WorksheetsCostume Design: The Basic
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
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
Why might a costume have a Velcro seam rather than buttons?
To create quick costume changes
It is cheaper
To show the period and location
In drama, what does costume to refer to?
Every item the performer wears
Everything the actor carries on stage
The process of making the actors clothes
What you wear on Halloween
A costume is what a performer wears on stage?
True
False
Who develops the design for a costume?
Costume maker
A theatre critic
A costume designer
A set designer
What aspects are important when designing a costume?
Colour
Condition
Fabric
All of these plus cut and fit
Jewellery, hats and wigs also make up part of the characters costume?
True
False
Why is costume so important to a costume to a production?
Can give information about a character
Can give the audience information on time and setting of the drama
Can enhance or change a mood and atmosphere
All of these
Costume designers SHOULD NOT work with the director to find out what is required for the characters?
True
False
Which of these is NOT part of a costume designers job?
Researching the time, place, style, etc of the performance
Creating a costume list, detailing ideas for each aspect of costume for each character
Designing costume on template to visualise ideas
Designing the lighting, sound and set for a production
Costumes.....
Are clothes that actors wear in a play.
Help portray the character.
Help the audience understand the time and place of the story.
Differ from everyday clothes.
All of the above.
The costumes in a play must reveal the character's _________
Love
Anger
Personality
Nothing
Costumes must reveal this:
AGE
OCCUPATION
WEALTH
SOCIAL POSITION
ALL OF THE ABOVE
The costumes must reflect the _____________
Food
Clothing
Message
Setting
Costumes are the first thing the audience sees about a character. They must work in relations to set design, lighting and whatever movements the actor does. As such, costumes should be carefully ____________
eaten
drawn
focused
planned
This person meets with the director, researches the play, then designs the costumes for the entire play to fit the period.
Scenic Designer
Sound Designer
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
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
On a traditional day, what will a bride wear down the aisle at her wedding?
Sweatpants, messy bun
White dress, Veil
Leather pants, leather coat
The color red, boots
What is the first step of a costume designer?
Read the play and Research images
Sketch Costume Renderings
Pick out fabric
Do costume fittings with actors
The costume designer's primary purpose is to . . .
help tell a story.
dress an actor.
be a fashion guru.
build all costumes.
what is costume design?
a waste of time
creating characters
making what characters wear
planning the layout of the set
A costume designer must consider the ____________ as they design the costume. The costume should reflect the personality of this person.
Character
Story
Concept
Emotion
