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Costumes

Costumes. Costume Designer/ Crew head. The person who creates what the actors are going to wear for a particular theatrical production. Costume Designer/ Crew head. Tells stories about characters and uses what people wear to help tell their story You get a sense of

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Costumes

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  1. Costumes

  2. Costume Designer/ Crew head The person who creates what the actors are going to wear for a particular theatrical production.

  3. Costume Designer/ Crew head • Tells stories about characters and uses what people wear to help tell their story • You get a sense of • who they are (characters) • where they come from, • what they’re doing and • what they’re going to do next.

  4. Costumes help to show#1 A Character's Age Can tell us how old a character is or how old they want you to think they are

  5. Costumes help to show#2 Gender Can tell us whether the character is male or female and will wear things that emphasizes the fact

  6. Costumes help to show#3 Time Period Can tell us when we are in time going back to the prehistoric time to the present

  7. Costumes help to show#4 Social Status Can show us how much money a person makes or what their rank in society is.

  8. Costumes help to show a #5 character’s Personality AND MOOD Can tell us how their character’s general behavior is

  9. Costume Designer • Is Responsible for • Hiring the costume crew • Building (making) costumes • Buying costumes and accessories • Retail stores • Vintage stores • Cleaning costumes

  10. Wicked- Susan Hilferty • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9yp-gP6RZU&NR=1&feature=fvwp

  11. Words of Susan Hilferty • Creating a world/ culture • You have to think about the structure of the pieces- 8 shows a week • Collaborating or connecting with the set designer • Take chances- How far can you go? Embrace your mistakes • Riffing- to alter or create clothing in an imaginative manner

  12. Sweeney Todd- Collen Atwood • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcEXl1OfyzU&feature=relmfu

  13. Words of Colleen Atwood • Costumes help the actors become the characters • Don’t be afraid to teach yourself • Get inspired by thrift store clothing

  14. Trojan War- Kristina Miller • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7PMvBrm9WE&feature=related • Day in the Life of MFA Costume Designer Kristina Miller (MSU)

  15. Words of Kristina Miller • Decide your color palette • Find fabrics • Do a “Mock-up” (using muslin) • a sample of the costume for the actor to try on for fittings and overall look • Create the Final Design with the real fabric

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