Costumes Notes

What are costumes?

• Clothing

• Props

• Clothes the actor wears to show the character to the audience

• Anything you want them to be

You have to research costumes for a show so:

• you can know more

• they fit with the time period and character

• the colors will match

• you have something to do

SELECT ALL 3 requirements a costume designer must meet:

• Reveal character's personality

• Reveal age, occupation, wealth, and social position of the character

• Reveal setting, both time and place

• Reveal the character's name

Costumes should show the time period of the show.

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• False

What is the time period would work best for the costumes of 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse?

• Modern day

• Old West

• Hippies in the 1960s

• Ancient Greek togas

You can look at Google Images for the time period to research costumes?

• True

• False

What is the silhouette of a costume?

• The color

• The curvature or outline

• The matching shoes

• The type of fabric

Which picture is a draped silhouette?

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Which is a fitted silhouette?

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What does fabric choice show?

• Suggests social status

• How soft it can be

• The pattern

• The color