Project Description

This is the description of my project from my learning agreement. It contains details on what the project is and how I aim to complete it.

DESCRIPTION:

            I will be making four complete garments for the National Theatre Hire Department. The waistcoat, breeches, men’s shirt, and blouse will be completed to a high and precise professional level. I will be using patterns and materials provided by the National Theatre Hire Department and referencing the example garments they provide. I will gain some experience in working in a work-room type setting and will complete and follow my own working schedule to meet each deadline. I will also practice and perfect techniques learned in previous units while still learning new processes with teacher assistance.

This project will help me gain more confidence as a maker which will help me pursue a career as a costume maker. It will also help me increase my skill, accuracy, and improve the consistency of industry techniques. I will also learn to make a man’s historical waistcoat and shirt and a woman’s blouse; three things I have never made before. This project will develop my time management skills and develop how I manage making each individual garment. Experiencing a work-room setting through this project will help me better understand an area of making I might like to pursue in the future. And to advance my finishing techniques, which has been a consistent criticism in past evaluations.

In order to complete this project I plan to create a thoughtful schedule that sets goals and dates for each garment to be finished and to help me stay on track. I will document and record my process on my blog using evaluations and reflections to describe the new things I learn and my progress/process. I will also use the blog as a way to communicate specialist knowledge and present top quality garments as the physical realisation of my specialist knowledge. By using previous classes, lectures, and hand-outs I will complete these four garments to a professional standard. I will also take advantage of the tutorial sessions for questions on techniques and the progress of my blog. Using the costume examples provided by the National Theatre I will develop my knowledge of techniques used in the costuming industry. Researching each garment through pattern books and historical texts will help me gain insight into their value as historical garments.  

For the National Theatre Hire Department I will complete a waistcoat, breeches, men’s shirt, and blouse to a high industry standard while developing new and previously learned techniques.