Major Project: Initial Designs

One of my goals for major project whilst working on Lysistrata was to practice drawing drape and making the fabric have movement to it. That is partly why I chose Lysistrata as it consists of lots of lightweight flowing fabric which I will need to draw effectively. I started to develop this skill by tracingContinue reading “Major Project: Initial Designs”

Major Project: Preparing For Fittings

During the process of getting to filming the Dance Film a key part that has to take place is the fittings. Over the last couple of weeks the design team has been working on getting everything prepared and ready for the fittings. I have not had any experience for preparing for a full formal fittingContinue reading “Major Project: Preparing For Fittings”

Major Project: Fabric Allocations And Ordering

I was involved with finding fabrics for this project which proved to be a new and unusual challenge due to COVID and lockdown. Meaning we had to source online and wait for delivery which meant we had to start the process much earlier than we usually would. We as a group left it slightly toContinue reading “Major Project: Fabric Allocations And Ordering”

Major Project

For my final unit I have taken up a new position of assistant designer, assistant supervisor and as the main communications liaison. These are roles which I have not done before so I am anticipating learning a large range of skills and hopefully be able to apply them to my design process in the future.Continue reading “Major Project”

Dance Project: Breaking Down The Poems

So as part of my specialist practice I am designing for a dance project with the theme of fairytales. The concept has a timeless feel and the choreographer is interested in using stripes, tweed, layers and greys. I initiated my design process by breaking down 3 poems from the book Feirce Fairytales By Nikita GillContinue reading “Dance Project: Breaking Down The Poems”