Beginning Costume Design and Construction

Assignments

SES #	TOPICS	ASSIGNMENTS
1	Intro: who are you and who am I? What is a costume? Why a costume designer? Lecture: Reading the Play	Due in Session #2 Read On the Harm of Tobacco Make 2 lists; one of costume pieces that are mentioned in the script, and second of things you know about Ivan based on the script. Answer the questions in as much detail as possible: 1. If he were a car what kind would he be? 2. If he were an animal what kind would he be? 3. If he could chose to kill either himself or his wife, who would he kill?
2	Lecture: Psychology of Clothes Discuss On the Harm of Tobacco lists	Due in Session #3 Read these versions of Little Red Riding Hood: Perrault, Charles. “Little Red Riding Hood.” (1697) Baring-Gould, Sabine. “Little Red Riding Hood.” (1895) Sharpe, Anne. “Not So Little Red Riding Hood.” (1985) Phillips, H. I. “Little Red Riding Hood as a Dictator Would Tell It.” (1940) Due in Session #4 Design Ivan as a contemporary figure. Use magazine pictures and lots of words, or do a rendering.
3	Discuss Little Red Riding Hood versions and the idea of concept
4	Lecture: Script and Character Analysis; Research; Styles of Costumes. Discuss On the Harm of Tobacco renderings	Due in Session #6 Research period for On the Harm of Tobacco
5	Lecture: Translating Emotion to Visual Visual conversation exercise Line/Emotion exercise	Due in Session #7 Bring in pictures of presented food that you find interesting/beautiful
6	Look at research for On the Harm of Tobacco Lecture: Elements of Design	Due in Session #8 Line gowns: vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines
7	Rendering exercises Drawing lab	Due in Session #8 Read Hamlet synopsis if needed
8	Discuss line gowns Watch excerpts of Hamlet by Zeffirelli and discuss idea of concept	Due in Session #10 Collage of Hamlet concept
9	Discuss food assignment with preso Begin drafting unit: bodice and hip block	Due in Session #11 Food assignment
10	Discuss Hamlet collages Continue drafting Begin cutting and sewing muslins	Due in Session #12 Thrift store transformation
11	Discuss food assignment Finish and fit muslins	Due in Session #14 Read Stupid Kids. Write a concept paper of 3-5 pages about the world you imagine they live in and how they feel about their place in it.
12	Thrift store transformation workshop
13	Pattern manipulation and drafting Discuss Stupid Kids Introduce sloper manipulation project	Due in Session #15 Sketch for sloper manipulation project
14	Lecture: Stylization and Abstraction Wedding project	Due in Session #16 Preliminary sketches for Stupid Kids
15	Color workshop Talk about garbage project	Due in Session #17 Group dynamics Due in Session #23 Garbage project
16	Look at Stupid Kids sketches Begin sloper manipulation project	Due in Session #17 Read Kiosk Man Due in Session #18 Full renderings for Stupid Kids
17	Look at group dynamics Discuss final project Continue sloper manipulation project	Due in Session #18 Read Lion in Winter, be ready to discuss Due in Session #19 Preliminary rough sketches/idea for Kiosk Man Due in Session #20 Write a concept paper for Lion in Winter Due in Session #24 Final project
18	Look at Stupid Kids renderings Sloper project
19	Look at Kiosk Man sketches Discuss dynamics of play and characters in Lion in Winter	Due in Session #21 Start research for Lion in Winter, bring it in to share
20	Open shop: garbage project brainstorming Sloper project Lion in Winter questions
21	Texture exercise Pinstripe Olympics	Due in Session #22 Preliminary renderings for Lion in Winter
22	Look at Lion in Winter preliminary sketches Papers returned Open shop
23	Present garbage project Look at finals so far if needed Open shop
24	Final project preso, Lion In Winter