Courtney Cox 5-4-10 THEA 1334 Final Paper Costume Design THE ROLE OF COSTUME DESIGN IN MUSICAL THEATER Imagine a classic Shakespearian play or Italian opera performed in hip-hugging jeans or baggy t-shirts; or imagine the period musical 1776‚ produced by the wonderful Stuart Ostrow‚ performed in the groovy attire of the 1970s. These performances would seem completely out of place and confusing. One would not be able to grasp the completeness of the story or have any understanding of the time
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textures that a costume designer chooses make an immediate and powerful visual statement to the audience. Creative collaboration among the costume designer‚ the director and the set and lighting designers ensures that the costumes are smoothly integrated into the production as a whole. Stage costumes can provide audiences with information about a character’s occupation‚ social status‚ gender‚ age‚ sense of style and tendencies towards conformity or individualism. As well‚ costumes can: reinforce
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For my costume design project I decided to take regular Macbeth and put a Roman‚ Dark Ages spin on it. I chose this specific time and place because it personally interests me and I thought it would be an awesome concept to turn Macbeth from a knight to a Spartan warrior. The Dark Ages were a time of economic and cultural deterioration within in Western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire. Therefore‚ these conditions would have a major effect on how these characters would dress in their
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Film costumes Objective This course is an advanced practical seminar in costume design for film‚ television‚ video‚ and other specialized disciplines (spectacle‚ musical video‚ opera‚ dance‚ etc.) Portfolio scale projects will be emphasized in preparations for the professional world Lesson -1 Script Analysis: How to Read a Script it examines the different factors that the costume designer must distill from the script. Students learn how to break down the script with respect to the
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Macbeth is strongly associated in most imaginations with the peculiar and picturesque costume of the Highlanders‚ as that common to all ancient Scotland. Walter Scott relates with great satisfaction‚ how with his own hand he plucked the huge bunches of black plumes from the bonnet in which Kemble was just about to appear as Macbeth‚ and substituted the single broad eagle-quilled feather of the Highland chief‚ sloping across his brow. Scott is an authority not to be appealed from on any such point;
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Malaya Garrett Oct. 09‚2012 Costume Workshop Katharine Garlick Hay Fever Costume Designs With every great show come magnificent costumes. The costume designer for Hay Fever (Laura Hucik) did a great job capturing the personality of each and every character into her choice of designs. My utmost desired characters by far were Judith and Myra their costumes were brilliantly designed. Judith played an extremely dramatic and over the top retired actress her costumes matched her theatrical attitude
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Elizabethan Costume Elizabethan Costumes The Elizabethan Era was a period in English history dominated by the Class structure. People who lived in the Elizabethan era were not allowed to wear whatever they liked! It did not matter how wealthy they were - the fabric‚ and even the of their clothes were dictated by their rank‚ status or position and these strict rules were enforced by English Law! These laws about clothing in the Elizabethan era were called Sumptuary Laws. They were designed to limit
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Without costume designers‚ performances such as plays or movies would not be able to convey the setting and theme realistically. If productions did not have costumes‚ it would be hard to differentiate what characters the actors are portraying. Costume designers help bring the show to life. Productions need costume designers to help bring audience into the performance. “Costume designers design costumes for the performing arts and for motion picture and television productions‚” (“Fashion Designers”)
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HISTORIC COSTUMES UNIT 1.......Introduction to origin n function of clothing Origin of Clothes... Clothing and textiles have been enormously important throughout human history—so have their materials‚ production tools and techniques‚ cultural influences‚ and social significance. In ancient times‚ there were no textile industries or clothing stores. Fur‚ leather‚ grass or leaves were believed to be some of the earliest materials that made up clothes. These materials were tied around the body
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about the costumes in the culture of Vietnam. Vietnam-our country was known is a beautiful country‚ gentle and friendly people‚ a country with many special‚abundant and colorful culture.Referring to Vietnam’s culture‚ we can’t not mention Vietnam costumé. In each period‚ Vietnam costumes has one own definition. In the past‚ when people began to appear‚ our ancestors have known for bark‚ leaves wrapped around the body to keep the body warm and protected. That is the origin of the costume. In the feudal
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