TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINESAyala Boulevard, Ermita, Manila

College of Architecture and Fine ArtsDepartment of Graphics and Fine Arts

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in HUM 3

COSTUME PLAY DOCUMENTATION

Albao, Allysa

Alvarez, Princess

Angeles, John Ed

Arlando, Zerah

Gamil, Jan-jan

Garcia, Zwitseel

Mago, Monique

Pagilagan, Angela

Tungol, Paulo

BSCE-3C

Prof. Emmanuel Luis G. BorjalINSTRUCTOR

Cosplay

Cosplay, a portmanteau of the words costume play, is a performance art in which participants

called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character or idea.

Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture centered on role play and a broader use of the term

"cosplay" applies to any costumed role play in venues apart from the stage. Any entity that lends itself to

dramatic interpretation may be taken up as a subject and it is not unusual to see genders switched.

Favorite sources are manga and anime, comic books and cartoons, video games, and live-action films.

The rapid growth in the number of people cosplaying as a hobby since 1990 has made the phenomenon a

significant aspect of popular culture in Japan and some other parts of Asia and in the Western world.

Cosplay events are common features of fan conventions and there are also dedicated conventions and

local and international competitions, as well as social networks, websites and other forms of media

centered on cosplay activities.

History

For almost 50 years, costume fandom has had a consistent and widespread following with

costumers markedly influencing science fiction writers, artists and the media. Costuming, as an

innovative, three-dimensional art form, has probed and broken all limits of imagination in SF and fantasy.

From the first Worldcon in 1939 to last year's Worldcon in Philadelphia, costume fandom has emerged as

a robust and dynamic force within science-fiction fandom.

At the First World Science Fiction Convention in New York in 1939, a 22-year-old Forrest J

Ackerman and his friend Myrtle R. Jones appeared in the first SF costumes among the 185 attendees. The

future editor of Famous Monsters of Filmland was dressed as a rugged looking star pilot, and his female

companion was adorned in a gown recreated from the classic 1933 film Things to Come. Both of them

created quite a stir among the somber gathering of writers, artists and fen (plural of fan), and injected a

fanciful, imaginary quality into the convention's overly serious nature.

Frederik Pohl, in his book The Way The Future Was, described the couple as "stylishly dressed in

the fashions of the 25th century" but feared that they had started an ominous precedent. He was right! So

successful were their costumes that the following year, about a dozen fans turned out in their own

"scientifiction" apparel.

Now, over a half century later, costume fandom has come to represent a large segment of the

hardcore genre audience. Artists like Kelly Freas, Wendy Pini and Tim Hildebrandt, authors like Julian

May and L. Sprague de Camp, and fans by the hundreds dress regularly in costume. Groups, such as the

U.K.‘s Knights of St. Fantomy, the Society for Creative Anachronism and the International Costumers'

Guild, conduct business and ceremony in costume, and the masquerade has become the central event of

most large conventions.

About the design:

The design of the costume focuses on futuristic touch. It represents the future female police of

justice, strenght, equality, and integrity. The costume composed of: Turbo-engined wings, one of the

special feature of the costume in which the police officer can use to move from place to place especially

in case of emergencies. Its sunglasess that possesses an ability to get information like news and updates

within its coverage. The vest that serves as the source of energy because the cd's there has a function of

being a solar panel. Energy collected from it is the main source to run the whole system of the suit. The

bullet proof dress, a simple yet powerful and helpful part of the costume due to its feature of resisting

from any damage. Through combining the ideas and efforts of each member of the group, we proudly

produce an extraordinary and excellent creation.

The Design

The Design of this costume

Background of the Design:

Futuristic Female Police Officer is a conceptual design, in which the collaboration of different

ideas from each member of the group is very evident.

Materials needed for the project:

Spray paint (gold and glossy)

Poster paint (gold, white, and black)

Ribbon with design (gold) *in different thickness

Chip board

Adhesives (glue, shoe glue, gluestick, double-sidedtape and masking tape)

Stapler, cutter and scissors

Pencils, pens, and markers

Tissue paper

Acetate

Sticks (BBQ sticks)

Used Cd’s

Second Hand Vest

Cloth (Lacoste and Keana)

Tie wire

Used watergun

Sequins

Shoelace

Sunglasses

High socks

Stilettos

Breakdown of expenses:

Cloth Php 150.00

Spray Paint Php 200.00

Poster paint Php 153.00

Chip board Php 58.00

Ribbon Php 150.00

SequinsPhp 24.00

Used Vest Php 20.00

Total Expense: Php 755.00

PROCEDURES:

1. Planning of design. The group shared their ideas regarding the theme for the costume, futuristic. The

combined ideas formed the costume’s design as drawn by Jan-Jan Gamil.

2. Preparation of materials. The materials used as listed above are bought at Divisoria. Others are from

recycled materials.

3. Costume-making proper.

• We started making the accessories, the wings and the arm shield.

• We let the sewer made our base for we don’t have the skills on sewing.

• After having the base, we dyed it to achieve ombre effect. Simultaneously, other members continued on

making the accessories like the glasses and wings.

• The base dried up. We then put the designs onto it like the ribbons and sequins.

• We painted the accessories and assembled them.

• Lastly, we formed an old vest to match our design. Then, we cracked old CDs and glued them onto the

vest.

GALLERY

THE GROUP

ON THE MAKING …

DURING THE PROGRAM

THE COSTUME