Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Costume Designer.
- The role of a Costume Designer.
- The role of a costume designer is to
create a persons'/characters'
costume/outfit and make the
scene/performance has the correct
balance of both texture and colour.
- The costume designer should collaborate with
other stylists involved with the
production/show ( such as: hair stylist, make-up
artist, ect) as well as making sure the directors
and producers, ect, are fully aware of what they
are designing.
- Responsibilities of a Costume Designer.
- A costume designer should
always watch the dance/read
the script to gain information
of what he/she is designing for.
- The costume designer should
always consider when the piece
is set, who is feeling what
emotion when, fashion trends at
the time and the location of the
piece.
- Know the budget that he/she
is working with.
- Have regular meet ups
the director and
production team to
ensure that he/she is
exceeding their
expectations.
- This may mean presenting
current costume ideas to the team
to gain thoughts, likes and
dislikes of his/hers current
ideas.
- Select or approve
fabric/material
chosen.
- Design/choose accessories.
- If anything is
borrowed/rented make
sure that there is
something in place to
returned the item/s.
- Attend all fittings.
- Skills needed to be a costume designer.
- Creativity.
- Imagination.
- Problem solving ability.
- A very high level of designing skills.
- A high level of communication skills.
- 'People skills.'
- The ability to lead a
team to success.
- Organised.
- The ability to keep track of a budget.
- Ideally a perfectionist.
- Able to meet deadlines and
work under pressure.
- Good research skills.
- Knowledge of
costume
history.
- Knowledge
of
modern
fashion.
- A flexible and
adaptable
attitude.
- Ideally have knowledge of
the production process.
- Including sound and lightning.