Romeo and Juliet production

I never realized how much really goes into a production. The truth is simply that I never really thought about it. In Monday's class activity, my group analyzed the makeup worn by the characters in the film adaptation of the play. For some reason, I had a hard time distinguishing makeup from costume. It is now so obvious that every aspect of a production demands meticulous and careful attention: an eye for detail. There is so much to this story. It begs the question of whether or not all this meticulous detail, by the director and production designer, is meant to lend any specific ideas about interpretation to the audience, or is the audience still free to come up with their own interpretations although there are no real blanks to fill in? Perhaps this is why some plays are performed with simple costumes and near-naked sets... Just a thought.