Drama Home Learning Task

Year 8

Stage Makeup and Costume Design

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Given out: Monday 18 January Hand in: Monday 25 January

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Target

Makeup and Costume Design are fundamental to the world of drama. Without

makeup there would be no scary zombies in horror films, there would be no

magical creatures in The Lord of The Rings, and they could not have filmed the

final scene from the Harry Potter films.

This booklet will look at some of the fundamentals in makeup and costume

design.

ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO COMPLETE THE TASK IS IN THIS

BOOKLET, SO MAKE SURE YOU READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

The questions and tasks are set out in bold

lettering and they are numbered.

Remember; if you get stuck you can ask a

number of different people for help:

1. Adults at home.

2. Your tutor.

3. Homework club.

4. Your friends.

5. Mr Grant.

You will need to read the information in this

booklet carefully in order to answer all the

questions.

TASK 1- Read the information below.

Monday/ Tuesday - Monster Makeup

Many films today need people to be transformed into magical and amazing creatures

from the goblins of Harry Potter, to the creation of a werewolf in Wolfman. Each

time we see a monster on screen some poor actor has probably been sitting on a

makeup chair for five hours as thin pieces of latex rubber have been glued onto

their face, and any part of the body the costume doesn’t cover.

Monster makeup allows your imagination to run wild. A makeup artist can create

almost anything by adding layers of silicone or rubber (prosthetics) to an actor’s

face. Some monster makeup is full body (the actor’s entire body being made up) but

for this task I only want you to concentrate on the face.

Makeup designers use facial templates to work out how they want their makeup to

look. The following picture is an example of a vampire makeup using one of these

templates. (Although this is in black and white, I expect your designs to be in FULL

COLOUR.)

Silicone forehead piece

(marked by dotted line)

allows for a ridged forehead

with a much more aggressive

eyebrow line.

Dark eye shadow will sink in

the eyes giving the face a

more skull-like appearance.

Red contact lenses give an

evil look.

Dark shading added to

cheeks to hollow out the

cheeks and give the

appearance of a corpse.

Fangs added, these cap

the teeth to give a

more natural

appearance.

Light foundation used to

bring down the colour of

the skin, giving the look

of the living dead.

Bright red lips stand out

against the pale colour of the

skin.

TASK 2- Read the following descriptions of four different monsters

and choose ONE that you want to create a makeup for. Then draw

your design onto the face template on the next page. (There is a

spare one in case you go wrong.)

SATYR

A satyr was a creature from ancient Greek mythology. It was a creature that was

part man and part goat. The key features of a satyr’s face are that it is long and

thin, with a pointed beard (even the women). A satyr would also have large teeth for

eating grass. The most recognisable thing about a satyr is that it had two goat like

horns growing out of the sides of its head.

OGRE

An ogre is a large, cruel and hideous monster. Ogres are often depicted in fairy

tales and folklore as feeding on human beings. Ogres are often depicted with a large

head, a green tint to their skin, abundant hair and beard, a voracious appetite, and a

strong body. Ogres are closely related to trolls, but are usually nastier!

BANSHEE

A banshee is a female fairy, but don’t let that fool you, she’s not very nice. The

banshee screams and wails when someone is about to die. She is usually very thin,

with bright white hair. She is also a cross between a woman and a crow, so there

needs to be something bird-like in your design if you choose this makeup.

WEREWOLF

A werewolf is a human who changes into a monstrous wolf every full moon. This

design needs you to think about how you would change the human features of your

actor into those of a wolf. The nose and mouth need to become a snarling snout, and

you need to think about how you would add hair to the face to make it look more

wolfish.

MONSTER MAKEUP DESIGN

Use FULL COLOUR

Monster:

Spare Template

Costume Design You have come up with the makeup for your monster’s face, but what about the rest

of the body? The actor playing the monster will need a costume. This might be

anything from a hairy body suit to tattered rags.

TASK 3 -Over the next two days I want you to go through the

stages of designing a costume for your monster.

Wednesday -MOOD BOARD This page should be filled with anything that can help you with ideas for your

costume design. Think about: colours, material you might use, what design you

might want, how will you fasten the costume (eg zipper, buttons etc).

TASK 3 continued.

Thursday On this page draw the costume design for your monster. You MUST show how it

looks from the FRONT and BACK.

FRONT

BACK

TASK 4

FRIDAY -Pitch Your Creature Imagine a director for a new monster movie wants to see your deign. Draw a picture

of your creature as it would look in the film. This picture must show a full body

image of your creature with a spooky background appropriate for a monster

movie. Please use full colour for your design.

Self Evaluation of my Homework

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