Course Title: Basic
Sewing/Costume Design I
This
course introduces the basics of costuming, design and sewing. Students are taught the basics of sewing
including sewing terms, parts of the sewing machine, how to use and
trouble shoot simple problems with the sewing machine, sewing safety, how to
create clothing, closures, pinning, cutting, textiles, patterns and pattern
usage. Second semester focuses more on
costuming and design. Students learn how
to design and create costumes inspired by character descriptions, influenced by
geographical location, social and economic status, time period and mood. We focus on using color, texture, cut and
style in our designs to convey information to the audience, building creativity
and learning the human form and rules for design.
Course Title: Costume Design II
Prerequisite: Basic Sewing/Costume Design I
Costume Design II
continues building on the fundamental skills learned in the Basic
Sewing/Costume Design I course and has the added challenge of designing and
creating basic/ensemble costumes for the school productions. In this course, students work to improve
skills in sewing, costuming, design and sketch in an effort to prepare to move
to the next level in costume design.
Students will begin to create a portfolio to catalogue their works.
Course Title: Costume Design Lab
Course
Prerequisite: Basic Sewing/Costume Design I and Costume
Design II.This class is by
instructor invitation.
In this lab
course, students design and create original works for our school
productions. Students will work to
balance creativity, budget, mood, movement and ability to create a costume
unique to the character they are assigned in the production. Students are given hands on lessons in new
techniques as the creative process guides each student through their learning
journey. Students create a portfolio of
all of their works in order to prepare them for interviews and careers in the
Arts and Entertainment Industry.
** Any
prerequisite may be over ruled if an assessment is performed by the instructor
and it is determined that the student’s prior experience can replace the needed
prerequisite(s).