Costume Design and the Business of Art

Thursday morning students in the Arts track spent time learning the basics of costume design with Ms. Palmer, who has taught theater at both the high school and college level for almost ten years.  Focusing on theatrical, rather than movie, design, students learned how lighting and movement on stage can affect actors in costumes.  They also learned about color symbolism, and how costume designers use color to create certain effects on stage.  The lesson culminated with students creating a story synopsis involving four types of characters after being assigned an historical era.  They then created renderings of the costumes for those four characters.

Monique, Cicorra, and Maddie tell their story set in the Cavalier era.

Shyla Jones shows her excellent rendering of a king.

Ellie Kiebert shows her Victorian dress, with colors chosen to represent her character

Sara Anderson shows her 18th Century gentleman's attire

This group shows their early 20th century designs

Brian, Evan, and Victoria talk about their story, set in the Civil War

Some excellent costumes were created!

Thursday afternoon, Mrs. L. worked with students as they learned the ins and outs of the business of art.  Working in multi-age groups, students used their creativity to invent a businesses utilizing each person's creative interest. They created names, logos, services, products, and aspirations for their businesses