Theatre – costume proposal
For our production of ‘Great Expectations’ I have been appointed
the production role of costume designer as a part of the design team.
Our production will be performed on the 16th
April 2014 and there are many tasks to complete by this date. Firstly we need
to create a plan for what we want each character to be wearing on stage as well
as communicating with our director about what they want for the show as well as
the budget we have to do it with. At this time we will also need to be going through
the script and be looking for any given costume requirements. Outside of
lessons we will need to be drawing up costume ideas and doing some research
into where the pieces we require can be bought from. These tasks will need to
be completed by the 24th march (our second lesson back).
In the proceeding lessons we will begin to finalize
costume designs and get fittings from actors we require them from, as well as
this we will work with the make-up team to collectively create looks for the
characters that compliment both our costume ideas and their make-up ideas. This
is a vital element in the design process as it ties all of our ideas together
and gives a clearer overview of how the looks will turn out.
As an act 2 design team we will also have to
communicate with the act 1 team in order to see how our ideas tie together and
if there are any costume pieces that can be used in both acts, or if there are
any complications in ideas they have in their act effecting the ideas that
involve ours. These tasks will need to be completed by the 31st
march in order to allow two more lessons before our show date.
Our lesson on the 7th April will be when we
order/collect any costume pieces we are receiving from other places outside of
the school, it will also be when we inform cast members of any pieces we
require them to bring themselves for the dress run.
The 14th April will most likely be our dress
run this will be our last chance to run the show with full costume and prepare
for where we will have to place costumes in the theatre and work through any
quick costume changes, it will also allow actors to become comfortable in
working with their costume.
On the date of our final performance, 16th
April, we will have to transport the costumes from school to the theatre and make
sure they are all in a good condition when they arrive we will also have to
place all costumes In the correct place as well as viewing actors before they
go on stage to make sure they are dressed correctly.
