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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine requirements for specialised costumes
   • In consultation with relevant personnel, use design sketches and other production documentation to determine the need for hard and soft sculptured specialised costumes
   • Undertake research to establish the broad parameters for costume construction, including availability of materials
   • Use research material to adapt costume designs for specific productions
   • Identify performance and performers’ costume requirements to ensure that costume construction is practical and appropriate to performances
2. Develop specifications for specialised costumes
   • Through experimentation and testing, determine the equipment, tools, materials and techniques to be used
   • Determine correct quantity and cost of materials required for construction to ensure efficient use of resources
   • Produce accurate working drawings and specifications for specialised costumes
   • Seek assistance from other departments or personnel as required
3. Create and fit specialised costumes
   • Take and record accurate measurements of performers
   • Develop pattern shapes to meet design specifications
   • Select materials for supports and bases to meet production requirements
   • Construct internal supports, fabric base and outer costume to achieve the requirements and specifications of performance, performers and design
   • Conduct fittings with performers and identify, record and action required adjustments and alterations
   • Complete specialised costumes in line with all production requirements
4. Assemble and fit specialised costumes
   • Conduct fittings with performers and identify, record and action required adjustments and alterations
   • Sew costume pieces together to form the whole costume and attach required trimmings, fasteners and decorations using appropriate techniques
   • Finish specialised costumes according to requirements
   • Identify modifications to costume in consultation with relevant personnel and complete as required
   • Correctly label and code all costumes for identification during productions

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

use appropriate techniques to construct costumes that incorporate materials other than traditional textiles for at least one production

follow safety procedures when using costume-making equipment and materials

work collaboratively.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements the individual must describe:

typical problems and challenges encountered when constructing specialised costumes, along with solutions to address them

the features of, and purpose for, a range of specialised costumes

the different materials, their properties and uses in specialised costume construction

techniques for working with materials other than traditional textiles in costume construction.

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