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This is me telling the group what costumes are required for the shooting of X Factor. On this occasion, some items were self supplied, so it was important I give enough notice so the cast have time to prepare.

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a university course

a college course

an apprenticeship

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University

You can do a higher national diploma, degree or postgraduate qualification in:

costume design

fashion

theatre design

costume construction

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

between 1 and 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a higher national diploma or degree

a degree in a relevant subject for postgraduate study

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College

You could do a college course to get practical skills that you'll need to find a trainee position. Courses include:

fashion and textiles

production arts

art and design

T Level in Craft and Design (Textiles and Fashion option)

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for these courses vary.

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Apprenticeship

To become a costume designer, you could do the:

Costume Performance Technician Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship

Fashion Studio Assistant Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship

Bespoke Tailor and Cutter Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship

These can take up to 2 years to complete.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths, for an advanced apprenticeship

4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a higher or degree apprenticeship

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Work

You could get into costume design by working for a company that provides costumes for stage and screen.

Some of the larger companies offer work experience and internship opportunities.

You might also get a job as a costume assistant, then do more training on the job to move into design work.

Volunteering

Experience in the theatre, film or costume industry is highly valued by employers and volunteering is a great way to improve your skills. It's also a good way to meet people and build up your network of contacts.

You could get relevant experience through:

student theatre and film productions

amateur theatre

working as a costume 'daily' or temporary helper on TV or film sets

casual wardrobe work in theatres

working for a theatrical costume hire company

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Career tips

It's a good idea to build up a portfolio of your work to showcase your creative ideas, design skills and technical ability to potential employers.

Professional and industry bodies

You can join The Society of British Theatre Designers and The Costume Society for professional recognition, training opportunities and to make industry contacts.

Further information

You can find out more about becoming a costume designer from:

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Costume designers are responsible for the overall look of the costumes and accessories in theatre, film and television productions.

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Required:

-Design skills and knowledge

-Attention to detail

-Working well with others

-Knowledge of the industry

-The ability to do things in a different way to benifit the production process

-Accept critisism and work well underpressure

-good communication skills

-the ability to work well with your hands

-Good computer skills and dealing with packages/deliveries

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What are your options?

As a group, we wanted to recreate a movie like Bohiemian Rhapsody or Rock of Ages. But we decided to save that kind of performance until later in the year, for our 2nd module. We decided to go for a series of tv shows adapted for comedic purposes.

We went with this because we have 7 peope in our group, and this choice gave us a range of job roles including: Producer; Costume Designer; Editor; Camera Operator, and many more.

We are going to reconstruct this by researching different TV shows and testing to see if we can keep the meaning of the show but then adapt it to add an aspect of comedy

My Job role is Costume Designer, this role entails creating a costume and liasing with the director.

Josh: Camera Operator

Mike: Editor

Liv: Set design/Location

Harriet: Musical Director

Nat: Props/Equiptment

Harry: Director

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To work with the director/producer so the costume I design/create is alligned with their views/visions.

Work with the Musical Director/Choreographer so that the costume is suitable for the singing/dancing/movements that is required

Create costumes for the final piece by researching credible sources (example: if we need a costume for someone playing Paul Hollywood, watch shows like the Great British Bake-off to see his clothes and go off that)

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Costume design job vacancy

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-Work with Producers to understand costume requirements

-Research costume styles and materials to appropriately link with the time period/location.

-Produce designs for the costumes, by hand or by software

-Create costumes and accessories

-hire costumes if needed. Fit, alter and repair costumes.

-Make sure costumes are well maintained and stored properly for future use.

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This props and equipment planner is a rough outline of how much we are expecting to spend on props and costumes. The final figure could be lower or higher than the number shown here, but its our goal to try keep costs low, but we also understand to create a high level piece, we may need to contribute financially

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This is me telling the group what costumes are required for the shooting of Jeremy Kyle. On this occasion, most of the items were from the costume cupboard, but it was still important that I give enough notice so the cast have time to prepare

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King Charles Wrap and Mysterious Girl Continued

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King Charles Wrap and Mysterious Girl Continued

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This is me telling the group what costumes are required for the shooting of The King Charles Wrap. On this occasion, mosy of the items were self supplied, so it was important I give enough notice so the cast have time to prepare

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This is the messages sent to the group informing them of what costumes are needed for the on location shoot of Hells Kitchen and Gogglebox. As this is not being filmed in college, its important all costumes are sorted out before we arrive on set.

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Louie is a judge in X Factor, and he is known to wear blue long sleeved buttoned up shirts with jeans, so that's what I went for. He also has Grey hair so I found a wig to also use.

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Simon Cowell is a Judge on X Factor, and he has an iconic black trousers and white shirt combo. On this occasion I went with the buttoned up white shirt to allow us to have a wig poking though the shirt to add a comedic aspect as Simon often leaves his shirt slightly unbuttoned and shows off his chest. He also had black hair at the time when these contestants were on the show, so we found a dark wig. As we were trying to be economic and smart on spending, instead of buying a wig to suit him perfectly, me and the director agreed it would do.

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Sharon wears black jackets with a white blouse on under neath. We couldn't source a white blouse for her to wear, so instead we had use our back up option of having a white buttoned up shirt.

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This segment was solely for comedic reasons. Ken Lee was on an Asian talent show and singing in English but got all the words wrong. In the video, she wore a red dress, so I was able to find a red skirt and a red over jacket. I also put on a white undershirt as I couldn't find a plain red one, and I believe white would've looked better anyway. After discussing with the director, we decided that the wig also works for comedic reasons as it's massively over the top.

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Rachel was a contestant who had really a bad ego and thought she was better than she was. In her audition, she wore a black vest and jeans, so that's the look we went for. Also adding eyeliner and the hair style helped show the Era it came from (the 2000's)

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Ant acted in a duet with Seb on X Factor and he wore a yellow polo shirt with a white shirt underneath and blue jeans. We were unable to source a yellow shirt, so instead I brought in one of my own shirts for shooting. It's in the same style and it can still be used to help recognize the character. The director agreed with my proposal

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In the Video, Seb wore a black tank top with blue jeans, so I was able to source these items. The jeans came from my wardrobe and the back tank top was supplied by Nat (the actor playing Seb)

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One obsticle that I had to over come as a costume designer was availability. I had to compromise on a number of costumes due to the fact it was impossible to get a hold of the clothing items needed without spending money, so on quite a few occasions we had to just settle for items that still give off the same idea but not the exact clothes as seen in the videos.

Another thing I had to take into consideration was the maneuverability of the costumes. For example, in our Strictly come Dancing segment, we had to have 2 actors dance. This mean I had to find costumes that would not only suit the style of the piece but also be able to dance in. So for this, I had to work with the Director and the Choreographer to confirm that the costumes that I had selected suited the piece and was suitable for what the actors were required to do.

In our pitch, we explained how we wanted to do multiple different shows and mock then. I believe I played a big role in achieving this. I think this because the costumes dictate which way the audience perceives a character. For example, a man in a nice suit doesn't automatically seem out the blue, but a man in a dress with a funny wig on and a dress that still matches the character adds the comedic aspect.

I believe that I communicated well with the cast aswell as the director and other job roles to ensure that I did my job to the best of my abilities

After this process of being a costume designer, I have realised my organization skills are better than I thought as I was able to have all the costumes picked out and ready for shooting and I was able to give the cast enough time to supply the costumes I needed from them. A weakness I showed however and one I need to work on is my making skills, during this process, I didn't need to make many costumes, but if I was to be a costume designer again I may need to. So I will have to look Into the art of creating costumes if I was was to continue down this path.

In my next H21 and H22 projects, I will continue to be organized, but as I will be doing a stage show, I won't have as many costumes to do, but I will need to go through with more detail and continue to make sure it is all on point. Because if the costumes don't send the right message it could be really hard for a live audience to understand what's happening live on stage.

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Here was me picking out some costumes required for the shoot

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Here was me picking out some costumes required for the shoot

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In the show, Bill dances in a black suit with stripes and a white buttoned up shirt. But due to maneuverability, me, the director and the choreographer decided that it would be best to wear black jogger bottoms instead of suit trousers. The black sparkly jacket added the glamor that strictly broadcasts. In the show they used black hats, so we found some black hats in the costume cupboard to use

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This was another comedic costume. In the show, Orient wore a suit like Bill, but me and the director agreed that it'd be funny for the actor to wear a dress. To match the show, i wanted to have a black or dark colored dress, So I had a look and was able to find a black and white dress. Due to the dress not fitting perfectly, I also wore a white undershirt to finish the look. I also had a black hat for the piece

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This wasn't based off an episode on the show, instead a skit of the show taking the mick. Shanon is supposed to be a chav as the whole situation and family are meant to be rough. So I opted for the grey joggers and the red hoodie. I also used tin foil that I used for ear rings. These were to add comedic value as its obviously not real jewelry and to make the character look more chavy

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Charity is mother to Shanon and is also set to be a rough character. I put the actor in tight leopard print trousers because I believe that it not only added a comedic aspect, but also helped explain the character. Same with the Marmite TShirt, as Marmite is a British thing and would be the clothing you'd expect on our character. The wig was added for comedic reasons and to also show how the character is a female. Like Shanon, I decided to add frubes onto a string to be used as ear rings. This was for comedic effect and to further broadcast the roughness of the character. This was one of the only expenditures throughout the duration of shooting

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Steve is the big body guard from the show and he always wears black, so I decided to have the actor wear all black with a buttoned up black shirt. I was able to find these things in the costume cupboard with the actress in the image being able to supply her own black tights and undershirt

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Scooter is the boyfriend who the disagreement is all about. He is as rough as the rest of them, so I took inspiration from the current world and looked at what "roadmen" wear. So I decided that a black puffer jacket and black tracksuit bottoms would be perfect. The actor in the image above was able to supply all these clothing items

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In the show, Jeremy Kyle is always in a black or blue suit. After checking my own/families wardrobe and the costume cupboard, I was unable to find one. So I settled for the grey one pictured above. For comedic effect, I also wore shorts instead of suit bottoms to make the scene even more mad, to make the audience think "what I'd going on". My first plan was to do it in my underwear, but I believed that shorts would be more convenient and still give the same message.

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This scene was supposed to be set in a restaurant so they were initially supposed to be in nice dresses. But after looking in the costume cupboard and asking around, this was the closest we could get to. The flowery dress was similar to what was worn in the show. The blue over jacket helped show the age and meant we knew who the elder was. And the black wig on the table was for comedic effect and was to show how it was a female

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I wanted the daughter to wear more modern clothes which happen to be more revealing. The tan trousers add some formality to the costume and the top shows the kind of character she is and how she is "going out". All items of this costume was sourced for by the actor above

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Me and the director both agreed that we wanted to subtly add an element of comedy to this scene. So we had the actress wear a dress and then out an oversized shirt over it solely because we found it funny and believed our audience would enjoy it too. It gave the impression of a sad man-baby which is more or less what she was in the scene

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I wanted to show that we were in a fancy restaurant, so I wanted to have the actress in a suit, but due to this member being new to the group. I had to make do with what i could find on the day. Therefore I went to look in the costume cupboard and was able to find a bue blazer to put over her clothes she already had.

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Martha is the crazy psychic lady who stalks the other main character. In the show, she wears a flowery dress and sometimes a cardigan, so I wanted to get as close to that as possible. I was able to find the 2 above, however the dress was too short so we added jeans underneath, i believe this added to the madness of the character. The bag was also seen often in the series. The wig was to signify how crazy the lady was and the fact it is massively over the top adds that comedic aspect we were striving for

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In the series, Richard is usually in a suit on stage so I believe that this was the most recognizable look he had. I wanted to add contrast to the piece, so this character was serious meaning I tried to get the costumes as close the the show as possible. The grey blazer, the jeans and a tie were all used on Richard's character in the show

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HORRIBLE HISTORIES: All background characters

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HORRIBLE HISTORIES: All background characters

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This scene was where we had to compromise the most. As we were unable to find similar clothes to what we're used in the show, the director decided to change the meaning of the peace and make a more modern adaptation of it. So I suggested everyone wear white buttoned shirts and black trousers so we all looked the same and looked relatively smart to match the fact we were meant to be close to royalty.

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This character I wanted the same as the others because of the time period, everyone in that class dressed the same, and I wanted to show how they were all of the same standing. Except from the King who I wanted to stand out, and with the fact we adapted it to a more modern version, I also wanted him to wear a puffer jacket coat to show the modern aspect. I also used a pen to draw on a minor mustache to match the scene from horrible histories and parted his hair slightly down the middle to reference the wigs from the time, and the wigs from the show.

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These characters are based off the 2 old ladies who appeared on gogglebox. So I believed it was important to have them both in old flowery dresses to show their gender and their age. I initially wanted them both to have grey hair, but the only grey wigs I could find were those of men or short haired women. So I instead opted for the blonde wigs

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This scene was cut from the final product, but the idea was to have a normal family watching TV, and because i wanted it to be as authentic as possible, I asked the actress to bring in clothes she would casually wear.

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I wanted the child to wear a sweet shirt with something like a super hero on the front. But when we discovered that it wouldn't be possible. I spoke with the director and he agreed that it would be ironic and funny to go the opposite direction and make the child wear a deeper shirt. Then the actress above pointed out the slipknot shirt she had and we were both happy with the final product

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Video of myself searching and picking out costumes

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Video of myself searching and picking out costumes

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