Costuming for TV and film
Costume design is an essential part of character design. From a character’s clothing down to the smallest accessory, what a character is wearing helps make the character memorable and is a crucial element of storytelling. Students will be taken through the process of creating costume concept designs from thumbnailing to final presentation. The course covers mood boards and thumbnailing, posing, head and face studies, color and how it relates to story, fabric and texture, and best practices for presentation. By the end of the course, students will complete costume concepts for two distinct characters, and present them as if pitching to a costume designer, director, and producers.
Course Format
Standard
Skills Level
Intermediate
Duration
8 weeks
Q&A
Once a week
Feedback
Given during the live Q&A sessions
Lecture Type
Pre-recorded
Assignment
Due each week. Expect to spend 8-10 hrs/wk viewing lectures, Q&A, and time on assignments.
PREREQUISITES
Anatomy of Clothing and Analytical Figure Drawing
MATERIALS
Photoshop and Wacom tablet (or equivalent)
The more you know, the better.
Week #1
Introduction / What is Costume Design?
Let’s get to know each other! Introduction / background | What makes a character tick? | Initial breakdown of a character: who are they and how does that relate to what they wear? | Outline how to create a proper character mood board | Thumbnail demo
Week #2
The Initial Spark: Taking a Character from Text to Sketch
Fleshing out rough thumbnails into full character sketches / ideas | What is the script by which these characters exist? | Pose Demo | Layout sketch demo
Week #3
Put on an "Actor's" Face
Picking an actor and that perfect “something” | Character Face / Head study demo
Week #4
Shades of Gray...Scale
Greayscale lecture: explain the process, show black and white films that focus on costume without color | Grayscale rendering demo | Demo on Creating proper texture and material mood boards | Optional: students can create a third character or another look for the characters they have already made.
Week #5
Storytelling Through Costume Design
Adding another character using learned techniques | Discussion about fashion details (seams, construction, etc.) | Discussion on types of fabrics | Break down tripbes and differences between them | Same character, different looks
Week #6
Applying and Thinking about Color
Color and materials pas on all characters | Laying out a color chart | creating base assets for your character using Daz | Basic color: first 3-6 iterations
Week #7
Texture on the Brain
Lecture on detailed callouts: fully explain all aspects of costume | Demo on callouts | Behind the scenes: Making a costume come to life | Lecture about props and accessories
Week #8
From Sketch to Screen, Preparing for Final Critique (The Sell)
Our characters at this point are very close to being complete | Demo on adding simple backgrounds to characters | Show examples of how to layout characters for final presentation
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PRICING SCHEDULE
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3x Payments
$233
2x Payments
$349.50
Full payment
$699
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Jan 31, 2024 -
Apr 22, 2024
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