CULLODEN ACADEMY
DRAMA DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL 4/5
Production Skills
COSTUME DESIGN
FOLDER
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Theatre: Production
COSTUME DESIGN
STIMULUS:
The reason why I chose this particular production area for this stimuli is ____________________
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Some challenges that I think I might face are _________________________________________
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Ways I might solve these challenges are ____________________________________________
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Theatre: Production
COSTUME DESIGN
In this play there are ….. characters that I will be designing for.
The Character names are:
1. …………………………………. played by ……………………………………………..
2. …………………………………. played by ……………………………………………..
3. …………………………………. played by ……………………………………………..
4. …………………………………. played by ……………………………………………..
5. …………………………………. played by ……………………………………………..
6. …………………………………. played by ……………………………………………..
Brief Synopsis of the play:
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PRODUCTION MEETINGS WITH THE GROUP
In order to make sure that the costumes I design are relevant to the production the group are cre-
ating in terms of period, and style, I have met with the group to discuss ideas and to establish the
overall style of the presentation (outline your notes in either bullet points or a mind map)
DATE OF MEETING
DISCUSSIONS AND IDEAS SUGGESTED
DECISIONS MADE:
ACTION TO TAKE
RELEVANT RESEARCH
Consider time, setting, mood and atmosphere and character traits and create a col-
lage of relevant images on these pages.
Character 1 ………………………………………….
Played by …………………………………………….
Character age ……………………………………….
Occupation …………………………………………..
Physical Description
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Personal History
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Relationships to other characters
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NOTES ON INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERS
Character 2 ………………………………………….
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Character age ……………………………………….
Occupation …………………………………………..
Physical Description
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Personal History
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Relationships to other characters
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Character 3 ………………………………………….
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Character age ……………………………………….
Occupation …………………………………………..
Physical Description
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Personal History
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Relationships to other characters
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Character 4 ………………………………………….
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Character age ……………………………………….
Occupation …………………………………………..
Physical Description
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Personal History
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Character 5 ………………………………………….
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Character 6 ………………………………………….
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Initial sketches of costume ideas for the play in terms of period and style:
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ACTOR MEASUREMENTS
CHARACTER………………………………………….
WAIST: …………………………………….. CHEST: ………………………………..
HEAD: ……………………………………… SHOE: …………………………………
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FINAL COSTUME DESIGN FOR ……………………………………………………………..
COLOURS / FABRIC SAMPLES
FINAL COSTUME DESIGN FOR ……………………………………………………………..
COLOURS / FABRIC SAMPLES
FINAL COSTUME DESIGN FOR ……………………………………………………………..
COLOURS / FABRIC SAMPLES
FINAL COSTUME DESIGN FOR ……………………………………………………………..
COLOURS / FABRIC SAMPLES
FINAL COSTUME DESIGN FOR ……………………………………………………………..
COLOURS / FABRIC SAMPLES
Theatre: Production
COSTUME DESIGN
AN EVALUATION OF MY OWN AND OTHERS WORK
Outline one area that you found particularly challenging when undertaking this production role
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What solutions did you find for this?
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Explain clearly your overall performance concept for the production
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What did you hope to communicate to the audience with your designs?
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Theatre: Production
COSTUME DESIGN
Explain how you contributed to the planning process
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Are there any areas you think you might need to improve on? How might you do this?
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Choose one other group member and discuss their use of production skills
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How successful do you think they were? Detail any areas of strength or areas for improvement.
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