Costume Design

Why might a costume designer use a specific colour within a costume?

• To show the audience the time period of the play

• To convey a symbolic idea

• To show the audience the age of the character

What does the condition of a costume refer to?

• The state the costume is in?

• How expensive the fabric of the costume is?

• The type of material used in the costume?

• The flow of the material?

What does the cut refer to?

• How many rips and cuts an item of clothing has

• The shape of the pieces of fabric used to construct the costume

• How small the costume is?

• How large the costume is?

What is the fit of a costume?

• How good the costume looks

• How the clothing fits a performer?

• How accurately a costume fits the context of the play?

What are the main attributes of a character that a costume can portray?

• The Hobbies and Interests of character

• The Level of Intelligence

• Age, gender, social background

• Relationships

What does costume to refer to?

• Every item the performer wears including hair and make up

• Everything the actor carries on stage

• Just the clothes the actor wears on stage

What does the word symbolism mean?

• Patterns that are printed on the costume?

• Using a specific choice in design to represent something else

• The literal meaning, leaving nothing to the imagination

• A physical design on a costume

A costume choice may be affected by the style of performance, what do we mean by style?

• The way a play is performance and communicated to the audience

• This is a type of genre

• The time period

• The Location

Costume can be used to help communicate a characters status, what do we mean by status?

• Their social media update

• A characters position in society, usually defined by power

• A characters stance and posture

• If they are dead or alive

Why might elements of a costume be accentuated?

• To show that the characters are high status

• To add humour to the performance

• To make it easier for the audience to see them