University of the West of England

MODULE SPECIFICATION

(Revised November 2002 )

Code: UAMPD9-40-1 Title: Basic Millinery and Foundation Skills Version: 3

Level: 1 UWE credit rating: 40 ECTS credit rating: 20

Module type: Project

Owning Faculty: Faculty of Creative Arts/ Field: Stage Management

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Faculty Committee Approval: Q & S Committee Date: 7th October 2009 - Approved Chairs action Nov 2009

Valid from: Sept 2009 Discontinued from:

Contributes towards: FdA – Costume for Theatre, TV and Film

Pre-requisites: None

Co-requisites: All other Level 1 modules under the above award.

Excluded combinations: Modules included under Awards in Stage Management and Design.

Learning outcomes:

On satisfactory completion of this module the student will be able to:

    Knowledge and Understanding

    • demonstrate a competent knowledge of the history of costume;

    • describe the features of costume relating to particular periods;

    • demonstrate through samples an understanding of machine embroidery techniques;

    Intellectual Skills

    • Undertake basic research in period costume

    • Adapt working practice across different costume styles and types

    Subject / Practical Skills

    • work competently within a range of millinery techniques to produce basic headwear;

    • competently dress a wig to a basic period style;

    • achieve basic make up for theatre, film or TV;

    • provide costumes from stock for in house productions;

    • achieve samples of printing and dyeing techniques.

    Transferable Skills

    • Communicate with other members of the department

    • Work to deadlines

    • Work independently to produce items of costume

Syllabus outline:

Students will attend history of costume lectures, visit Bristol Costume Services where they will also be able to access the huge stock of costumes and original period outfits. They will have workshops to produce a project to demonstrate their knowledge of the history of costume. Students will have guided visits to local stockists, and places of research eg, Bath Fashion Research Centre, Bath Costume Museum, V&A Costume Court. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of history of costume by costuming in-house acting projects. Students will have classes and workshops with professional practitioners for example in millinery, wig care and dressing, make up, printing and dyeing and machine embroidery. During these classes and workshops they will produce samples which demonstrate their skills and understanding of these techniques and be taught safe practices with the relevant equipment.

Teaching and learning methods:

Classes will take place with visiting specialist costume tutors. Costume students will work independently to research and produce a costume design project including reference to research, costume drawings and samples of fabric. The Head of Costume will conduct guided visits to research centres, costume collections, relevant exhibitions, local libraries and retail outlets. The practical side of this module will be delivered through class work, workshops, demonstrations and hands on experimentation with professional techniques. These will be delivered by the Head of Costume and visiting specialists.

Reading Strategy

Students are encouraged to become familiar with the subject area, and texts specific to the module, through reading lists and reference material provided. Lists are updated annually to maintain currency and relevance. Each department holds texts and reference material, as well as the general access provided to the Schools library and access to the Internet. The specifically vocational nature of training and study, combined with the project based nature of learning on the course, may require that students are guided to reading and research material in the first instance by the module leader.

NB: BOVTS students do not have access to UWE Libraries and UWE OnLine

Indicative sources:

http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections

www.imdb.com

Ambrose. B The Little Hatmaking Book ISBN 978-0896761261

Dial. T Basic Millinery for the Stage. Heinemann Drama 2002

Jones.S An Anthology of Hats (with V&A) 2009 ISBN 9781851775576

MacKenzie. A Hats and Bonnets: From Snowshill, One of the World's Leading Collections of Costume and Accessories of the 18th and 19th Centuries ISBN: 0707803845

Morse-Brown .A Fantastic Feathers: How to Make Exotic Feather Headpieces ISBN: 0955024110

Bath Costume Museum

Fashion Research Centre, Bath

Bristol Costume Services

V & A Museum, London

Suppliers listed in:

British Performing Arts Yearbook, (London: Rhinegold, 2008).

Contacts, (London: The Spotlight, 2009).

Assessment

This is a Project module with only one component of assessment. This component has only one element of assessment.

In assessing Component A there will be meetings between the student and the relevant tutor at formal assessment points over the course of the module to discuss and record the student's progress judged against the learning outcomes for this module. The result of these assessment points (of which there are normally not more than three) are cumulative in nature and give rise to a final mark/grade at the end of the module.

ATTEMPT 1

First Assessment Opportunity

Component A

Description of each element Element weighting

1. Basic Millinery and Foundation Skills – Project 100%

Working to the project brief, producing samples of millinery and foundation skills.

Second Assessment Opportunity (further attendance at taught classes is required)

Component A

Description of each element Element weighting

1. Basic Millinery and Foundation Skills – Project 100%

Working to the project brief, producing samples of millinery and foundation skills.

SECOND (OR SUBSEQUENT) ATTEMPT Attendance at taught classes is required.

Specification confirmed by …………………………………………………Date ……………………………

(Associate Dean/Programme Director)

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