Costume and Character 1

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
203KOA1	exam	4	2 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 82 to 102 hours of self-study	English	winter

Subject guarantor

Jan ŠTĚPÁNEK

Name of lecturer(s)

Hana FISCHEROVÁ, Jan ŠTĚPÁNEK

Department

Předmět zajišťuje Department of Stage Design

The atelier lessons are devoted to developing thinking in the field of analysis of the psychology of the character about the subject and its relationship to the identity of the student and the author. The student learns to analyze the situation and context of the creation of the subject in dialogue with the subject itself.

The course also examines the interpretive, conceptual, contextual, shape, and material design of the character, with emphasis on the inspirational ideological underpinnings of costume design in relation to the main class assignment. As part of his/her learning, the student goes through the phases of illustration, material gathering, and mutual analysis of characters in relation to the environment.

Learning outcomes

The course contributes to a complex spatial/scenographic understanding and subsequent portrayal of the character - in relation to the story.

It also develops subjective conceptual thinking and enables the ability to analyze specific situations from the character's point of view. The character is perceived as an inseparable part of the interpreted theme, which co-creates/defines the space with its psychology. This strengthens the student's ability to communicate visually by defining the exact material and its specific shape which shapes the character based on the costume.

The student's relationship to the design - each design is a full-fledged artistic artifact.

Prerequisites and other requirements

Ability to communicate visually and think dramatically. Orientation in the fields of: visual arts, material culture and literature. Creativity and ability to relate.

Literature

ARNOLD, Janet. Patterns Of Fashion. Dravla Publishers, 2005.

BLAHNÍK, Vojtěch Kristián. World History of Theatre. Prague: Máj, 1938.

JINDRA, Vladimír. The Specificity of Scenography. Prague: Theatre Institute, 1984.

JINDRA, Vladimír. Study materials 1, 2. Scripts.

KRATOCHVÍL, Karel. From the world of commedia dell'arte. Prague: Panorama, 1987.

KYBALOVÁ, Ludmila. The History of Clothing (all parts). Prague, Lidové noviny, 1983-2009.

KYBALOVÁ, Ludmila. LAMAROVÁ, Milena. HERBENOVÁ, Olga. Pictorial encyclopedia of fashion. Prague: Artia, 1973.

MÁCHALOVÁ, Jana. History of clothing fashion in the 20th century. Prague: Lidové noviny, 2003.

MOUSSINAC, Léon. Theatre from the beginning to our days. Bratislava: Slovak Publishing House of Fine Literature, 1965.

PRAŽÁK, Albert. Scenography 1 and 2.

PTÁČKOVÁ, Věra. Czech scenography of the 20th century. Prague: Odeon, 1982.

THIEL, Erika. Gesichte Des Kostums. Berlin: Henschel, 1960.

TROJAN, Jan. The History of Opera. Prague: Paseka, 2001.

UCHALOVÁ, Eva. Czech Fashion 1870-1914: Olympia, 1997.

UCHALOVÁ, Eva. Czech Fashion 1918-1939. Prague: Olympia, 1996.

VACKOVÁ, Růžena. Visual Expression in Dramatic Art. Prague: Tomsa, 1948.

ZICH, Otakar. Aesthetics of Dramatic Art. Prague: Melantrich, 1931.

Fashion, history of the clothing of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, from the collections of the Institute of Clothing in Kyoto

Arnold Janet. Patterns of Fashion. [3] the Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women C 1560-1620. Reprinted ed. Macmillan 1993.

Bolton Andrew et al. Alexander Mcqueen : Savage Beauty. Metropolitan Museum of Art 2011.

Baumgarten Linda et al. Costume Close-Up : Clothing Construction and Pattern 1750-1790. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Association with Quite Specific Media Group New York 1999.

Ingham Rosemary and Liz Covey. The Costume Technician's Handbook : A Complete Guide for Amateur and Professional Costume Technicians. [Rev. ed.] ed. Heinemann 1992.

Bradfield Nancy. Costume in Detail : Women's Dress 1730-1930. Second edition 1981 reprint 2009 ed. Eric Dobby Publishing Limited 2009.

Johnston Lucy et al. 19th-Century Fashion in Detail. Revised and expanded ed. Thames & Hudson Inc. ; V&A Publishing 2016.

Arnold Janet. Patterns of Fashion 1 [22nd print.] ed. MacMillan Publishers 2014.

Arnold Janet. Patterns of Fashion.2 [21st print.] ed. MacMillan Publishers 2014.

Hart Avril et al. Historical Fashion in Detail : The 17th and 18th Centuries. V & A Publications 1998,2006.

Kyoto Kyoto Costume Institute and Aikiko Fukai. Fashion the Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute. Taschen 2006.

Boucher François and Yvonne Deslandres. 20 000 Years of Fashion : The History of Costume and Personal Adornment. Expanded ed. Harry N. Abrams

Evaluation methods and criteria

Preparation and defence of the final semester project and accompanying report, the course is concluded with a final exam,the student will create 10 costume designs with a minimum character height of 23 cm.

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