TPA 6048 Costume Design II
Room: McCarty C 417
Instructor: Asst. Professor Paul Favini
favinip@ufl.edu
392-2038 ext. 212
371-6774 home
Meeting Time: Tuesday and Thursday
Class periods 2 and 3(8:30 thru 10:25 a.m.)
Website:
This syllabus can be located at Professor Favini
Required Text:
Lynn Pecktal, Costume Design: Techniques of Modern Masters. 1993, 1998.
Course Objectives:
Costume Design II aims to advance the student’s understanding of the elements of design and their application towards excellence in the area of Costume Design. Through a series of design projects the student will increase their ability to analyze the work of the playwright, interpret the guidance of the Director and develop strong characterization with their designs. Costume Design II forces the student to work at a rapid pace by requiring them to develop numerous projects simultaneously. Problem solving, collaborating, re-adjusting ideas and directorial changes will be addressed through the projects. Guidance will come from the designer/mentor relationship and from the examples presented by working professionals through the required text.
Class Demeanor:
Students are expected to take an active interest in the discussions of each topic. Contributing to class discussions is required. You are expected to be on time for each class meeting with all required supplies/submissions for that session. It is mandatory that all cell phones and beepers are turned off so that they will not disrupt class. If an emergency situation has arisen that involves a necessary phone call, this must be cleared with the professor at the start of each session. Otherwise, receiving a phone during class is inexcusable and the student will be asked to leave the session.
Attendance:
We will plan to meet twice a week as stated above. There is a possibility that we will accomplish a week’s worth of material in only one of the two sessions and the student, through self-discipline, will work on their own for the remainder of the week. If the student can foresee a need to miss a class, it should be brought to the instructor’s attention at the earliest possible date so that adjustments can be made to the schedule. An absence due to illness should be phoned in, also as early as possible, to my office or home. Do not skip class without notification. Please refer to the schedule attached to this syllabus.
Due Dates:
Projects are due at the start of class time and will be critiqued during that session. Failure to have a project ready on time reduces the effectiveness of the class meeting and it will effect its grading. If you foresee a need for extra time on a project, bring it to my attention and a possible extension will be considered. As this class attempts to bring the student “up to speed” with the reality of deadlines, the need for extensions should be avoided. Students who do not gain approval for time extensions will have their projects graded as late and are subject to reduction of one letter grade for each session that it is late. If a project is more than two sessions late without approval it will be regarded as a failure. It is better to request permission to submit a weaker project on critique day and the chance to re-submit it than to have the project late.
Projects:
Save all process work. Hand in all rough sketches and “studies”. A “works consulted” page is a good thing to compile for each project. This will not be graded and is not required but is encouraged and will help in the critiquing of the finished project. A project without “process work” is considered incomplete and will be graded accordingly.
Class Discussion of Film Costuming:
During the course of the semester we will view a number of films. The class as a whole will watch the film outside of class and a discussion will take place in reaction to the costuming employed in the film. Class discussions will be led by a student or a discussion team (depending on class size). I will lead the first discussion.
Scripts to look for:
#1. Savage in Limbo by John Patrick Shanley
#2. The Glass Menagerie by Tennesee Williams
#3. Tartuffe by: Moliere
#4. Cirque de Soleil (dance piece)
#5. Oedipus Rex by Euripedes
#6. Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
#7 Final Project: The Balcony by Jean Genet
(You will be responsible to design an average of six plates per script.)
Lynn Pecktal Reading:
1) Theoni V. Aldredge
2) Santo Loquasto
3) Tony Walton
4) William Ivey Long
Grading:
Students are graded individually and based upon the progress made from assignment to assignment. Each assignment is as valuable as the other but progress and improvement is expected with each one. For those students who have more experience than others in the class, it is expected that you will make a personal effort to stretch yourself further and in different areas than those that are comfortable. These projects will not be realized in the workroom nor are they subject to budgetary concerns so go ahead and dream.
Some points that will be considered carefully when critiquing and grading:
- Accuracy and validity of colors chosen
- Appropriateness of fabric choices and their match to the finished renderings.
- Consistency and development of ideas. Does the design make sense?
- Choice of paper, media, lettering style and placement of design.
- Harmony of the ideas for the designs with the execution of the renderings.
- The play’s title and the character’s name as well as the artist’s signature and date of the drawing should be incorporated into each rendering.
Mid-Term:
In the middle of the semester a small take home exam will be administered. The short essay answers will serve to determine how well you are able to write about and discuss the topic of Costume Design. Emphasis in grading is placed on your breadth of knowledge and the intelligence of your answers and solutions to the theoretical questions.
Students with Disabilities:
Students requiring classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation.
Counseling and Mental Health:
Please be aware that there are people on-campus to assist you if you feel that the pressures of a semester are too great for you to handle. Call any of the services listed below for assistance:
Student Mental Health (24 hours on call)
2nd Floor, Student Health Care Center
392-1171
University Counseling Center
P301 Peabody Hall
392-1575
Please refer to your student handbook for the University’s honesty policy regarding cheating and the use of copyrighted materials.
This syllabus and the accompanying schedule are subject to change at the Instructor’s discretion.
Spring 2001: Classes begin January 7, 2002
January 8 Introduction, read-thru syllabus, discuss projects.
January 10 Movie discussion Quiz Show. Drawing demo. Assign Project #1
January 15 Discussion of Savage in Limbo. More drawing Read Long
January 17 Show roughs and research for Savage in Limbo.
More Drawing and rendering demonstrations.
Discuss William Ivey Long in Pecktal Assign Project #2
January 22 Lecture and Rendering discussion, show development
January 24 Submit for Critique Project #1 Savage in Limbo
January 29 Submit Character Analysis, discuss
January 31 Roughs and research for The Glass Menagerie
Movie discussion- Places in The Heart Read Aldredge
Assign Project #3
The Seagull Tech week 1/28-30 Opens 1/31/2002
February 5 Lecture/Discussion of The Glass Menagerie
Discuss Theoni V. Aldredge
February 7 Submit for Critique The Glass Menagerie Assign Project #4
URTA: Chicago 8-11
February 12 Discuss design for period plays- show research for project #3
February 14 Show roughs for Project #3 Read Laquasto
Film Discussion- Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet
The Wake of Jamie Foster Tech week 2/11-15 opens 2/16/2002
USITT New Orleans Feb 13 thru 17
February 19 More roughs for Project #3- swatching
Discuss Santo Laquasto
February 21 Submit for Critique Project #3- begin Project #4
URTA: New York 22-25
February 26 Roughs for Project #4
February 28 More roughs project #4 and Direction
Handout: Mid-term
March 5 Spring Break
March 7 Spring Break
SETC: Mobile, Alabama March 6 thru 10
March 12 Submit Mid-term Assign Project #5
March 14 Submit for Critique Project #4, Discuss Project #5
March 19 Discuss Oedipus Rex
Movie Discussion- Seven
March 21 Research Discussion- where do you find ideas.
March 26 Roughs and research for Oedipus Rex
March 28 More roughs Oedipus Rex Assign Project #6
Movie Discussion- Restoration
Man of La Mancha Tech week 3/25-28 Open 3/29/2002
April 2 Submit for Critique Oedipus Rex Read Walton
April 4 Discuss Hedda Gabler
Discuss Tony Walton Assign Project #7
April 9 Roughs and research for Hedda Gabler
April 11 Lecture period or not period
Dance 2002 Tech Week 4/8-10 opens 4/11
April 16 Submit for Critique Hedda Gabler
April 18 Research for The Balcony
Grad One Acts Part 1 Tech week 4/16-17 Opens 4/18/2001
April 23 Submit for critique The Balcony
Last day of classes 4/24/2001
Grad One Acts Part 2 Tech 4/20 Opens 4/21/2001
BFA Dance Projects Tech 4/21-22 opens 4/23
April 27- Exam week- Final Projects and all re-submissions due
May 1
May 4 Commencement