Skip to content
Oak National Academy
Oak National Academy
View my library
0
Teachers
Pupils
View unit
Lesson 4 of 5
  • Year 9

The role of the costume designer

The Objective for this lesson is to demonstrate a confident understanding of a range of creative and technical roles in the professional theatre, particularly the costume designed, showing a secure awareness of the responsibilities involved.

Download all
Share activities with pupils
View unit
Lesson 4 of 5
  • Year 9

The role of the costume designer

The Objective for this lesson is to demonstrate a confident understanding of a range of creative and technical roles in the professional theatre, particularly the costume designed, showing a secure awareness of the responsibilities involved.

Download all
Share activities with pupils

These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.

These resources were created for remote use during the pandemic and are not designed for classroom teaching.

View new resources

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Investigation into the role of the Costume Designer with key information about Costume Design. How to interpret the directors' vision through Costume Design activity. Careers information.

Content guidance

  • Physical activity required.

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.

Lesson video

Share with pupils
Skip lesson video

Loading...

Prior knowledge starter quiz

Download quiz pdf
Share with pupils

4 Questions

Q1.
What does a costume designer do?

Correct answer: Designs the costumes.
Designs the lights.
Designs the set.
Directs the production.

Q2.
What is important about the directorial vision?

Correct answer: It has all the details how the director wants the productions to look like and feel.
It has all the lines that the actors have to say.
It has all the names and addresses of the production staff, crew and actors.

Q3.
True or false: Costumes help to add another layer of communication to the audience.

False
Correct answer: True

Q4.
What is the most important reason why an actor use stage make-up?

Correct answer: To emphasis elements of their character, such as age or status.
To hide blemishes and spots.
To make them look nicer.

Assessment exit quiz

Download quiz pdf
Share with pupils

5 Questions

Q1.
True or false: Costumes can't communicate the time and location of a play.

Correct answer: False
True

Q2.
Which of these do we use to describe costumes?

Correct answer: Colour, material and texture.
Colour, material and weight.
Colour, weight and texture.
Shape, material and texture.

Q3.
How does stage make up help transform the actor into their character?

Correct answer: It emphasises elements of their character, such as age or status.
It hide blemishes and spots.
It makes them look nicer.

Q4.
When designing a costume you need to take into account the dramatic aims of the performance. What does that mean?

Correct answer: That you make sure your designs reflect the aim of the performance.
That you make sure your designs reflect the atmosphere of the piece of theatre.
That you need to be aware of the style of production, whether it is naturalistic or minimalist.

Q5.
What materials might you use when designing a costume for a higher status character?

Cheap material.
Correct answer: Expensive or decorative material.
Faded or colourless material.
Old or dirty material.