Costume Design Part 3

Costume Design Part 3

KWBAT work on their costume rendering and add paragraph about costume design into their Director's Notebook.

Open Ended

DO NOW: If you were to actually pursue the job of a theatrical costume designer, what do you think would be the hardest part? Why?

Rebecca Powell: Guest Interview

• What is your background in costume design?

• What do you think is the most challenging part of being a costume designer?

• What is it like to be a costume designer at a production meeting?

• What is the most challenging/ most rewarding part of leading a costume team?

• What is your favorite phase of the design process

• What has been your favorite show you have designed and why?

• If you could give any advice to someone who is interested in costume design, what would you give them?

Open Ended

What stood out to you most from this interview? How did this impact your understanding of costume design?

National Theatre: 50 Years of Costume Design

• As you watch the video found on the next slide, complete Part 1 of today's classwork assignment titled "2. Costume Design Assignment 1/14" on Google Classroom under "Thursday 1/14"

• Make sure that you are prepared to share your reflections following the video

Open Ended

What topic, that we have discussed at length in class, was also discussed at both the beginning AND the end of this video. Why is it so important?

Back to the Director's Notebook

• Open the most recent draft of your Director's Notebook (Remember, the link to the shared folder can be found under Reference Materials)

• In your Director's Notebook, copy and paste the picture of your preliminary sketch.

• Next, begin to write about the process of designing using the sentence stems that are included in Part 2 of your assignment from today.

• Copy and paste these stems into your Director's Notebook, underneath the image of your preliminary sketch.

Open Ended

Exit Ticket: Do you have any basic art supplies at home that you could use to add color to your final costume rendering? (Such as colored pencils, crayons, or watercolors) If not, do you think you could get one of these things by next week?