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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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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art of conceptualizing‚ creating and making wearable designs for fashion or symbolic purposes. Using century old techniques designers work with a range of traditional and contemporary materials such as metals‚ precious stones or resins to create one off or mass produced pieces for personal adornment. Jewellery designing is an art that combines the creative skills of a designer and knowledge of precious metal and stones while applying the precision of an artisan. In its earlier days‚ the profession
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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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Traditional costumes are peculiar to or characteristic of a certain nation or ethnic group‚ which usually retains strong elements of the culture from which it originates. In areas where contemporary Western fashions have become usual‚ traditional costumes are often worn in connection with special events and celebrations‚ particularly those connected with cultural traditions‚ heritage‚ or pride. Some countries even have their traditional costumes as the uniform of the national airline stewardesses
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by Manchu invaders by force in the 17th century‚ and is largely unknown in China today‚ except among a small but vocal group of people advocating the revival of Hanfu as a Chinese national costume. [pic] http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01780/clothing/history.htm Eastern Europe Traditional Costumes are still sometimes worn for Weddings and other important family and social events. The man’s Gorale jacket from the Mountain region of Poland is made from the finest unbleached wool with distinctive
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industry is that of the fashion designer. A fashion designer is the person who comes up with the ideas and designs today‚ for the clothes that we‚ the consumers‚ will be wearing tomorrow. This alone‚ the power to inspire the world of fashion ‚ would be enough to make me want to become a designer‚ but designing clothes is also a way of expressing yourself. Each designer is unique and thus the clothes that each create are just as unique. Although the job of a fashion designer may seem easy‚ there are many
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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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Along with these technical advances‚ wardrobe departments of major motion picture studios were busy as costume designers‚ with the assistance of skilled seamstresses‚ milliners‚ and tailors‚ produced stunning garments for glamorous movie stars. During the 1930s and 1940s the field of costume design was dominated by men. But‚ that didn’t stop Edith Head‚ who would become one of Hollywood’s most prolific designers‚ working on more than 500 films‚ a record for a career such as hers. One thing that separated Edith from her colleagues was that she
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Whether you are attending a Halloween costume party or a Year-end ball‚ you might want to consider the easiest celebrities to dress up as. You don’t have to end up being a hungry eating flesh zombie or a corpse bride. If you’re looking for a last-minute costume that doesn’t require you to be splashed down with artificial blood‚ you can hustle like your favorite celebrity star instead! Hey‚ if you want to look like Kristen Stewart so you can attract a shining and shimmering vampire‚ go ahead‚ it will
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