Edexcel GCSE Drama: Designing Drama

STEP 6 The completed costume design DESIGN TIP Gather everything you need in one place and know where it all is! Add to your selection as you go along, including tools, accessories and make-up materials. DESIGN TIP Remember to evaluate your designs at each stage. How successful are they in contributing to characterisation, meaning and atmosphere? LOOK HERE The guidance on page 86 will help you with using rehearsals. Finally, you can make your costumes for the performance. Preparation Use your designs and budget to complete the following tables. (Some examples have been included to guide you.) Extract: Character: Actor: Costume item Source Estimated cost Completed Skirt Alter existing one none Apron Charity shop? £3 Shoes Actor’s own none Belt – with keys Make £2 Make-up Actor’s and mine none Actualising 1 Refer to Chapter 3 for help with sourcing, making, adapting and fitting. Remember that you need to supervise any making and alterations if you are not doing these yourself. Try to allow time for the actor to wear the costume in rehearsal to check that it works well for them in practice. 2 As you complete items of costume, add to or amend the table above. 3 Make sure you know the date of the technical rehearsal. You will need to have your costumes made and fitted in good time. 190 Chapter 6 Component 2: Designing for the Performance from Text