THE584 PERIOD STYLES II

THE504, PERIOD STYLES II SYLLABUS

DEBORAH BELL FALL, 2010


OFFICE HOURS: 11 to 12 noon MWF. Other times can be arranged if given 24 hours notice.

Phone: 334-4076, 299-3409

Email: deb_bell@uncg.edu

Web site: http://www.uncg.edu/~dlbell/



COURSE OBJECTIVES:

· To identify period styles in fashion, costume design and decoration

· To identify influences of arts and culture on period styles

· To apply period style as a communicative tool in performance design.

· To further develop your research and presentation skills.



COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

· Lectures and digital imagery

· Assigned readings from text

· Weekly drawing assignments

· Two design projects

· Weekly magazine entries that includes outline highlights of each text chapter along with appropriate color image collection. Magazine entries can be submitted in CD form or hard copy.

· Assemble and model in class appropriate examples of correct wearing and decorum of period costume, using supplies from the department’s costume stock


TEXTS:

· Costume History and Style, Douglas Russell


OPTIONAL TEXTS ON CLOSED RESERVE:

· The Styles of Ornament, Alexander Speltz

· Period Style for the Theatre, Douglas Russell

· The Wearing of Costume, Ruth Green

· History of Costume, Blanche Payne

· The History of Art, H.W. Janson

· Daily Life in Holland in the Year 1566, Poortfliet

· Historic Costume for the Stage, Lucy Barton

· Costume Design: Theory, Technique, and Style, Douglas Russell

· The Book of Costume, Millia Davenport

· 20,000 Years of Fashion, Francois Boucher

· History of Costume, Blanche Payne

· Mirror, Mirror, Michael Batterberry

· The Dominance of Spain, 1550-1660, Brian Reade

· Arts and Culture, Janetta Benton and Robert DiYanni

· What People Wore: A Visual History of Dress, Douglas Gorsline

· Mara Daughter of the Nile, Eloise Jarvis McGraw


READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Each week you are expected to read two to three chapters from Costume History and Style assigned as scheduled in the syllabus. Try to review the assigned text material before coming to the class periods designated for the chapter topics.

ATTENDANCE AND LATE WORK:

Attendance and participation in class are expected. Only illness, a genuine emergency, or an “official” University excuse, are legitimate reasons for missing class. Regularly missed classes will have a negative influence on final course grade. 1 point will be deducted for late drawings or magazine entries and 3 points for late design projects.

INCOMPLETES:

Incompletes are discouraged. Course work is expected to be completed and presented on the assigned dates.


EXTRA CREDIT:

Up to 5 points of extra credit can be earned by attending theatre productions and films off campus that are set in the eras and cultures we are studying. Turn in ticket stubs and a brief one page typed evaluation of the effectiveness of the costumes in the production for credit—each production/film worth 2.5 points.


GRACE PERIOD:

BFA and MFA students with design or major production responsibilities for University theatre productions who have techs or openings that conflict with drawing due dates may elect to turn in the drawings within one week later than the due date without penalty. This does not apply to the design projects or class presentations.


MID-TERM AND FINAL EXAMINATIONS:

Your magazine entries (comprised of brief text chapter outlines and corresponding color and black & white historical costume imagery) will serve as your mid-term and final examinations. Identify most of the costume historical terms discussed in class along side the imagery that you gather for each chapter. Journals must be turned in on time 12 times throughout the semester. You may elect to ignore one deadline/entry during the course of the semester without penalty. Otherwise, one point will be deducted from each late entry.



Note: The library lobby with access to computers is open 24/7. The Super Lab has several scanners which you can use to copy colored imagery from books on closed reserve. The Super Lab closes at 3am during weekdays and has more limited but consistent access during the weekends.


COURSE BREAKDOWN:

Undergraduates

· 30 points: drawing assignments 12 series of three sketches each at 2.5 points for each series

note: There are 12 series assigned, you may elect to eliminate one series without penalty.

· 15 points: design project I (including brief, paragraph concept statement)

· 15 points: design project II (including brief, paragraph concept statement)

· 30 points: 12 magazine entries that include a brief highlighted outline of each text chapter along with corresponding appropriate imagery. Your text and class lectures will suggest appropriate sources for imagery, and should include images from books as well as from internet sources. Colored imagery (that accurately reflects the historical period) is especially desirable.

        Chapter outline does not need to be formal and phrases/one word highlights are acceptable or you may use full sentences. The outlines must be             typed, however, and organized clearly and accurately. You may also include class lecture notes. (The lectures for Islamic style do not have a                 corresponding chapter in the text, consequently no outline is required for that journal entry. The imagery for that topic, however, is required.)

        These magazine entries take the place of the mid and final exams.

        note: There are 12 series assigned, you may elect to eliminate one entry without penalty.

· 10 points: regular attendance and participation as an assigned model for demonstrating an example of appropriate historical wearing of costume.

· 100 points total


Graduate Students: All undergraduate requirements and the additional requirements to demonstrate depth and breadth of analytical and critical thinking toward applied knowledge in period styles.

· 5 points: design project I (three additional designs)

· 5 points: design project II (three additional designs)

· 20 points: 3 class presentations organizing live models from the class with costumes from stock to demonstrate stage movement and protocol regarding historical costume, based on The Wearing of Costume on reserve in the library. Sept 13, Oct. 8, Dec. 1.

· 20 points: Briefly describe how Russell’s Period Styles for the Theatre (on closed reserve in the library) influenced your mid-term design project             regarding style, decorum, and editing. This should use formal writing and be at least 2 double-spaced pages long. You should include it at the time      of mid-term design delivery and include highlights of your summary in your mid-term design presentation to the class.

· 50 points total plus undergraduate assignments (100 points)

· 150 points total for graduate or Honors credit for the course



DRAWING ASSIGNMENTS:

Each week you will deliver three sketches of fashion elements and/or costume accessories (jewelry, eye glasses, fans, crowns, shoes, hairstyles, masks, etc) from the periods and cultures being studied. Select subjects from period art, sculpture, or photographs that are characteristic of the era being studied and challenging to draw. You are expected to find these sources from the library—not the Internet and should photocopy them on letter-size paper. Your corresponding sketch should fit into a standard size notebook for letter-size paper.



Drawings are usually due once a week. Consult the class calendar. I will not remind you of the dates sketches are due. You may turn them in at any time of the day they are due without penalty. Sketches must:
Be done in pencil (or some other approved medium) on paper no smaller than 8” X 10”.

Use durable sketching paper (80#), not newsprint or typing, Xerox, or computer paper.
Sketch subjects must be of illustrations that you discover in researching the period and culture of each text chapter. Each of the three drawings must come from a different source. Identify the source of the sketch with a complete bibliographic citation on the back of the drawing. Do not use your textbook for the images you draw.
Do not trace or photocopy your sources for drawing purposes. Do not use the aid of a light board. Draw free hand and fill the page with your sketch.
Attach a photocopy of the pictorial source to the sketch.
Each drawing should be of a characteristic costume/fashion accessory, or hairstyle/hat, or shoes. A drawing of an entire costume is also acceptable.

Be detailed and precise in your drawings. Use these assignments as a means to develop your sketching skills and training your eye to identify and understand period detail. The 30 drawings that you will be doing should be portfolio quality.


DESIGN PROJECTS:
Mid-Term Project: Due Oct 13-18

Select a play, film script, musical, opera, or ballet written or set in an ancient period through 17th century (Due Sept. 13) and do the following:

a. Read the play and compile a list of potential costume accessories (jewelry, eye glasses, fans, crowns, shoes, hairstyles, masks, etc) needed for the production.

Specify the act/scene in which the costume accessory appears and the character it belongs to or who uses it.

b. Research the script and period and develop a research file of pictorial sources—photocopied—that a

designer would find valuable. Provide a bibliographic source. Consult a minimum of five

sources.

c. Create designs for 5 (undergraduates); 8 (graduates) of accessories in the production and express your

ideas in color renderings no smaller than 8”X 10”.

d. Write a brief statement (preferably a paragraph but no more than one page if possible) that states your “concept” for the production, and discusses how your research influenced the design choices you have made. Refer to the enclosed guidelines for design concept statements.


Final Project: Due Nov. 17-22

Select a play, film script, musical, opera, or ballet written or set in the 18th, 19th, or 20th century (Due October 25) and do a-d above.

All project plays must be approved in advance by the instructor. Mid-term projects must be identified by September 13. Final projects by October 25.


COURSE CALENDAR:

Aug. 23: Course Intro

Aug. 25: Chap. 1, 2, 3—Prehistoric, Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia—Historic and Cultural Overview

Aug. 27: Chap. 1, 2, 3—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms



Aug. 30: Chap. 4, 5—Ancient Greece and Rome—Historic and Cultural Overview

DUE: MAGAZINE—CHAP. 1, 2, 3

Sept 1: Chap. 4—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms for Ancient Greece

Sept. 3: Chap. 5—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms for Ancient Rome

DUE: SKETCHES—CHAP. 1, 2, 3



Sept. 6: LABOR DAY, NO CLASS

Sept. 8: Chap. 6, 7—Early Christian, Byzantine, Barbaric, Carolingian, and Romanesque—Historic and Cultural Overview DUE: MAGAZINE—CHAP. 4, 5

Sept. 10: Chap. 6, 7—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms

DUE: SKETCHES—CHAP. 4, 5

Sept. 13: Class Presentation--Ruth Green, The Wearing of Costume, Part I

DUE: Title of play, opera, etc for mid-term design project

Sept. 15: Islamic Style (no text chapter)—Historic and Cultural Overview

DUE: MAGAZINE—CHAP. 6, 7

Sept. 17: Islamic Style—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms

DUE: SKETCHES—CHAP. 6, 7

Sept. 20: Chap. 8, 9, 10—Early and High Gothic, Middle Gothic, and Late Gothic/Early Italian Renaissance—Historic and Cultural Overview DUE: MAGAZINE—ISLAMIC STYLE

Sept. 22: Chap. 8, 9, 10—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms

Sept. 24: Review of Chaps. 1-10 and Islamic Style—Identification. Also—brief course feedback survey

DUE: SKETCHES—ISLAMIC STYLE

Sept. 27: Chap. 11, 12, 13—High Renaissance, Early Mannerist Renaissance, Late Mannerist Renaissance—Historic and Cultural Overview DUE: MAGAZINE AND SKETCHES—CHAP. 8, 9, 10

Sept. 29: Chap. 11—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms

Oct. 1: Chap. 12, 13—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms

DUE: MAGAZINE—CHAP. 11, 12, 13

Oct. 4: Chap. 14, 15—Early Baroque (Cavalier), Late Baroque (Restoration)—Historic and Cultural Overview

DUE: SKETCHES—CHAP. 11, 12, 13

Oct. 6: Chap. 14, 15—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms

DUE: MAGAZINE—CHAP. 14, 15

Oct. 8: Class Presentation--Ruth Green, The Wearing of Costume, Part II, Chap. 6, 7, 8

Oct. 11: FALL BREAK, NO CLASS

Oct. 13: Class Presentations—Mid-term Design Projects

Oct. 15: Class Presentations—Mid-term Design Projects

Oct. 18: Class Presentations—Mid-term Design Projects

Oct. 20: Chap. 16, 17, 18—Rococo, Neoclassicism, and Directoire/Empire—Historic and Cultural Overview

DUE: SKETCHES—CHAP. 14, 15

Oct. 22: Chap. 16, 17, 18—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms

DUE: MAGAZINE—CHAP. 16, 17, 18

Oct. 25: Chap. 19, 20, 21—Romantic, Victorian, Later Victorian/Gilded Age—Historic and Cultural Overview

DUE: Title of play, opera, etc for final design project

DUE: SKETCHES—CHAP. 16, 17, 18

Oct. 27: Chap. 19, 20, 21—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms

Oct. 29: Video: The Belle Epoque

DUE: MAGAZINE—CHAP. 19, 20, 21

Nov. 1: Chap. 22, 23—Late Victorian/Edwardian (Art Nouveau) and WWI/1920s (Early Art Deco)—Historic and Cultural Overview—The Age of Anxiety DUE: SKETCHES—CHAP. 19, 20, 21

Nov. 3: Chap. 22, 23—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms

Nov. 5: Video: Coco Chanel

DUE: MAGAZINE—CHAP. 22, 23

Nov. 8: Chap. 24—1930’s and WWII (Late Art Deco)—Historic and Cultural Overview

DUE: SKETCHES—CHAP. 22, 23

Nov. 10: Chap. 24—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms

Nov. 12: Chap. 25, 26—Mid-Century and Contemporary—Historic and Cultural Overview

DUE: MAGAZINE—CHAP. 24

Nov. 15: Chap. 25, 26—Stylistic Influences, Silhouettes, and Terms

DUE: SKETCHES—CHAP. 24

Nov. 17: Class Presentations—Final Design Projects

Nov. 19: Class Presentations—Final Design Projects

Nov. 22: Class Presentations—Final Design Projects

Nov. 26: THANKSGIVING, NO CLASS

Nov. 28: THANKSGIVING, NO CLASS

Nov. 29: Video: The Age of Dissent

DUE: MAGAZINE and SKETCHES—CHAP. 25, 26

Dec. 1: Class Presentation--Ruth Green, The Wearing of Costume, Part II, Chap. 9, 10, 11

Dec. 3: Course Evaluation

Dec. 6: Student Theatre Reviews, No Class

Dec. 7: READING DAY


FINAL EXAM, Dec 8—noon to 3pm: Design projects will be returned. Each student will present his/her favorite magazine and drawing. Consequently the class will experience a formal review of period style highlights. There is no credit for this activity; however there will be a 5 point penalty deducted from total grade for not participating.