![]() ![]() ![]() But you have to let the actor’s personality shine through to a certain extent.ĭid any of the actors have opinions on what they were wearing? Some of these costumes, of course, are not the most comfortable things on earth, especially in that heat. That’s my job: to make it easy for them to their job, to not think about the costume. Of course they have opinions, but you also have to make the actor comfortable on-camera. ![]() I mean, I never really design the clothes until I know who the actor is. We always take the actors’ personalities into account. Is that something you took into account when you chose what they would be wearing, what the actors underneath were like? But we just let his intelligence shine through and step back with the clothes a little bit. Personally, I am a lot like the Cinna character. He’s incredibly handsome and charismatic and smart. Well, of course, it’s Lenny Kravitz, so you don’t have to do too much. I think Cinna is a very elegant character, and I think that’s why we chose to dress him in such simple costumes compared to everybody else in the Capitol. How do you make it spectacular without making it cheesy? That’s the hard part. There was fire involved, but you’re dealing with fireproofing and all kinds of fun stuff.Ĭinna is the stylist in this book, and you’re going through the same thing.Įxactly right. I have in the past, actually - in movies, we have lit people on fire, and that’s another thing you have to deal with. Would you ever light one of your clients on fire? I also wanted a simplicity to it, just so that you would really see the flame, that there wasn’t going to be a lot of stuff that got in the way. And I wanted it to reflect coal, that these are going to be superstars I wanted that aspect in the silhouette and the cut. In the book, it’s basically black leotards and tights with tall boots. ![]() In general, I tried to follow the description in the book and make it more glamorous. One of the most exciting costume moments is when Katniss and Peeta are set on fire. It was 90, more like 100 degrees, and 100 percent humidity. Perhaps the biggest problem - even bigger than dealing with visual effects - was the weather where we were shooting. Well, when you do these costumes, each one is your children, and they all present their own problems and issues. What was the hardest part about the costumes? I mean, it’s mostly about the characters, and even if you can’t do every detail that’s in a book, you want to get the essence of that character across. Things change when you do a film, but you try the best - I try the best I can to be respectful of the material and the characters. I’d done this before - I designed the first Harry Potter - and you don’t want to disappoint the fans. Obviously Hunger Games has a huge fan following. Of course, my immediate thought was, “Oh dear, how do I do all that?” That was the absolute terror factor that comes in the minute I read something. Were you a fan of the books when you read them? Makovsky, who hadn’t even read the books before director Gary Ross offered her the gig, talks about becoming a fan, her connection to Lenny Kravitz, and whether she’s Team Peeta or Team Gale. Costume designer Judianna Makovsky had the task of re-creating the looks for the people of Panem, including the outrageous pink getup Elizabeth Banks wears as Effie Trinket, the uniforms worn by tributes as they fight to the death, and Jennifer Lawrence’s show-stopping “girl on fire” moment. This Friday, a little old movie called The Hunger Games (based on the first book from Suzanne Collins’s best-selling trilogy) hits theaters. ![]()
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