Costume Design And The Costume Crew

Costume Crew Prepares the costumes for the play.

A costume is any outfit worn by an actor in a production, including accessories.

Costumes Help audience know a character. They show age, personality, tastes, social standing, and even occupation of a character. Help establish time and place Help Actors feel and move as the character and not themselves.

Costume Designer Reads the play Confers with the director Researches the period of the play Designs the costumes for the entire play, coordinating them to harmonize with each other and the scenic design.

Costume Plot Created by the costume crew, a costume plot is a chart listing every character in the show and each scene in which the character appears, the actors name, and the costume, undergarments and accessories needed.

Costumes can be acquired by: Visiting thrift stores Borrowing from other theatres/people Creating/building from fabric

What else does the costume crew do? During the rehearsals and performances costumers hang costumes, clean them, check them and make repairs if needed. Assist with quick changes. Make emergency repairs. When the show is over, check in costumes from actors, clean and return or store costumes.

Your Project: Design a costume for a Superhero….. 1 st : you will research clothing from the time period Set in a specific time period…you will be assigned a time period. 2 nd you will sketch the drawing, making sure one part of the costume matches the time period.

Your Project 3 rd : You will color your drawing once you are happy with it. 4 th You will write a short summary about the costume and choices you have made. It will be a test grade, so take it seriously.

Examples

Example: Don’t forget accessories.