6.1 Costuming

Major productions require a lot from the costuming department. Based on the script, a costume designer will draw sketches of each of the costumes required by each of the actors. From these sketches, clothing can be collected or custom made. It is a long and challenging process and can eat up a large part of a production's budget.

In this section you will learn how to:

• plan costuming needs based on a script
• design a costume for a character in a scene from a play
• organize your costuming needs within a set budget