COSTUMES

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COSTUMES
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WHAT COSTUMING DOES

• CONVEY CHARACTERS AGE, SOCIAL STATUS,
  PERSONALITY, RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER CHARACTERS,
• OCCUPATION
• DEFINE PLACE, TIME OF DAY, TIME OF YEAR, PERIOD
  IN HISTORY
• HELP DEFINE MOOD

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COSTUMING CAN

• CONVEY THE CHARACTERS AGE

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COSTUMING CAN

• CONVEY THE CHARACTERS SOCIAL STATUS

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COSTUMING CAN

• CONVEY THE CHARACTERS RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER
  CHARACTERS

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COSTUMING CAN

• CONVEY THE CHARACTERS PERSONALITY

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COSTUMING CAN

• CONVEY THE CHARACTERS OCCUPATION

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COSTUMING CAN

• DEFINE THE PLACE

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COSTUMING CAN

• DEFINE THE TIME OF DAY

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COSTUMING CAN

• DEFINE THE TIME OF YEAR

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COSTUMING CAN

• DEFINE THE PERIOD OF HISTORY

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COSTUMING CAN

• HELP DEFINE THE MOOD

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COSTUMING CONSIDERATIONS

• COLOR
• SILHOUETTE
• MOVEMENT/ACTION
• MATERIAL

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CONSIDER COLOR

• IN HARMONY WITH OTHER COSTUMES
• IN HARMONY WITH THE SET
• APPROPRIATE TO THE HISTORICAL PERIOD
• APPROPRIATE FOR PERSONALITY OF THE CHARACTER

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CONSIDER SILHOUETTE

• APPROPRIATE TO THE HISTORICAL PERIOD

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CONSIDER MOVEMENT/ACTION

• REQUIRED MOVEMENT OF THE ACTORS
• ACTORS COMFORT
• ACTORS ABILITY TO PUT ON/TAKE OFF
• WITHSTAND HEAVY STRAIN

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CONSIDER MATERIAL

• APPROPRIATE FOR HISTORICAL PERIOD