Reference guides for Film and TV

[Tarbicus]

Gladiator was on TV the other night, so I watched the opening battle. One thing we never bear in mind when discussing the armour is the overall effect within the film itself. The 'armadillo' side-less segs can only be seen for that if you look at a photo of the costumes out of context. The scuta and other garb, and camera angles, actually made them very effective. If they'd have put the peaks further up the helmets they would have been, within context, 90% there.