Costume Design
Assignment 5A: Costume Design Plot: Go through the script, page by page, making specific notes of anything costume related.
Download the costume design plot below. As you fill it out, pay attention to the following items in the script:
Download the costume design plot below. As you fill it out, pay attention to the following items in the script:
- Any specific references in the character descriptions to costumes.
- Actors' dialogue that reference costuming.
- Stage directions that would include costume elements (actor removes his hat, puts a wallet in a jacket pocket, etc).
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Sample Costume Plots
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Assignment 5B: Costume Design Research: Choose two characters from the play that you will design costumes for (you will only need to design one costume per character, if the character has costume changes).
For this assignment, you will need:
For this assignment, you will need:
- A paragraph or two describing your vision for the each character and each costume, including specific references from the script.
- At least 20 total pictures of research (at least 10 pictures for each costume), with a short description of each picture (one or two sentences will be fine). Make sure to pay attention to the time period of the play.
- Do NOT use pictures from other productions of your play, your research needs to be your own original research.
Sample Costume Research
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Assignment: Costume Design Final Product (Choose one option)
The design should be professional in appearance and organization.
- Option 1: Create two costume renderings by hand, and include fabric swatches stapled to the design. Watercolor is the preferred medium for costume design (if you prefer to use a different medium, check with Mr. Faw). The design should be a full color design (no pencil sketches). Mr. Faw will have watercolor paper and watercolor paints/brushes available for use in class. A fabric swatch is a small square of fabric to show the color and texture of the fabric. Most stores that sell fabric will give you sample swatches for free if you ask nicely (Wal-Mart, Linens N Things, Hobby Lobby).
- Option 2: Build or otherwise create two full costumes. Stage a photo shoot 'costume parade' with people modeling the costumes.
- Option 3: If you have a different idea, propose it to Mr. Faw.
The design should be professional in appearance and organization.
Sample Costume Designs
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