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In the movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, the lead character is Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford plays the role of an archaeologist and an adventurer. Some enthusiasts have nicknamed the character “Indy.” Ford’s costume in this movie (and its sequels) is designed to reflect Indiana Jones’s preference for active, tough outdoor adventures in mountains, rocky areas, caves, and wild environments. The costume, and its accessories, are popularly called “Indy’s duds.”
The costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis designed the original Indy costume. She researched costumes worn by archeologists in earlier movies. She visualized the basic idea for Indy’s costume based on the actor Charlton Heston’s costume in the 1954 movie, Secret of the Incas. In this movie, Heston’s character wears a fedora (a hat) and a leather jacket, and carries a whip. These three costume accessories (hat, jacket, and whip) are featured in every Indy film, and they define the character of Indiana Jones almost as much as the actor himself.
When costumes are made for a movie, they are often adapted, not only to suit the actor’s physical appearance, but also to aid other aspects of the movie-making process. For example, costume designers must keep in mind the cinematographer’s needs when creating hats. They must consider whether the audience will be able to see the actor’s eyes and face in every scene, from different angles. Collaborating with Deborah, Harrison Ford tried on many different hats until they selected one that suited his gruff personality. Then, Deborah modified this hat, giving it a narrower brim and a lower crown to keep Indy’s eyes and face clearly visible in all the shots.
The director, Steven Spielberg, was very specific about the kind of leather jacket he wanted. Accordingly, Deborah designed over a dozen exclusive jackets that included “action” pleats at the back. These pleats allowed Ford to move his hand easily whenever he needed to use his whip in an action sequence. Each of the jackets was “aged” so that it looked as if it had been used outdoors in dusty surroundings for many years.
These aspects of costume design in this movie show how the designer’s roles and responsibilities include research, visualization, selection, and adaptation of costumes, and also collaboration with the actor and director.
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