Introduction to Costume
Overview
Costume Organization:
- the costume person’s role in production, relationship with other members of the team
- script analysis and breakdown including appropriate paperwork
- running costumes crew for Stage performances
- costume vocabulary, fabric terminology
The Costume Shop:
- Equipment and materials including:
- Costume construction equipment
- serger, industrial and domestic sewing machine equipment
- industrial iron and steamer use
- Construction techniques including:
- industrial and domestic sewing machine
- use hand sewing techniques
- dyeing and ageing costumes
Students will receive three hours of lecture/demonstration per week that includes independent work and one-on-one instruction.
Students are expected to be self-motivated and to demonstrate professionalism, which includes active participation, attendance, punctuality, effective collaboration, and ability to meet deadlines.
Professionalism: 5 indicators as above x 8% 40%
Projects X 2 40%
Quiz 20%
Total: 100%
Upon completion of the course, the successful student should be aware of:
- production costume shop equipment
- costume construction techniques, sewing skills
- The role of the Costume Designer; interpreting designer’s sketches
- Textile dying and ageing costumes
- The role of costume running crew for stage performances
- preparation and care of costumes – fittings and alterations
- script breakdown and analysis for costuming requirements
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Requisites
Prerequisites
Registered in Stagecraft and Even Technology or permission of Co-ordinator
Corequisites
none
Equivalencies
none
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers to Other Institutions
Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.
Institution | Transfer details for STGE 1222 | |
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There are no applicable transfer credits for this course. |