Class Meets: Tues.Thurs. 2:30 3:20Costume Shop: AL105,Phone297-8011

SYLLABUS

Costume Design1 (TPA2040-001)-03credits

Instructor: Tim Dial, Associate ProfessorE-mail: inBlackboard(see below)Instructor’s Office:AL 114 and/or AL105 OfficePhone:297-2978or 297-8011OfficeHours:TBA Class meets in:SO 370

Class Meets: Tues.Thurs. 2:30 – 3:20Costume Shop: AL105,phone297-8011

Course Prerequisites:TPA 2000,TPA 2200

CourseCatalog Description: Classroom and laboratorystudyof theprinciples of moderncostume designforthe theatre.

TEXTS:

RequiredText:CostumeDesigner’sHandbookbyInghamCovey

RequiredPlay Script:BlitheSpirit byNoelCoward

SuggestedText:Drawingon the RightSideofthe BrainbyEdwards

SuggestedText:CostumeDesign byAnderson

SuggestedText:CostumeTechnician’sHandbookbyInghamCovey

Suggested Text:Reader’sDigestGuide toSewing,1stedition(1976)

ABOUTTHE COURSE

This course is a collaborative learningexperience in which thestudents, as collaboratingpeers,will explorethe primaryactivities of designing costumes forthe performingarts.Thenatureofcollaborationrequires that all studentsarrive to eachclass with theassigned readingand/orhomeworkcompleted—lateworkmaynot beacceptedandmight notreceive credit (at thediscretion ofthe instructor). It is suggested that students scheduleample studyandhomeworktime outsideof class. For each hour spent in the classroom,you should expect to spend 2-4hours forthatcourse’s homework. Ifyou do that math, this course will requireapproximately6hours ofwork outside of the classroom to completethe work successfullyand achieveanartisticallysatisfactoryresult. Online research homework is amajorcomponent in this course, soyou will needaccess to acomputerand theInternet.Some coursematerialsareonline,posted inBlackboard(see below). See theOSD policyat end of syllabus ifyou need specialaccommodations.

COURSEOBJECTIVES

1.CourseObjective: Students will activelyinvestigate andpractice thestandard methodsandprocesses of costume design forperforming arts,gainingskills, andtechniques to createdesigns for characters.

2.Students will read a dramaticplayscriptfrom theviewpoint of adesigner,and will analyzeand chart thedramaticaction, and the play’scharacters.

3.Students will research period styles,analyze dramatictext, outline anddocument theirowndesign ideas.

4.Students will create costume designrenderings toexpresstheirthoughts and ideasaboutdramatic characters using a text-centeredapproach.

5.Students will effectivelyutilize technologyas ameans to research “period style”and tocommunicateeffectively.

6.Students who successfullycompletethe course willexperience a process for realizing atheatrical costume designthat meetsnationalstandards in the field.

7.Students who successfullycompletethe course will createworkthat is intended to contributeto thestudent’s design portfolio development.

8.Students will create costume designcolor palettes.

9.Students will observe costumes in a live theatreperformance and will study, analyze,andreport their experience ina writtenreport/analysis.

10.In thecostume shop studioofthe Department of TheatreandDance , students willparticipatein the creation ofcostumesforalivetheatreperformanceand will study,analyze,andself-evaluatetheirexperiencethroughasurveyat theend ofthe semester.

BLACKBOARD 9

This course is “web assisted”which means that the internet andFAU’sBlackboard (an onlinelearningmanagementsystem) will be used to share requiredinformation,to submit homework,and to conductresearch. Fordetailed instructions, see and logininstructions. Blackboard tutorials areposted ifyouneed to learnhow to usethe system.

Thesyllabusand otherimportant course documents are posted onlinein Blackboard.

Thewrittenhomeworkassignments in this course utilize specific online research tools andstrategies, so access to acomputerand access to the internet arerequired.

COURSECOMMUNICATION CENTER(Discussion Board)

In this online discussionspace,students can askeach otherquestions, answerquestions,and helpform a cooperativeandcollaborative onlineenvironment.All student questions,comments orconcernsabout thecourseshould be postedhere; almost like raisingyour hand in class.Pleasehelpanswer questions and concernsforyourclassmates and beagood online citizen!

In orderto facilitate effective communication outsideof theclassroom, thecoursepolicyis thatALLcommunications about this course MUST be sentthrough thecourse’s Blackboardsite. InBlackboard the link to the coursecommunicationcenter (discussion board)is on the far leftmenu.

Whenyou have questions or issues related to anythingabout thecourse,andyou need tocommunicate in writing,please avoidcommunications outside the Blackboardsystem(i.e. textmessages/writtennotes/Facebook) becausethesemaynot reach theinstructor in atimelymanner,and/ormaynot be receivedat all due to spam filters.

Ifyouhavea private issueto discuss with the instructor,and want to communicate via email, usethe “MessageTool”in Blackboard—this is an email systemthat functionsonlyinsideofBlackboard. This tool can also be usedbystudents to communicatewitheachother.

SPECIALCOURSEREQUIREMENTS:

Students will be creating artisticexpressionscalledcostume renderings—most renderings areinthe form ofapencil sketch, colored with paint, but there areothermethods of rendering. For thiscourse,thesegraphic illustrations of the intendedlook ofa character’scostumeswill be createdon special art papercalledBristolboard. The special materialsrequired for the course arelistedhere—theremaybeother smallerincidentalmaterialsthat will be discussed in class. SeethecourseSchedule below for specific dates thatyoumust have thesematerials.

Students arerequired tohave the followingart supplies forthis course:

11"×14" Bristolboard (24 sheet pad recommended) –youmayneed moreor less. Formost students, 24 sheetsare morethan enough forthe course.
Gouache paint, atleast theprimarycolorsand black and white
Watercolorpaintbrushes
Paintpalette,clean up materials,etc.
Pencilspencil sharpener
A large artgumeraser
Glossymagazinesthatyoucancut up for colorswatches
Other minor misc. materials maybedesirable—wewill discuss these in class

SIGN UPFOR COSTUMESHOPLAB

OBJECTIVE:Studentswill experience how costume designsareturned into actualcostumeswornbyperformers in aperformance. Tothat end, and to get a “real world”understandingofcostumesand how theyarecreated,students willbe required to sign up forand complete 10hours in the Department of Theatre and Dance’sCostumeShop atFAU.Students will beengaged in awide varietyofactivities in thecreation of actualstagecostumes.Students will beintroduced to thecostumeshop managerwho will supervise thispart ofthecoursework,and willalsokeeptrack of studenthours. Student experiences will beassessed at the end ofthe semesterthrough aself-assessed surveyandgroup discussion.

COURSEGRADINGTESTS:

Points / Assignment / DueDate
100 / Costume shop experience-10 hours
- Shop Manager’sReport+ SelfAssessment
75 / QuestionsAboutReadings #1
100 / QuestionsAboutReadings #2 – 25 points
-RoughcostumeplotforBlitheSpirit–50 points
-PiecelistforBlitheSpiritforeachcharacter– 25points
15 / QuestionsAboutReadings #3
50 / QuestionsAboutReadings #4
35 / QuestionsAboutReadings #5
100 / QuestionsAboutReadings #6
100 / QuestionsAboutReadings #7
10 / QuestionsAboutReadings #8
50 / Self-AnalysisProject(writtenanalysis/”me”collage)
50 / ProjectRunwayRipoffassignment
35 / DirectorPaulBarnes (5 playevaluations)
30 / ClothingCommunicatesassignment(30 examples)
30 / CastList forBlitheSpiritwith 7goodimages posted onPinterest
30 / BlitheSpirit collage
40 / Pinterest stockfigures:7 malebodiesand 7 femalebodies
-Extracreditupto 16extrapointspossible
50 / PlayReview(liveperformance)
100 / FinalPortfolio(seelistofrequired itemsbelow)

Gradingwillbe on a4 pointscale:

A= 97 – 100 A-= 96 – 93B+ = 92– 89B=88 –85B-= 84 – 81andsoon

FAUTHEATREPRODUCTIONSFOR FALL2016SEMESTER

TBA– Sept.28– Oct6
TBA– Nov. 9 -18

CALENDAR

Date/Day / Assignment / Note
AugTue21 / ReadBlitheSpirit
Inclassintroandshoptour / SignupforPinterestASAP
Thu23 / InClassRenderingExercises–bringpencilsandtypingpaper(20sheets) / Signup forShopHoursASAP
Tue28 / QuestionsAboutReading#1Due
Initialpersonalresearchstrategy–inclass
Thu30 / Self-AnalysisProjectDueshareinclass / (writtenanalysis/mecollage)
SeptTue4 / DiscussBlitheSpiritinclassDue
BlitheSpiritPlayAnalysisDue
Thu6 / BlitheSpiritcastlistDueinclassshowandtell / CastphotospostedonPinterest
Tue11 / QuestionsAboutReading#2*Due
Drawinginclass–bringpencilandBristolboardandtypingpaper / IncludesRoughCostumePlotIncludesPieceList
Thu13 / ClothingCommunicatesAssignmentDue
PinterestStockFiguresDuediscussinclass
Tue18 / QuestionsAboutReading#3Due
BlitheSpiritcollageDueshowinclass / Peerreview
Thu20 / Drawingbodiesinclass-bringpencilandBristolboardandtypingpaper
DirectorPaulBarnes–5playevaluations*Due / ProjectRunwayRipoffProjectAssigned
Tue25 / ProjectRunwayRipoffProject*Dueinclass / GuestJudges
Thu27
OctTue2 / InitialCostumeResearchDue –Silhouetteformenwomen(peerreview)inclass –discussdetails,pattern,etc / UsePinterestfordigitalimages
Thu4 / QuestionsAboutReading#4Due
ColorLayoutProposalDueshowinclass
Tue9 / PinterestrevisionstoImages(ifany)Due
ResearchDayshowandtell / CastPhotosandStockFigures
Thu11 / PlayReviewDue-ThérèseRaquin
ResearchDayshowandtell#2
Tue16 / Drawinginclass–showfinalsketches / Bringprintoutsofstockfigures
Thu18 / QuestionsAboutReading#5Due
Drawingexercisesinclass
Tue23 / Paintingsketchesinclass / BringPaint,Brushes,andPaperandclean-upsupplies
Thu25 / Paintingsketchesinclass
Tue30 / QuestionsAboutReading#6*Due
Paintingsketchesinclass
NovThu1 / Paintingsketchesinclass
Tue6 / Paintingsketchesinclass
Thu8 / Paintingsketchesinclass
Tue13 / QuestionsAboutReading#7*Due
Paintingsketchesinclass
Thu15 / Paintingsketchesinclass
Tue20 / HomePortfolioPrepTimeQuestionsAboutReading#8Due
Thu22 / ThanksgivingDay(noclasses)
Tue27 / PlayReviewDue-SummerandSmoke
Costumeshop10hoursmustbecompletebyNov.28,thelastdayofclasses(ShopManager’sSchedulemaybedifferent)
Tue / Dec4th@1:15–3:45FinalExam
FinalPortfolioDue*–PresentinClass / FinalExams[Thu29-Dec5]

*indicateslargeassignment

RUBRICFOR COSTUME SHOPHOURS

FINALPORTFOLIOCHECKLIST

Self Analysis and“Me”Collage
Writtenplayanalysis
CastList (typedlist)
Piecelist (final)
Costume Plot(final)
Collage
Roughsketches(photocopies)
Research
ColorLayoutPresentation
Finalrenderings(painted)
Photos/Sketches,etc.of ProjectRunwayripoffproject
Personal researchstrategy/outlineforBlitheSpirit
End of Semesterwrittenselfanalysis

POLICIES:

AttendancePolicyoftheFAUDepartmentofTheatreDance:

“Threeabsenceswillloweryourfinalgradebyoneletter.Eachsubsequentabsencewillloweryourfinalgradebyoneletter.Fiveabsenceswillresultinautomatic failure.Threetardiesequalsoneabsence.Ifyouarrivetoclassafterrollistaken,itis yourresponsibilitytocheckinattheendofclassto makesure your attendanceisrecorded.”

- Department of TheatreDance,September, 2011.FloridaAtlanticUniversity.

FAUAttendancePolicy:

“StudentsareexpectedtoattendalloftheirscheduledUniversityclassesandtosatisfyallacademicobjectivesasoutlinedbytheinstructor.Theeffectofabsencesupongradesisdeterminedbytheinstructor,andtheUniversityreservestherighttodealatanytimewithindividualcasesofnon-attendance.”

“Studentsareresponsibleforarrangingtomakeupworkmissedbecauseoflegitimateclassabsence,suchasillness,familyemergencies,militaryobligation,court-imposedlegalobligationsorparticipationinUniversity-approvedactivities.ExamplesofUniversity-approvedreasonsforabsencesincludeparticipatingonanathleticorscholasticteam,musicalandtheatricalperformancesanddebateactivities.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytogivethe instructornoticepriortoanyanticipatedabsenceandwithinareasonableamountoftimeafteranunanticipatedabsence,ordinarilybythenextscheduledclassmeeting.InstructorsmustalloweachstudentwhoisabsentforaUniversity-approvedreasontheopportunitytomakeupworkmissedwithoutanyreductioninthestudent’sfinalcoursegradeasadirectresultofsuchabsence.”

-FAU UniversityCatalog,2011-2012. Officeof theRegistrar,FloridaAtlanticUniversity,2010.RetrievedJanuary25,2012,from

FAUPolicyonCommunicationDevices:

“Inordertoenhanceandmaintainaproductiveatmosphereforeducation,personalcommunicationdevices,suchascellphones,aretobedisabledinclasssessions.”

-Theonline FAU UniversityCatalog- 2011-2012. Officeof theRegistrar,FloridaAtlantic University,2010.RetrievedJanuary25, 2012,from

FAUPolicyonStudentswithDisabilitiesAccommodations:

“In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), students who, due to a disability, require special accommodation to properly execute course work must register with the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) -- in Boca Raton, SU 133 (561-297-3880); in Davie, LA 240 (954-236-1222); in Jupiter, SR 110 (561-799-8010) -- and follow all OSD procedures.”

FAUAcademicIntegrity:-HonorCodePolicy:

Students at Florida Atlantic University are expected to maintain the highest ethical standards. Academic dishonesty is considered a serious breach of these ethical standards, because it interferes with the University mission to provide a high quality education in which no student enjoys an unfair advantage over any other. Academic dishonesty is also destructive of the University community, which is grounded in a system of mutual trust and places high value on personal integrity and individual responsibility. Harsh penalties are associated with academic dishonesty. For more information, see the Code of Academic Integrity in the University Regulations: pdf

FAUPolicyonAbsencesDuetoUniversity-ApprovedActivities:

“AsstatedintheGuidelinesforCourseSyllabi(approvedbytheUniversityFacultySenateon1/27/10):StudentsmaynotbepenalizedforabsencesduetoparticipationinUniversity-approvedactivities.Instructorsmustallowthesestudentstomakeupmissedworkwithoutanyreductioninthestudent’sfinalcoursegrade”.

- MemorandumfromDr.BrendaClaiborne,UniversityProvostChief AcademicOfficer. Sept.13,2011.RetrievedJanuary25,2012,from

FAUPolicyonReligiousObservanceAccomodations:

“InaccordancewithrulesoftheFloridaBoardofEducationandFloridalaw,studentshavetherighttoreasonableaccommodationsfromtheUniversityinordertoobservereligiouspracticesandbeliefswithregardtoadmissions,registration,classattendanceandtheschedulingofexaminationsandworkassignments.”

“Studentswho wishtobeexcusedfromcoursework,classactivitiesorexaminationsmustnotifytheinstructorinadvanceoftheirintentiontoparticipateinreligiousobservationandrequestanexcusedabsence.Theinstructorwillprovideareasonableopportunitytomakeupsuchexcusedabsences.”

“AnystudentwhofeelsaggrievedregardingreligiousaccommodationsmaypresentagrievancetothedirectorofEqualOpportunityPrograms.AnysuchgrievanceswillfollowFloridaAtlanticUniversity’sestablishedgrievanceprocedureregardingallegeddiscrimination.”

- Theonline FAU UniversityCatalog- 2011-2012. Officeof theRegistrar,FloridaAtlantic University,2010.RetrievedJanuary25, 2012,from

CoursePolicyforResolvingTechnicalProblems:

Thereisalwaysapossibilityoftechnicalissues(e.g.,lostconnection,hardwareorsoftwarefailure).Pleaseconsiderthesepossibilitieswhendeadlinesareloomingandleaveyourselfacushionof“planBtime”inthe unlikelyeventofatechnicalproblem.

Problemsshouldberesolvedimmediately.CommunicatewiththeinstructorimmediatelyabouttheproblemandcompleteanofficialHelpDeskticketat owntechnicalproblems.

-Adapted with permissionfromCEL1001eLearning Designer/FacilitatorCertification Course Syllabus,2012.Center for eLearning,FloridaAtlantic University. RetreivedJanuary25,2012,from

CoursePolicyforWrittenAssignments:

Writtenassignmentsmustfollowstandardcollege-levelwritingstandards.Beprofessional,well-organized,grammaticallycorrect,andfreeofmisspellings.“Spellcheck”isnotthesameasproof-reading.Additionally,anycontentquoted,paraphrased,orgleanedfromreferencesmustbeproperlycitedproperlyintheAPACitationStyleFormat.Allwrittenassignmentssubmittedelectronicallyshouldbein“richtext”format(.rtf)orMicrosoftWordformat(.doc)or(.docx) orinPDFformat.Thiswillensurethatotherscanopenthem. Anysubmitted workinotherfileformatswilllnotbegraded.

-Adapted with permissionfromCEL1001eLearning Designer/FacilitatorCertification CourseSyllabus,2012.Center for eLearning,FloridaAtlantic University. RetreivedJanuary25,2012,from

CourseCommunicationPolicy:

Inorderfortheinstructortocommunicatewithyoueffectivelyoutsideoftheclassroom,thecoursepolicythissemesteristhatALLcommunicationsaboutthiscourseMUSTbesentthroughthecourse’sBlackboardsite.Youwillfindthecoursediscussionboardandmessagesystemlinksonthe farleftmenuonce youlogintothecourseonBlackboard.AnycommunicationsoutsidetheBlackboardsystem,includingphone/writtennotes/Facebookmessages,maynotreachtheinstructorinatimelymanner,andtheinstructorwillnotberesponsiblefor“unofficial”communicationsthroughotherchannels,evenifthesubjectofstudentcommunicationsisimportant.Inshort,USEBLACKBOARDplease.Ifyouneedtocontacttheinstructor,donotusetheinstructor’sFAUemailaddress. Theinstructorwillusuallyrespondtoanyandallcommunicationswithin24-48hours(remember,thereisnota 24hourcallcenter).Theinstructor willnotbeavailableatallonweekendsandholidays,orotherannouncedtimes.

Fordetailedinstructions,see

Youareresponsibleforall“announcements”postedinBlackboard,andshouldcheckfor newonesatleastonceortwiceaweek.

- Adapted with permissionfromCEL1001eLearning Designer/FacilitatorCertification Course Syllabus,2012.Center for eLearning,FloridaAtlanticUniversity. RetreivedJanuary25,2012,from

Course“Netiquette”Policy:

Pleaseremembertotreatallonlinepartieswithcourtesy.Communicationisparticularlychallengingonlinebecausewecannotseeoneanother’sfaces,norcanwehearvoiceinflection.

Postsareusuallyrespondedtobytheinstructorwithin48hours,butnotonSaturdays,Sundays,anduniversityholidays.Studentsareexpectedtohelpeachotherbyansweringeachother’squestionsinacollaborativeandfriendlymanner—pointswillalsobeearnedbybeinghelpfultoyourclassmates.

- Adapted with permissionfromCEL1001eLearning Designer/FacilitatorCertification Course Syllabus,2012.Center for eLearning,FloridaAtlantic University. RetreivedJanuary25,2012,from

FAULibrariesPolicyOnUseofLicensedElectronicResources-Copyright:

“FloridaAtlanticUniversitydoesnotpermittheillegaldownloadingand/orsharingofcopyrightedmaterialinanyformormanner.ElectronicresourcesarecopyrightedandaresubjecttoallapplicablecopyrightanddatabaseprotectionrightsunderthelawsoftheUnitedStatesandothercountries.Allusesincludingdownloading,printingorcreatingcopiesofcontentfromtheseresourcesmustbeconsistentwithexisting“fairuse”lawasdefinedbythecopyrightlawoftheUnitedStates(Title17,U.S.Code)orinternationallaw.”

“AuthorizesUsersconsistsolelyofemployees,faculty,studentsandstaffcurrentlyaffiliatedwiththeinstitution[FAU].Useoftheresourceshouldbeforthepurposesofprivateresearchorstudyonly.Authorizedusersmaydownload,storeonaPC,orprintsinglecopiesofdocumentsfromtheresourceforhis/herownnon-commercialuse,providedusermaintainsallcopyrightandothernoticescontainedinsuchmaterial.Systematicmakingofprintorelectroniccopiesfordistributiontonon-subscribersornon-subscribinginstitutionsisprohibited.Usersmaynotuseanyofthelicensed materialforcommercialuse.Mountingordistributinganypartofthelicensed materialonanyelectronicnetwork,includingtheInternetandtheWorldWideWeb,otherthantheSecureNetwork(anetwork whichisonlyaccessibleto"authorizedusers" whoseconductshallbesubjectedtoregulationbythelicensee)isprohibited.”

- RetrievedonJanuary27,2012from