Pre deign research

for this projected we had to design costume for children which meant that there were a few factors that were key to having this a successful project. The things I thought were key for the assignment were making sure that the costume was appropriate for CHILDRENS theatre. When you go and watch a performance for children's theatre you would find that they are a lot of bright colours because that is what children respond to. If you have dull colours that don't  contrast children tend to get bored and switch off therefore as a designer I have to make sure that I engage the character with the audience through my costume design.


 Social status is also very important because it has to be reflected through the character's costume for example you wouldn't get someone of a high class wearing torn clothing. The social status also gives the audience some ideas of what kind of personality the character has. Costume helps influence how the audience feel about the character therefore I need to make up my mind when making costume about how I want the audience to react to the character. I think that social status would be a key factor because if the character is of a lower class the children would be more likely to empathise for them.

actors measurements need to be precise unless there is a valid reason of having them bigger for example if you wanted to reflect social status you would have the actor wear clothing that is too big for them. This would help imply to the audience that they can't afford clothes their own size. Having clothing that is too big would also affect how the character walks because the clothes are dragging them down to earth.

For the context we would need to make sure we have  suitable material and fabrics because in most children's productions characters are moving around a lot. As a designer I need to be aware of what material the character can and can't have on their costume to make sure that they perform well without having to worry about how they are affected by the costume. The material also tells the audience what period the play is set in because fashion is always evolving as technology is advancing.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWwYt3O-MAo      this is an example of children's theatre