REPORT OF GROUP 2Costume Designers, Make-up

Artists, Technical Directors

COSTUME DESIGNER

Costume designer a person whose responsibility

is to design costumes for  stage production.

responsible for the overall look of the clothes and costumes

enhances a character's personality

Types of costume designer

Freelance designer

- is hired for a specific production by a theatre, dance or opera company, and may or may not actually be local to the theatre that he or she is designing for.

Residential designer 

- is hired by a specific theatre, dance or opera company for an extended series of productions. 

- is consistently "on location" at the theater, and is readily at hand to work with the costume studio and his or her other collaborators

Academic designer

- one who holds professorship at a school.

- primarily an instructor, but may also act as a residential designer to varying degrees.

- often free to freelance, as their schedule allows.

MAIN DUTIES

1. Read and analyze the script.2. Work closely with the director and

other designers (set designer, lighting designer, make-up artist) on the production team to develop design concepts.

3. Do research to flesh out design concepts. (for example, geographical setting, time period, characters and their relationships and actions)

4. Produce drawings and color renderings of costumes.

5. Meet with the wardrobe manager and head cutter to discuss each design.

6. Purchase fabrics, new or used clothing and accessories.

7. Develop and implement a budget for costume-related expenses.

8. Develop patterns for costumes if it is necessary.

9. Attend fittings and rehearsals. (for theatre, dance or opera productions).

Examples of costumes

Make-upArtist

What is a make-up artist?

An artist whose medium is the human body

Applies make-up and prosthetics on the actors to make their character more convincing

Make-up techniquesFashion Make-up

Used in magazine photography and runway shows

commonly used in television and film ranging from the natural prime look to more sophisticated applications such as color balance

Theatrical Make-up used as a method in conjunction with stage

lighting to highlight the actors' faces in order make expressions visible to the audience from moderate distances

Special Effects Makeup (FX Makeup) exhibit metaphysical characteristics as

well as fantasy makeup Artists use prosthetics and plaster

casting for non-human appearances

Airbrushing use of an airbrush which is a small air-

operated device that sprays various media including alcohol and water-based makeup by a process of nebulization

Bridal Makeup Make-up technique exclusive for

weddings

High Definition involves the use of light reflectors and

ingredients such as minerals to give the skin a flawless finish

TECHNICALDIRECTOR

MAIN DUTIES

Generating necessary working drawings for construction

Budget estimation and maintaining of accounts

Materials research and purchasing

Scheduling and supervising build crews

Lights Director

Work with the director, choreographer, set designer, costume designer, and sound designer to create the lighting, atmosphere, and time of day for the production in response to the text, while keeping in mind issues of visibility, safety, and cost

Lighting was the key to imitate natural effects to enhance, change shape, mood, and tone

Objectives

1. Provide visibility2. Help establish time and place3. Help create mood and tone4. Reinforce the style of production5. Provide focus on stage and

create visual compositions6. Establish rhythm of visual

movemnet

Influences of Lighting

1. Color – changed by using gels (colored pieces plastic)

Heat resistant – the only color light that will get through is the color of gel

Mixing of Colors – warm lights (amber, straw, gold) with cool colors (blue, blue-green, lavender) can produce depth and naturalness

2. Direction/Distribution – can be up to 150 lights in production

3. Intensity/Brightness – controlling the amount of current to instrument – dimmers control that amount

4. Form – the shape of light

5. Movement – alterations in the factors will give impression of movement – this would also include the movement of a “follow-spot” (powerful spotlight as that swivel and shine on different places)

Instruments

a. Spotlightsa. Ellipsodal reflectors – long distances, sharp

and clear

b. Fresnels – lens had less and more even mass, so it would heat evenly, avoiding the problem of regular convex lenses heating unevenly; thus cracking – “fill” light – diffused, to wash or blend

c. Striplights, Footlights – footlights used very little these days

d. Flood lights – no lens, no color – for a flood of light

Sounds director

Expected to oversee every element of audio ised in the production, such as sound effects, dialos and music

Usually supervises the script as well, and makes sure the speech is clean and loud enough for the audience

SET AND PROPS DESIGNER-he or she designs these physical surroundings in which the action will take place.

 MAIN DUTIES read the script many times, both to get a

feel for the flavor and spirit of the script

list its specific requirements for scenery, furnishings and props. The time of day, location, season, historical period and any set changes called for in the script are noted.

The set designer's focus here is on figuring out everything that may be needed based on the dialogue in the script.

COLLABORATION The set designer will meet with the

director and the other members of the design team to discuss the details of the set and the director's interpretation of the play.

The set, costume and lighting designers also meet and work together to ensure the creation of a unified look and feel for the production.

The set should:

-suggest the style and tone of the whole production

-create mood and atmosphere

-give clues as to the specific time and place of the action

-offer creative possibilities for the movement and grouping of the actors

The overall look of the set also gives the audience information about the director's concept of the production.

All the scenery, furniture and props the audience sees at a production of a play make up the set design.

STAGE PROPERTIES OR PROPS

All the things appearing on the stage other than the scenery

Set props like furniture, draperies and decorations are the types of things that complete the set and they need to be part of the set design.

Different Types of PROPS Hand props are anything handled or

carried by an actor. They include staffs, food, weapons, lanterns and candles, canes, staffs, parasols, and practically anything else an actor could or might pick up.

Personal props are props worn or carried by a particular actor and issued to him rather than stored on the prop table.

Set props include most obviously furniture. These are objects that add to the look of the setting, with which the actor interacts.

Set dressing consists of similar items, but which the actor doesn't usually handle. Some set dressings are "practicals", props like lamps or chandeliers that perform on stage as they do in real life. 

--Trim props are a type of set dressing that hang on the walls, such as pictures, window dressing and curtains, and so on.

  Mechanical special

effects are part of the prop department. That basically means any special effect that is not plugged in to operate. If a pull pin or a string operates a trick, it is a prop, but if an electric solenoid trips it, it is under electrics

Atmospherics includes fogs, smokes, snow, etc.

Greens are any plant, live or artificial.

Purpose of Props

Dress the scene

Contribute to look and feel of scene

Help fill space appropriately

Interpret the play

Contribute to the style and mood of the play

Add info about characters

Aid the actor

Help actor in character, movement and business

HOUSE MANAGER

concerns with:

the selling of tickets

the ushering of patrons in front of house areas

the maintenance and management of the theatre building itself.

House management staff

-usually work for the theatre, under the supervision of the house manager, and not for the theatrical troupe which is currently occupying it.

-Often in regional or smaller theatres the responsibility falls under the aegis of the production manager.

In any case, house management works closely with the production management team for the presentation of the theatrical production.