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Costume Design 1
Costume Design Test 1
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Fine Art
Undergraduate 2
02/15/2011

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Main concerns of costume designers
Definition
1. Dramatic interpretation and character
2. Overall Production Concept
3. Costumes as a whole
4. Individual costume
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Responsibilities of costume designer
Definition
1. The overall feeling of the production
2. The individual elements of which it is composed
3. How the actor feels about it, understands, and relates to his/her costume
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Costume structure of a production
Definition
1. Created by basic line
2. Enhanced by Character Interpretation
3. Character details add zest, flavor, and a feeling of completeness
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Good costume design is:
Definition
Character Interpretation
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Costume details can:
Definition
Communicate much about a character
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What is costume?
Definition
Dress in general; include underpinnings, accessories, hair and makeup
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What goes into creating a costume?
Definition
1. Reading the script
2. Production meeting with director & other designers
3. Reading the script (at least 2 times)
4. Research, research, research
5. Rough sketches with color ideas
6. Production meetings
7. Final renderings after changes
8. Measurements, paperwork/charts/lists, buying, renting, cutting, construction, fittings, tech, returns, restock, budget
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The character costume
Definition
1. What the characters say
2. What the characters do
3. What is said about characters by others
4. Information found in the text and subtext of the script
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9 objective and 2 subjective things clothing tells us
Definition
1. Geography
2. Sex
3. Occupation
4. Time of Day
5. Social Status
6. Action
7. Period/Era
8. Season/Weather
9. Age
Subjective:
1. Attitudes
2. Personality
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What it takes to put together costumes
Definition
1. Money (How much can be spent?)
2. Number (How many are there?)
3. Time (How much time is there to build them?)
4. Skill/Labor (How much skilled help is there?)
5. Complexity (How complicated are the costumes?)
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2 Basic design styles
Definition
1. Realism
2. Stylization
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Guidelines for design unity
Definition
1. Realism V.S. Stylization
2. Unity through line and detail
3. Color and fabric/texture control
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Things to research
Definition
1. Title
2. Period
3. Major historical info (rulers, wars, etc)
4. Overall shape of the period
5. Specific costume pieces or people mentioned in the script (yellow stockings, run)
6. Artists of the period
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Basic elements of design
Definition
1. Texture
2. Line
3. Shape
4. Form
5. Light
6. Color
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Space
Definition
1. Area of the actor’s body and costume
2. The total area of the stage or screen space.
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Silhouette
Definition
The space of the actor’s body and/or the outline of the garment
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Line of the costume may be expressed through: (4)
Definition
1. Cut
2. Seaming
3. Application of trim
4. Overall silhouette of the period
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8 aspects of line
Definition
1. Path: straight, zig zag, curved, etc
2. Width: thin, thick
3. Direction: vertical, horizontal, diagonal
4. Continuity: unbroken, broken
5. Sharpness: sharp, fuzzy
6. Contour: smooth, shaped
7. Consistency: solid, porous
8. Length: long, short
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Places line is used on costumes (5)
Definition
1. Edges: collars, cuffs, hems
2. Construction details: seams, darts, pleats, gathers, draping, edges
3. Fabric type: furs, wovens, sheer, feathers, lace
4. Trims: lace, piping, braid, fringe, buttons
5. Pattern in fabric: printed, brocade, damask
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Shape, space, & silhouette
Definition
1. Human body: look at your actor’s natural shape
2. Costume Silhouette: Each era’s costumes can be broken down into geometric shapes/spaces
3. Each era will be predominantly horizontal or vertical.
Silhouette:
Larger areas within the silhouettes are perceived as space.
Smaller areas are perceived as shape. Dividing space into shapes with detail, trim, etc., add variety and interest
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Types of balance
Definition
1. Symmetrical Balance: When the shapes or lines on one side of a vertical axis are mirrored on the opposite side
2. Asymmetrical Balance: Achieved by a form of opposing or contrasting elements that combine to bring a sense of equilibrium to the composition.
3. Radial Balance: All elements radiate from a central point
4. Crystallographic Balance: Equal emphasis over the entire area, an overall pattern with no particular beginning or end
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Attributes of line
Definition
1. Linear progression: A line that creates a shape and repeats it
2. Gradation: A progression in which the size of the shapes increases or decreases in a regular sequence
3. The eye is drawn from one element to another in a systematic way
4. Repetition
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Primary
Definition
Specifically defines the unmodified colors in the spectrum/wheel
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Tint
Definition
A hue mixed with white
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Tone
Definition
A hue mixed with black and white
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Shade
Definition
A hue mixed with black
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Additive Mixing
Definition
Done with pigment
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Hue
Definition
Color as appears on the wheel or in the spectrum
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White
Definition
Absence of all color
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Black
Definition
Presence of all color
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Neutrals
Definition
Colors with no hue, i.e. black, white, grey
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Primary Colors
Definition
Basic colors that can’t be mixed from others
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Secondary Colors
Definition
Mix of 2 primaries in equal strengths
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Complement
Definition
Colors opposite each other on the wheel
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Value
Definition
The relationship of a tone relative to the gradations between black and white
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Intensity
Definition
Affected by the amount of neutralization of a hue that has occurred
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Color Schemes: Monochromatic
Definition
tints, tones, and shades of one hue
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Color Schemes: Analogous
Definition
hues next to each other on the wheel; can include tints, tones, and shades
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Color scheme Complementary:
Definition
hues across from each other on the wheel; can include tints, tones, and shades
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Color scheme Split Complementary:
Definition
almost a triad; example: yellow/red-violet/blue-violet, includes tints, tones, and shades
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Color scheme Triad:
Definition
hues form a triangle on wheel; includes tints, tones, and shades
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