Drama Costumes and Character Shaping: Visual Narrative from Desk Design to Stage Costume

Journal: Arts Studies and Criticism DOI: 10.32629/asc.v5i3.2434

Yuran Wu1, Chengrui Wu2

1. Department of Art and Design, Stage Costume Design, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
2. Department of Humanities and Arts, Major in Image Design, Zhejiang Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Technicians, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China

Abstract

Outstanding theatrical costume is not only the crystallization of the designer's efforts, but also plays a vital role in the process of characterization. It not only reveals the identity of the character, but also adds color to the actor's performance and makes the character image more layered and beautiful. From the desktop design to the production and presentation of stage costumes is a two-dimensional to three-dimensional transformation process, this process not only involves how the designer through the conception, design and production of clothing to interpret the role of the era in which the background of the regional environment, personality traits, inner feelings, future destiny, etc.; also involves the costume and other departments is how to communicate and collaborate with the audience to present a vivid stage Performance. Throughout the process, the costume design department has to go through the process of conceptualizing the character image, drawing the costume rendering, communicating and negotiating with other departments, and then determining the style, color and fabric of the costume, and then starting the production and finally presenting it to the audience on the stage, so as to complete the shaping of the character's image and the role of its visual narrative.

Keywords

drama, script, stage costume, desk design, character shaping

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