Costume Design and Construction

Design for Stage and Screen: Introduction

(80 credit points)

Through independent and collaborative projects and practical workshops, you will develop the skills and vocabulary relevant to costume design and construction. Through experimentation with a variety of methods and materials, this module will provide the opportunity to develop your visual communication skills and 3D problem solving, as you work on individual briefs, and a collaborative project with your fellow Design for Stage and Screen students.

You'll develop your skills through experimentation with text, character analysis, form, texture, colour and light through a variety of drawing, design work, digital work and construction projects. You will develop the necessary methods to generate ideas and build your 2D and 3D practice using traditional and non-traditional materials and techniques, developing key transferable skills in visual communication, self-evaluation and critical thinking.

Contextual Studies: Introducing Research

(20 credit points)

Explore stage and screen history, cultural and contextual knowledge and its relevance to costume design and construction. You will develop a critical knowledge and understanding of the role that performance, culture, art and design can play within society by examining cultural contexts across a variety of time periods and locations, aiding and enriching your practical work.

Skills Passport

(20 credit points)

This module introduces a variety of practical technical skills and the concepts of safe professional practice. Through exploration of a range of materials and processes, you will build relevant skills and develop your practical knowledge base, while allowing flexibility for personal direction and acquiring an understanding of industry needs.

Exploration (Costume Design and Construction)

(60 credit points)

This module reinforces the interconnectedness of costume design and costume construction and offers the opportunity to deepen your artistic and intellectual enquiry through an experimental exploration of, and personal response to more challenging project work.

Building on the knowledge and skills you acquired in Year One, you will develop and enhance your creative thinking and technical, visualisation and software skills, giving you a sound and relevant preparation for Year Three and your future career.

Strengthen your creative and technical skills through innovative, industry relevant practical work. This provides focus to develop your personal and artistic responses to costume design and construction. You will have the opportunity to apply theoretical and practical knowledge and skills and to consider the progression of your individual practice and artistic style within the stage and screen industry.

Contextual Studies: Research and Impact

(20 credit points)

You will further investigate the role of performance and how it can convey meaning within a variety of cultural contexts, with an emphasis on performance analysis and practice within the global industry. You will continue to develop your intellectual curiosity and critical thinking skills which are key to the expression of your knowledge and understanding.

CoLab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking

(20 credit points)

Through active participation with team-based problem-solving, you will work together in mixed teams on a project where you will use your creative ideas to generate solutions to the challenge or brief. Your project will allow you to explore how creativity can make an impact in society, as you choose a theme of sustainability, social justice, enterprise and innovation or community. This collaborative learning experience will expose you to a range of new processes and approaches that will develop your creative thinking.

Optional module

(20 credit points)

You will also choose one module from below:

• Millinery: Object and Narrative
• Telling Stories
• Character Ideation
• Materials and Making
• Material Stories
• Model Making: Object and Narrative
• Storyboarding: Visualising the Story, Enhancing the Narrative
• Ethical Design

Exposition (Costume Design and Construction)

(100 credit points)

You will negotiate, develop and conduct a self-directed costume design and construction project that is informed by your specific career aspirations and interests within the industry. Your project will combine technical costume design and construction skills with an innovative approach to your work. Sophisticated transferable skills such as reflective independent learning and personal development are emphasised facilitating the development of a personal visual language and creative, critical inquiry in your project work.

Contextual Studies: Research and Professional Practice

(20 credit points)

Undertake a detailed piece of written work that explores either your own final year project, or an industry-related investigation of an area of costume design and construction that is of significance to you. You will hone your research and critical analysis skills as you connect theory to relevant aspects of professional contemporary performance or practice.