For the students of Art Direction.

1. FLT213: ART DIRECTION
PROPS-MAKE UP-COSTUME
Shaolin Shaon
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2. COSTUME
Regular wear
Dress
Performance
wear
Costum
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3. A COSTUME SHOULD BE/HAVE
Creative
Imaginative
Design skills
Research skills
Costume history and modern fashion
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4. Good stamina
Motivator
Script break down and costume break down
Know the story and plot point
A wide ranging cultural knowledge base
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A COSTUME SHOULD BE/HAVE

5. COSTUME DESIGN PROCESS BEGIN WITH
What happens
according to script
When happens
Time
Season/day/night
Where happens
Place
Country/society/profession
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6. COSTUME SEASONING
the act of enhancing the tone/color/texture of a costume by
adding/removing/adjusting it.
• Washing
• Dry Cleaning
• Dying
• Adding oil
• Bleaching
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7. FUNCTIONS OF COSTUME
Tells story
Creates character
Communicates with audience
Blends with composition
Defines story time
Portrays economy, society, geography, culture
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8. COSTUME VARIATION
PORTRAYS ECONOMY, SOCIETY, GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE
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9. COSTUME VARIATION
Creates character Tells story
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10. COSTUME VARIATION
BLENDS WITH COMPOSITION
Communicates with audience Defines story time
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11. ELEMENTS OF COSTUME DESIGN
Line
• Straight=formal, personality, tragedy
• Parrarel=comedy
• Zigzag=festive
• diagonal=complicated
Texture
Color
Mass
Ornaments
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12. COSTUME VARIATION
Texture Color
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13. COSTUME VARIATION
Mass
Ornaments
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