August 10, 2010, Filed Under: Conservation, FilmDonations sought to restore iconic costumes from ‘Gone With The Wind’ The Ransom Center seeks to raise $30,000 to restore and preserve five original costumes from Gone With The Wind (1939). Donations to restore the costumes can be made online. The Ransom Center holds the film collection of David O. Selznick, a well-known and admired producer of Hollywood’s “Golden Age” of… read more
July 13, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmThe "Dawn" of FX The Ransom Center’s exhibition Making Movies explores the collaborative processes that take place behind the scenes in filmmaking. For another two weeks, visitors have the opportunity to see original materials from the Center’s film collections in the exhibition, which demonstrates the responsibilities of those involved in films, ranging from the producer… read more
June 29, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmCostumes reveal character revelations As the Making Movies exhibition demonstrates, a costume can reveal much about a film character. For example, a character’s social and economic class can be represented through the style and quality of her or his clothes, shoes, and jewelry, and whether those clothes are clean and fresh or tattered and… read more
