Thursday, May 26, 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Today I took the measurements for the outfit that I’m making for Grandma. I’m going to a get a black long sleeved top and then get green material and an elastic band for the dress. I’m also going to have to find a wig and a shawl.
Also today, I designed the idea for my “pig mask”. As the animals grow, I will replace them, in black clothes and a mask that shows which animal I am. My pig mask is going to be ears attached onto a hair band and a paper snout.
I also realized today that we might not need to show Grandma shrink, because as she shrinks, she is behind a partition, so it will be almost impossible to do it.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011


Today I worked on finalizing the costume lists and tried to make sure that we had all of the costumes. I made lists for the Markus and Kento, of things that I wanted them to bring in. These are things that I know they have because we talked about what they had earlier. Then I made a list for my self of thins I had to bring in, and also a shopping list. Most of Grandma’s outfit is on it. I’m going to have to get a shawl and a dress. Perhaps the best way is to get a black top, preferably with a collar, but if I can’t find one, then I’ll get some black material and sew one. For the hem, I’ll get green material and an elastic band and Velcro, if I feel that it’s not easy to slip on and off. I’ll then sew the material into a dress and attach pieces of material in sort of layers with pins,  so that when Grandma grows, Kento can just let it down bit by bit. 

Monday, May 16, 2011

Monday, May 16th 2011

Today I just watched the rehearsals. This gave me a good idea of the way that the performance is going to go. It gave me an idea of how the characters are going to be portrayed and I was able to check that my designs met all physical requirements. I already knew that Grandma was going to be a witchy character, and I took that into account in the costume design. Her dress is sort of old fashioned and her hair is going to be untidy. This is why I chose design 2 because design 3 makes her look a little too nice. However, George I was a little bit more confused about. However, now I know that he is a young teenage boy. He is slightly annoyed at his father at times, but he is also afraid of his Grandmother. In this case I think that Design 3 will work.
In terms of the schedule, I think that I’m doing all right. I’m not on schedule, since I didn’t do the shopping yet, but I’m not in a hurry yet. Soon however, I will go shopping for a wig if I can’t find one and Grandma’s dress and shawl.  I might also have to get a straw hat for Mr Kranky.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Grandma: Design 3

This essentially the same as Design 2, but instead of a shawl, she has a vest. I got the inspiration as I saw the vest in the cotume room, but I'm still thinking about which would be better.

Friday, 6th of May

Today I listened to the instructions given to the lighting and sound designers. It did not give me any ideas or make me realize anything in relation to my part but it was interesting all the same. Then I went into the costume room at school just to see what they had. I found some useful things. There were some flannel shirts that could be used for Mr Kranky, as well as rubber boats that would work if they fit Kento. There were plenty of dresses, but none of them really were what I had in mind for Grandma. There was also a grey wig, but it was not in such great shape. However I found a colourful knitted vest made out of different floral designs, which would work for Grandma instead of the shawl. I actually think that it might work even better in making her look mean and unpleasant.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

George: Design 3

It was decided that George should be in shorts, so I came up with a bit of a younger style for him.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Today, we rehearsed in our groups again. I made another design for George’s outfit, because as it turned out, the others want to portray George a little differently to what I had in mind. I was thinking of making him look very teenagerish, but the others thought that he should still look a little childish. The other designs were all right. I also found out that I have a 500DKK budget for costumes, which is good because there are things that I might have to buy, like a wig and perhaps a shawl. I found out that the actors have a lot of the clothes needed already.
Kento has:
-    the baggy jeans for Mr Kranky
-    Flannel top for Mr Kranky

Markus has:
-    a cap for George
-    a t-shirt for George
This means that I’m well on schedule. This time we also discussed the set as a group, since we don’t have a set designer, so what sets and props we need is everyone’s responsibility. I said that I’d make entail plans, for a living room and kitchen set and then we go from there.