Design Process: Costume (221-2-20)

Instructors

Benjamin Argenta Kress

Meeting Info

Wirtz 220 Wet Design Studio: Tues, Thurs 12:00PM - 1:50PM

Overview of class

This course is an introduction to the process of Costume Design. Students will engage with the elements of design as tools of self expression, developing their individual points of view as the class moves towards the final goal of illustrating and presenting original costume designs for a theatrical piece of their choosing. While student projects will be primarily visual art based, exploration will not be prescriptive, and students excited to explore embodied character and story will find opportunity to deepen their relationship to design no matter their previous relationship to illustration. Course Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, students will be able to: A. Engage with the work of their peers constructively through the process of empathetic in-class critique. B. Research a text and play dramaturgically from a personal and design point of view. C. Articulate their design choices visually, orally, and in writing. D. Confidently explore their voice as an artist.

Learning Objectives

a. Understand the elements, purpose, and process of empathetic in-class critique in order to engage with the work of their peers constructively.
b. Demonstrate the ability to research a text and play dramaturgically and from a personal and design point of view.
c. Ability to analyze text and dramatic character to develop a costume design concept.
d. Gain knowledge of creating various paperwork that would be submitted to a costume shop throughout the design process.
e. Demonstrate the ability to visually (via costume renderings in various mediums and research), orally (through design presentations), and in writing (through design statements), articulate and defend design choices.

Class Materials (Required)

Various Art Supplies (will be discussed when classes begin)

$26-50