying if I said I haven’t watched this movie more than once without drooling.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory directed by Tim Burton and shot by Philippe Rousselot, released in 2005 and was a huge box office success and has been an all time favorite for kids all over the world. An adaptation from Roald Dahl’s book, the film is about a young, good-hearted boy Charlie who belongs to a poor family and lives in the shadow of Willy Wonka’s impressive chocolate factory. Wonka announces a contest whereby children that find five Golden Tickets hidden in Wonka Chocolate bars will be given a tour of the factory and win a chance to be presented with an unknown grand prize. Charlie is one of the 5 lucky children who wins a golden ticket and is now a part of a guided tour of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate factory which no outsider has seen in 15 years. The story revolves around Charlie and his tour around the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world which is full of surprises for him and the other bunch.

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The best and the most mesmerizing part of this movie are its sets and its production design. The production built a variety of dazzling sets onstage at Pinewood Studios in England, these sets were so surreal that whoever watched the movie felt like they had entered the magnificent Chocolate Factory.My personal favorite scene from the entire movie is the ‘Land of Candy’ scene where all of them step into the wonderful chocolate factory. This particular set took my breath away, a grassy expanse divided by a chocolate waterfall and river and dotted by candy trees, who could tell that all of that isn’t real! All of this was possible because of the expertise of Alex Mcdowell and other creatives who thoroughly researched, made rough models using various materials, some identifiable ones like cardboard, thermocol, paper, sunboard etc and then made them into big beautifully rendered sets.

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The production design of the entire movie is so commendable that each scene looks surreal and to think of the fact that these are just man-made sets is impossible. A great cast, amazing visual and sound effects, editing skills and the mesmerizing sets made Charlie and the Chocolate Factory a Box Office Hit worth $475 million.

“Land of Candy” scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:

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American Cinematographer: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 2015.American Cinematographer: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.theasc.com/magazine/july05/charlie/page2.html. [Accessed 03 April 2015].
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Fashion in the Rococo Period

Posted on December 4, 2014 by rheagupta1995

A combination of the French rocaille, or shell, and the Italian barocco, or Baroque style, having its emergence in the 18^th Century is the Rococo style of art in France. Critics have used the term to derogatively imply that the style was merely fashion. The Rococo period is now widely recognized as a major period in the development of European art. It was in this era that people set themselves apart from the emerging middle class not by wealth but by education and aesthetics.

Fig1. Rococo period clothing

Women in this era apparently wore wigs only on rare occasions and more or less preferred to have their own hair powdered and coiffed. Until the middle of the century, the hairstyles both in men and women remained exceedingly simple. If not the wigs, then hair was simply pulled back and pinned up. Men’s fashion didn’t change much during the whole era however. The justaucorps, waistcoats and breeches were worn throughout. They were introduced during the late baroque era. Although they were changing slightly in shape. The waistcoat below became ever shorter until it only reached the hips. It was in this era that finery becomes all important making way for a wealth of bows, ruffles, lace trimmings, sashes and, not at least, artificial flowers in all variants.

Fig2. Woman dressed in a classic rococo period outift

Embroideries, mostly exquisite, continued to be in fashion. Manteau was used in many different variants of the court dress and adopted, as we shall see later, increasingly pompous forms. The Manteau also exists in jacket shape called Casaquin. Even if ladies where no coats whatsoever, they withstand the cold winter months with fur lined capes, quilted padded skirts or maybe fur trimmed manteaus. The French robe, very famous in this era, had large so called Watteau pleats which followed elegantly down the back, which the English robe was a direct descendant of the mantue with sewn-d own back pleats.

Fig3 : Famous dressing style and clothing of this period

As it was evident, men’s fashion had not changed much during this era. The shirt features a lace jabot on the chest and lace cuffs on its sleeves. A white back placed around the neck. Mean wear, unlike women, almost exclusive wigs whose pigtail is tied at the neck and fitted with a bow or placed inside a black rubber bag. Men predominantly use white powder. By the 1770s, people began backcombing their hair above the forehead and made it higher. Thus, barbers were declared artists and only the finest and wealthiest could afford a new hairstyle on a daily basis.

Fig4. Classical men’s clothing of this period

However, from the mid century and for the first time in the history of fashion, clothes were sometimes so short that they barely covered the calf. Breast tissues became fashionable in this era. If we move on from clothing to the fabric meant to be used for a perfect touch was mostly light, pastel colors chosen in fabrics like taffeta, satin and damask.

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